Conference foundr::firearms

6616.0. "MTV video: Treat with respect..." by BSS::PROCTOR_R (PC....Politically Corrupt) Wed May 28 1997 19:41

    I realize this is probably worth sticking in .last of another note, but
    this seemed such an unusual thing that I thought it worthy of a note of
    it's own..
    
    Last night I was cable cruising from C-SPAN to PBS for the MacNeal/Lehrer
    report (yah, right)... and made a brief stop at MTV when I spied some
    long-haired heavymetal rap druggie leather-coated geek talking about
    guns. 
    
    I thought OK, this oughta be good: "Like... dude.... aim low
    when you wanna blow away the gang members... aim high if you just wanna
    scare the p*ss out of 'em when they invade your turf..."
    
    Boy, was I wrong!
    
    It turns out that the dude was talking about gun safety, proper
    management of firearms, self protection, and the like.  He demonstrated
    proper handling, firing, and respect for and of firearms, and closed
    out by talking about the fact that *he* will always treat firearms with
    respect, *but* he would use one for self protection of himself or a
    loved one, and that the loss of RKBA would be a loss to all of us.
    
    The kid did a 10-star job, and based on the last 5 or so minutes of the
    segment (the show is called "Unfiltered News" on MTV) this kid can show
    up at my house to talk about .22 versus .223 anytime he would care to!
    
    The final kicker came when some teenage-female type came on to
    close the segment and talked about concealed carry, and mentioned
    (without parental permission no doubt):
    "...Crime HAS dropped in the xxx
    (I forgot the number because I was so dumbfounded by what I was hearing)
    states that permit concealed carry...."
    I was astounded!  Fair, unadulterated news coverage of firearms with a
    favorable slant!
    
    The smell of crayons filled the room as I quickly penned a missive to
    MTV thanking them for their unbiased approach to the news, and God
    Bless 'em for that!
    
    I humbly forgive MTV for every stupid video they ever played...
    
    Maybe things aren't as far gone as we think?

    
     Whoa....that's outstanding.....I usually tell my daughter "shut
     that crap off".......
    
     Maybe someone finally woke up (I can dream, can't I)
    
     RG

    
    	Too bad no one who watches MTV votes!
    
        or....Thank God "              "   "
    
    
    	8^) 
    
    	/ed

<    	Too bad no one who watches MTV votes!

    Oh contrare...  Slick Willy did a fine job of pandering to the MTV crowd
during his first campaign and to a lesser degree in 96.  The kids were urged
to vote and Klinton's opposition ignored them entirely...  Enough voted to get
him elected... 

Al

    
    Ever hear of MTV's "ROCK THE VOTE"?  It was a national voter 
    registration drive aimed specifically at the MTV voting age
    non-voter.  They drove around the country in a RV holding rallys
    and would urge people to register to vote.  They were doing this
    because many of the younger voting age adults weren't registering
    and seemed disinterested (I wonder why?) in politics in general.
    They wanted to change that, by telling them their vote can make
    a difference. 
    
    I guess you can't fault the message...
    
    Roger

    I watched that, they did a great job.
    
                                     Charlie