Media Intimidation of Lawful Firearm Owners

Interesting and unsurprising developments:

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/01/almost-everyone-at-journal-news-getting-threats.html

http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/...ot-be-threatened-says-journal-news-publisher/

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/07/n...gun-owners-journal-news-is-a-target.html?_r=0

They keep saying they are getting threatening calls and Emails. I wonder why the police are not doing anything about it if true?

This is not the first time Gannett has done this. They did it a while ago in Roanoke, VA after the VA Tech killings.

There is one lawsuit pending already too:

http://www.topix.com/com/gci/2013/01/lawsuit-filed-against-journal-news-sparked-by-map-of-gun-owners
 
Wouldn't it be hilarious if the paper was making up all the threats or was actually behind all the threats & it was all a publicity stunt?

That was my first thought when they pulled that armed guard dog and pony show.

I wonder if we'd ever hear anything about it if that was the case?
 
I imagine it is more a case of perception than anything. Although I don't preclude general nuttiness either. Media companies get lots of threats every year.
 
Hal, I don't think the papers will print anything just to sell papers. They are on a Crusade. Sales of print media have been going down for years, even before widespread online access. One reason is that many folks get tired of paying to support the Crusade of the Month.
 
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