Bartholomew Roberts
Moderator
I thought there was bias in the initial coverage. I know for the first 48 hours I kept reading these stories where the shooter spontaneously threw down his rifle, fled and the shot himself. Even after it had been reported the shooting was stopped by Stephen Willeford, almost no story even acknowledged that he had fired his AR15.
However, in my usual disappointment with the press, I missed another slant in the reporting that Carl Arbogast caught: Observe how the media describes Stephen Willeford’s firearm vs. Devin Kelley
Devin Kelly’s weapon is described as a “Ruger AR556” or “assault rifle.” We’ve been treated to entire articles just about his weapon. Yet, Willeford’s weapon is repeatedly described as only a “gun” or “rifle.” You have to dig pretty far to find out he was also using an AR15 in most articles.
However, in my usual disappointment with the press, I missed another slant in the reporting that Carl Arbogast caught: Observe how the media describes Stephen Willeford’s firearm vs. Devin Kelley
Devin Kelly’s weapon is described as a “Ruger AR556” or “assault rifle.” We’ve been treated to entire articles just about his weapon. Yet, Willeford’s weapon is repeatedly described as only a “gun” or “rifle.” You have to dig pretty far to find out he was also using an AR15 in most articles.