The Christian Science Monitor's
Gun Control Lollapalooza
by AWR Hawkins 12 Mar 2014
In one fell swoop, a March 11th column in
The Christian Science Monitor was used to
criticize the NRA's lobbying for gun rights, the "notion that the Second
Amendment guarantees the right to own a gun as a tool for self-defense,"
and the existence of "stand your ground" laws in Florida, as well as
nearly half the states in the union.
Written by Patrik Jonsson, the column
juxtaposes "protesters gathered for a [March 10th] anti-gun rally in
Tallahassee" with the NRA, described as having "[moderated] its
rhetoric and legislative agenda in the wake of the" the heinous crime at Sandy Hook Elementary, but now preparing to "rev up its
lobbying machine and put it back into high gear."
Even without the NRA, according to the
column, things are difficult for those who protest guns because "Supreme
Court rulings have strengthened the notion that the Second Amendment guarantees
the right to own a gun as a tool for self-defense."
Finally, Jonsson comes to "stand your
ground" and tries to show its failure by pointing to the shooting deaths
of Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis. However, "stand your ground" was
not cited by either defense in those cases; rather, both defenses argued on
grounds of self-defense, leading to George Zimmerman's acquittal and a hung
jury in Michael Dunn's trial.
Christian Science Monitor
Joanne
Leedom-Ackerman was a reporter for the Christian Science Monitor,
a director at the Human Rights Watch,
is a director at Refugees International, and a
board member for the International Crisis Group.
Note: Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights
Watch, Refugees International.
George Soros
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society, a benefactor at the Human Rights Watch,
is a board member for the International Crisis Group,
and the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights
Watch, and the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank).
Michael
P.C. Carns was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank), and is a director at the Freedom
Group.
Cerberus
Capital Management L.P. is the owner of the Freedom
Group.
Stephen
A. Feinberg is the CEO for the Cerberus Capital
Management L.P., and his father is Martin
Feinberg.
Martin
Feinberg is Stephen A. Feinberg’s father, and
a Newtown (CT) resident.
Newtown
(CT) is the location of the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
2012
massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a mass
shootings 28 killed, including gunman.
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