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**machpamb** · 02-28-2006, 05:28 PM

Yes but America is rife with gun crime. You hear about it all the time.

And all Scots do is go around wearing kilts, playing bagpipes, and eating hagis. At least that's what I hear. (Tongue planted firmly in cheek.)

Making sweeping generalizations about what you think is going on in another country can get you in trouble. You state "America is rife with gun crime." Does that mean you believe the majority of Americans are victims (or perhaps perpetrators) of gun crimes? As Wes mentioned, the media loves to sensationalize. Their business (and don't kid yourself, the media exists fon one reason and one reason only - to make money) is to sell papers, or airtime (commercials). Juicy stories sell more copy.

02-28-2006, 05:28 PM	#39
machpamb Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 418 Senior Member	Yes but America is rife with gun crime. You hear about it all the time. And all Scots do is go around wearing kilts, playing bagpipes, and eating hagis. At least that's what I hear. (Tongue planted firmly in cheek.) Making sweeping generalizations about what you think is going on in another country can get you in trouble. You state "America is rife with gun crime." Does that mean you believe the majority of Americans are victims (or perhaps perpetrators) of gun crimes? As Wes mentioned, the media loves to sensationalize. Their business (and don't kid yourself, the media exists fon one reason and one reason only - to make money) is to sell papers, or airtime (commercials). Juicy stories sell more copy.
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