Media Improperly Uses The Slur ‘Gunman’ To Criminalize Law Abiding Gun Owners

Media Improperly Uses The Slur “Gunman” To Criminalize Law Abiding Gun Owners
By Tom Mosca III

“Heck, I’ve even seen a reporter call a person who had STABBED someone a gunman!”

Virginia Citizens Defense League
Virginia Citizens Defense League

Virginia – -(AmmoLand.com)- For the record, all emotionally charged, “politically correct” misinformation and imprecise technical terminology should always be challenged and corrected.

Yesterday the front-page headline of the Richmond Times-Dispatch read “GUNMAN SHOT BY POLICE DIES.”

Who was the “gunman?” Apparently a police officer shot someone. Is the police officer the gunman? If not, why not?

The reason is because “gunman” is a slur, intended to associate us with criminals. In my opinion it is no less distasteful than a racial slur.

Imagine, if you will, the newspapers putting the race of a criminal in place of the word gunman. Would there be an outcry? You bet!

I am a gunman, and you are a gunman. We are not criminals or terrorists.

Something to consider.

Take care, Tom

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