Texas State Rifle Association PAC Dear TSRA Members, Family, and Friends: Article Link By Stephen Gutowski A number of major media outlets misled their readers on Monday by inaccurately reporting on the gun-carry policy for the upcoming National Rifle Association convention. Despite reports from outlets like CBS News, the Associated Press, and Politico, the National Rifle Association did not ban guns from their annual meeting. Nor did the gun-rights organization make the decision to keep guns from Vice President Mike Pence's speech at the conference. Instead, the Secret Service, which will provide armed security for the speech, will not allow civilian gun carry at the venue where Pence will speak during his speech on May 4. "Due to the attendance of the Vice President of the United States at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum on Friday, May 4, the U.S. Secret Service will be responsible for event security around the Arena at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center," a message on the event's website read. "As a result, firearms and firearm accessories, knives or weapons of any kind will be prohibited in the forum prior to and during his attendance." The restriction is not unique to the NRA event and is common practice for events that are secured by the Secret Service. The convention, which takes place between May 3 and May 6, will allow gun carry that abides by Texas law wherever and whenever the Secret Service isn't providing armed security. "During the 2018 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits, lawfully carried firearms will be permitted in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and the Omni Dallas Hotel in accordance with Texas law," the NRA said on their site. "When carrying your firearm remember to follow all federal, state, and local laws." Despite these facts, a number of major media outlets described the situation as an NRA-instituted ban on gun carry at the Pence speech or even at the entire convention. "NRA bans guns at President Trump, VP Pence speeches during it's [sic] annual meeting in Dallas," an Associated Press headline said. "The NRA just banned guns at an upcoming Pence speech and now Parkland students are crying hypocrisy," CBS News said on Twitter. "Parkland students criticize NRA for banning guns at upcoming Pence event," Politico tweeted. "NRA faces backlash for banning guns at NRA convention," a headline from The Hill said. NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch, who has long criticized coverage of the organization, said the misleading reporting damages the media's credibility. "NRA banned nothing," Loesch tweeted. "The media does this every year. It's Secret Service SOP and they supersede all start and local control. Don't complain about your eroding credibility and people calling you 'fake news' when you publish things like this." After receiving criticism from reporters and activists alike for their inaccurate characterization of the NRA convention's gun policy, the Associated Press deleted their original tweet on the subject and issued a correction. "AP has deleted a tweet that incorrectly said the NRA had banned guns during Trump and Pence speeches at its annual meeting," the newswire said. "The ban was put in place by the Secret Service. A corrected tweet is coming." They tweeted a few minutes later with an accurate description of the story. "NRA members can bring their guns during most of the annual meeting in Dallas-but not while Trump and Pence are speaking," the corrected tweet read. "The Secret Service has barred them during their speeches." On a Personal Note from Alice Tripp: During an interview this week by the Tribune, I was asked questions about this weekend's event; questions that could only be answered by an NRA employee. I explained to the reporter that I'm not with the organization, only a member. The reporter chose to interrupt my statement to mean that I'm not an NRA member! Give me a break! I'm a life member of the NRA and have been a life member for decades. Primary Election Run Off Go to this link for names and dates! Remember You must go to NRAPVF.org for federal candidates TSRA-PAC can only provide information on state candidates. Thank you for upgrading and renewing your membership and thank you for donations to TSRA.com and to TSRAPAC.com See you in Dallas at the NRA Annual Meeting. We have a booth in the exhibit hall. Come see us at booth #121. Keep the faith and vote! Sincerely, Alice Tripp Legislative Director Texas State Rifle Association-PAC
Excellent post, provides the facts, is short, to the point, has no inherent built in biases, is polite, in fact it reminds me of what I used to hear on the TV and read in the newspapers 40 or so years ago. Now between the ads, all I hear is opinions being presented as facts and slanted to what ever the existing bias may be.
Thought it kind of went without saying that if the POTUS or VPOTUS is going to be in the neighborhood that the secret service is going to secure the venue and no one outside of them is going to be armed in the area..............
If logic is applied, then of course it goes without saying. HOWEVER, those "journalists" don't use logic, they see an opportunity to broadcast damage, and off they go.
How true! If the media reports that's it's dark in a coalmine at midnight I'd still get a second opinion.
The real kicker here is that the NRA has a convention every year, and every year the media rolls out this same old bit. It could plausibly pass as an honest misunderstanding if this were the first time, but it's almost as if the media wants to look stupid by making the same flub over and over.
Nope they don't want to look stupid, they operate under the forlorn hope that the collective memory of sheep will forget and think it's a new violation of their weepy sensibilities. Or maybe THEY forgot and were touted to the story by an anti that did not forget. I dunno what it's going to take to get around the snowflakes and other thought blockers. One thing I DO know is that continued vigilance is needed.
nobody being a hypocrite - especially the NRA and/or the prez ... the SS is in charge of security of the prez - ANY PREZ - they can't even override the SS - Bush Jr couldn't even get back into DC and the White House on 911 .... there's no better set-up around than to get a fake NRA poser inside the convention with a gun - and take a shot ....
