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CBS Evening News Airs Pro-Gun Rights Segment Decrying Gun-Free Zones

October 24th, 2015 11:11 AM
Friday's CBS Evening News actually gave a platform to a pro-gun rights conservative, just four days after it aired a segment from gun control advocate Andy Parker, who attacked the National Rifle Association as a bunch of "cowards" who were "blocking...sensible gun legislation." The segment featured the executive director of the Gun Owners of America, Larry Pratt, who contended that "the problem…

Gun Owners of America Chief to Chris Matthews: 'We Don't Trust People

April 4th, 2013 5:54 PM
MSNBC's Chris Matthews had quite a heated debate Thursday with Larry Pratt, the executive director of Gun Owners of America. At the end of a highly-contentious Hardball segment, Pratt told his host that he's against all background checks "because we don't trust people like you" (video follows with transcript):

Piers Morgan Sees No 'Sense of Humanity' from Gun Control Opponent

January 10th, 2013 12:17 PM
As Larry Pratt of Gun Owners of America appeared on Wednesday's Piers Morgan Tonight on CNN, host Morgan complained that he never sees a "sense of humanity" from the pro-gun activist during the discussion of shooting rampages. Morgan implicitly suggested that Pratt does not seem compassionate toward shooting victims as the CNN host asserted:

Piers Morgan Calls Pro-Gun Advocate 'Unbelievably Stupid,' 'Dangerous

December 19th, 2012 8:42 AM
CNN's Piers Morgan has been on a rabid anti-gun rant since July's Aurora, Colorado, shootings that has gotten even more venomous after Friday's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. On Tuesday, he rudely and disgracefully tore into guest Larry Pratt, the Executive Director of Gun Owners of America, calling him "an unbelievably stupid man" who's "dangerous," concluding the…

CNN Leans Towards Gun Control and Its Supporters

January 12th, 2011 7:10 PM
CNN indicated its sympathy for gun control on Tuesday with two segments on The Situation Room where sound bites from gun control supporters outnumbered gun rights supporters by a three-to-one margin. During the first report, correspondent Dana Bash stated that Senator Patrick Leahy "supports gun rights," even though the Democrat actually has the opposite record on the issue. The previous…

CNN's Johns on Gun Provision: 'How Did the Credit Card Bill Get So Hij

May 22nd, 2009 7:25 PM
CNN correspondent Joe Johns included a seeming lament in his report on Friday’s Situation Room about the inclusion of an amendment to the so-called credit card reform bill which expands gun owners’ rights in national parks: “How in the world did the credit card bill get so hijacked?” He also only included one pro-gun rights sound bite in his report, as opposed to three from proponents of gun…