aris Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/10642209.Children_of_11_obtain_gun_licences_in_Hertfordshire/ Children of 11 obtain gun licences in Hertfordshire Of course, they don't report the full picture. They make it sounds like 11 year olds pay 50 quid for a license, and they can run around the streets with guns.. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) You can tell it's silly season for journalists. The 'kids with gun licenses' is one of the regular themes that gets trotted out periodically by bored hacks with not much else to do this time of year. Edit: Well, against my better judgement I clicked the link. True to form, the article is based on loads of gross mis-information. The author makes a fairly basic mistake of fact in the very first sentence which sets the bar of incompetence pretty damn high! J. Edited August 29, 2013 by JonathanL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkfloat Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 It is not really a story - I read it and thought, so what why bother printing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 It's not a story to you - because you know the facts. For anyone else reading it - it's a concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 It's not a story to you - because you know the facts. For anyone else reading it - it's a concern. So are you going to get on to the Watford Observer and inform them of the facts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted August 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I did and I think they edited the article! It is different to when I first read it. There was no mention of under 18's not being able to buy firearms or ammo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Journalists of any persuasion have never let facts get in the way of a good story. Let's see one on how many illegally held guns there are and how often they are used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Journalists of any persuasion have never let facts get in the way of a good story. And that's exactly why false,misleading or inflamatory statements need to be challenged.This way there is a good chance of turning a 'good' story into a non-story,which this is when all the facts are made known. Well done aris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 As has been said, journalists never let the facts get in the way of a good story. A similar story about kids with guns was all over the national press a few years ago, and I think groups like Animal Aid wanted a change in the law. That attempt failed though. But we should respond to stories like this and make the facts clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 And that's exactly why false,misleading or inflamatory statements need to be challenged.This way there is a good chance of turning a 'good' story into a non-story,which this is when all the facts are made known. Well done aris. Agree 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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