High School Students Try To Do Journalism On Guns, Gun-Humpers Freak Out

[SecularMotion]

The wingnuttosphere is up in arms — concealed, openly carried, and hidden in the underwear drawer where their kids will never find them — over an “invasive” survey that some Texas high school journalists put together to gather information on whether students’ families owned guns and what their beliefs on regulation of guns were. Or as this headline from a gunhumping blog howled:

http://wonkette.com/594426/high-school-students-try-to-do-journalism-on-guns-gun-humpers-freak-out#p3Pz4Kr6BeLvoUQe.99

[msongs]

1. gun owners having an issue with free speech and expression. nt

[GGJohn]

2. So much bullshit in so few words.

[virginia mountainman]

5. You know...Funny thing is...

Your talking about gun owners having issues with free speech??

I was banned from GCRA for a misplaced post that existed only for a matter of seconds, that I deleted when I realized it was in the wrong place. Several days later this was the PM I received..

From Electric Monk:

Wear it with pride, and you didn't really want to post in GCRA anyways, right? Now you can't. nt

Now, what are you saying about free speech again?

[Duckhunter935]

6. So very true

I was blocked for agreeing with a poster

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1262&pid=1458

hypocrite is the correct word

[ileus]

10. almost as bad as gun banners having an issue with the amendment just after free speech.

[Eleanors38]

11. I was blocked from the ironically-named "activist" group for inquiring...

as to whether or not they would cite GOP sources (like Brady). Or for that matter, Bloomberg. About 50 cases of "issues with free speech and expression," at last count.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

16. Which is why every time someone suggests banning the NRA or charging its leadership

as terrorists you're the first to speak up against this egregious assault on the freedom of expression. Right?

[DonP]

17. Well, that's different of course

Because, because, well GUNZ!

I'm thinkin' Post #5 applies to that poster.

[GGJohn]

3. Any comment SecMo?

Oh, wait..........................

[Eleanors38]

12. Yes, this is a "free speech area."

[Ichigo Kurosaki]

4. If my kid

had brought that home it would have went back with "None of your business" written on it.
I don't care if it is only a journalism assignment etc.

[krispos42]

7. Thank you

Thank you for validating the argument that polls about household gun ownership are not accurate because of a reluctance of the pollee to answer such a question.

[Straw Man]

8. Gun-Humpers?

Stay classy, SecMo.

[ileus]

9. I hope the wonkette manages to get over gun owners...

I like it when folks are too stupid to come up with a proper argument.

[Eleanors38]

13. Wow! Are those the Wonkettes??

[sarisataka]

14. Well, Doktor Zoom has spoken,

my day is complete

I don't believe for a moment the school was unaware of the poll. The faculty advisers would be well aware of a project of this scope.

Still, I see little wrong with the desire to print a 'serious' journalism article in a HS newspaper. I would have answered the questionnaire.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

15. Here's a link...

...to the education group: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1124

...and trip here for your OP.