{"id":89978,"date":"2023-02-10T17:56:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T23:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=89978"},"modified":"2023-02-10T17:56:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T23:56:04","slug":"89978","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=89978","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

AP less than thrilled over Missouri gun bill’s defeat<\/a><\/p>\n

When somewhere like the AP or any news organization starts talking about gun control stories, there\u2019s always some level of poor understanding involved. That\u2019s almost to be expected. After all, even under the most charitable interpretation of what\u2019s going on, the reporters covering these stories and commentators discussing them aren\u2019t exactly experts on firearms.<\/p>\n

So, it\u2019s not shocking they\u2019d get some things wrong here and there.<\/p>\n

Yet a recent story by the AP about a gun control measure being voted down in Missouri\u00a0raises more questions than it can possibly answer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Republican-led House in Missouri on Wednesday voted against a proposal to ban minors from openly carrying firearms without adult supervision in public.<\/p>\n

The proposal failed by a 104-39 vote, with only one Republican state representative voting in support of it.<\/p>\n

Democratic state Rep. Donna Baringer told the\u00a0Associated Press<\/a>\u00a0that police in her district were concerned about \u201c14-year-olds walking down the middle of the street in the city of St. Louis carrying AR-15s,\u201d and are demanding change.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow they have been emboldened, and they are walking around with them,\u201d Baringer said regarding concealed carry by children in Missouri. \u201cUntil they actually brandish them, and brandish them with intent, our police officers\u2019 hands are handcuffed.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, to start off with, it seems pretty straightforward. A bill banning minors from carrying openly without adult supervision is something that even many gun rights advocates might consider supporting. Many won\u2019t, though, and mostly because such a law is way too broad. Many of us went hunting on our own as kids and such a measure may restrict one\u2019s ability to do that.<\/p>\n

But then things get wonky with where the AP goes next.<\/p>\n

Missouri lawmakers\u00a0in 2017 repealed concealed carry requirements in most situations<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What does that have to do with anything?<\/p>\n

Open carry and concealed carry are very different things, though neither should be restricted. What does a 2017 concealed carry measure have to do with a refusal to pass a blanket prohibition on teens carrying firearms without an adult right there with them?<\/p>\n

Nothing.<\/p>\n

Then again, this is the AP. There\u2019s absolutely no reason they wouldn\u2019t mention such a thing, likely in hopes of people conflating the two.<\/p>\n

However, there are reasons why this bill didn\u2019t go anywhere, and it had nothing to do with some strong desire to see 14-year-olds marching down the streets of St. Louis with AR-15s.<\/p>\n

Not that I\u2019d legitimately expect there to be any significant reporting on just why that is.<\/p>\n

After all, in that entire piece, there\u2019s exactly one quote from anyone who opposed the bill, despite the story being about the measure\u2019s defeat. Instead, it\u2019s all about how hard it is to pass gun control in Missouri.<\/p>\n

And the AP thinks we still believe they\u2019re unbiased? That\u2019s downright hilarious.<\/p>\n

Look, if parents are doing their job, the chances of Junior carrying a gun openly in public without their permission is effectively nil. It\u2019s just not going to happen. If they\u2019re not going their job, there\u2019s no law in the world that will stop it from happening. That\u2019s just the hard facts of life.<\/p>\n

Too bad the AP didn\u2019t mention that, either.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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