The Lying Press

This past Sunday, the StarTribune (4/4/2021), had an article in their B section entitled, "Gun proposals going nowhere in the Legislature. Just underneath that title, staff writers Stephen Montemayor and Jim Spencer note: "With debate stalled, carry permits and background checks are at record levels." These writers lament that no mass shootings in Minnesota leave people unmotivated to support gun control legislation. Let me quote them again: "The impasse over new gun restrictions at the divided State Capitol continues even in the aftermath of the state's own deadly shooting at a health clinic in Buffalo, Minn, in February. Meanwhile, gun sales in the state are soaring to record heights." Gun control efforts here are stalled but the writers hope that coming legislative redistricting for the 2022 will give the Democrats more seats so gun control bills can pass. Instead of noting and giving credit to the Dorr Brothers and Minnesota Gun Rights for pushing the Republican legislators to stand firm against gun-grabbers, the success and quotes come from Rob Doar, policy director of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus. In reality the NRA and Doar's group compromise and will allow gun restricting legislation. The unyielding, no-compromise stance has been built and maintained by MGR and its followers. Here is Rob Doar's quote: "We've seen in the past 10 years the parties get more entrenched in their ideologies; there are fewer pro-Second Amendment Democrats, and there are fewer pro-gun control Republicans. " That is true enough. We in the gun rights movement are stronger in Minnesota than ever, and whether districts are purple, red or moderate, we will get those new legislators to be pro-gun, even pushing pro-gun bills, not just staying on defense. We have a couple of pro-gun legislators now in the House, and these champions of gun rights will lead to Minnesota being pro-gun not anti-gun far into the future, but do not expect the Strib to give credit where it is due.