Gary Marbut, who may be the only member of the Montana Shooting Sports Association, is at it again: this time, politicizing the recent killing in Glasgow, claiming that the liberal, elite media of Eastern Montana is covering up just how wonderful guns are:
I remain concerned that what role citizen Scott Billingsley played in stopping the killer will be minimized or eliminated in media coverage relying on only “official sources.” I do know that several media outlets are trying hard to confirm Scott’s role. Still, I do not yet have sufficient confirmed information to separate rumors from facts. I did get an email from somebody who says he talked with Scott since the incident, and that the information in my original release was essentially correct. I’ll stick by that until I have confidence in new information.
Now, I’ll admit the media coverage of this incident has been puzzling to say the least, with the shooter still not identified and a lot of information about what happened that night unavailable. It’s absolutely mystifying that the editor of the Glasgow Courier, Samar Fay, is also acting as the Valley County public information officer, for example—no matter how small Glasgow is.
Those concerns aside, how responsible is it for Gary Marbut to spread rumors about what happened that night in an effort to promote his unreasonable gun agenda? Even if the rumors are correct, could someone ask gun nuts like Marbut to have the decency to wait until the funeral to start politicizing tragedies like this?
There is a place and a time for debate about gun control and the right to bear arms. Why can’t the extremist pro-gun community understand that time isn’t while a town is grieving?
Article by Don Pogreba
Don is an English/Debate teacher and debate handbook author who lives in Helena, MT, and who can't imagine living anywhere other than this glorious state. Much of his writing happens late at night and he is unlikely to respond to your comments during the day.
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