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Police Sergeant Kimberly Munley -
Hasan's last victim
In the media coverage of Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan’s mass murder of 13 unarmed Army personnel–and wounding of 29 more–at Fort Hood last Thursday, there was inconsistent coverage of one shooting victim. The consequences of this reach beyond the Fort Hood tragedy and increase the likelihood of future ones.
In most first-tier media reports containing the term “victim” in the title or lede, Police Sergeant Kimberly Munley wasn’t included.
An Associated Press article published by Fox News and the New York Times didn’t include her.
So far, Google search results indicate that only CBS has officially included Munley in their list of victims.
Some of the second-tier media outlets, such as the Omaha World-Herald, included Munley as one of the wounded, implying victimization.
Was she a hero? Absolutely. Munley and Officer Mark Todd ran towards the shooter when running away was more reasonable. She put saving others’ lives ahead of protecting her own.
Did she save lives? Almost certainly, many families are grateful for her sacrifice.
But Hasan wounded her, too, making her another of his victims, and she should be identified as such by news organizations with the resources to hire their own investigative reporters.
The reason for this emphasis–perhaps belaboring the obvious–is not to focus on media foibles but to highlight the following point.
Fort Hood policy required soldiers to be disarmed when not training or on guard duty, likely driving up fatalities. But the untold story is that:
Gun control negatively impacts law enforcement, too.
An earlier examination of FBI Supplemental Homicide and crime reports for 2007 found:
· An overwhelming proportion of civilian justifiable homicides occurred in states where law-abiding citizens can carry concealed handguns (also known as right-to-carry or RTC).
· Police justifiable homicides occurred 5 times as often in non-RTC states, where it is generally difficult for private citizens to legally carry concealed.
· Police self-defense justifiable homicides occurred three times as often in non-RTC states (they had to defend against violent attacks against them).
· Violent crime and murder rates were far lower in RTC states.
(Note: These ratios are consistent for years 2000-2006; 2008 Supplemental Homicide report not available until 2010.)
When the law-abiding are disarmed, police officers suffer as well.
This is the legacy of gun control, and by underreporting certain facts related to criminal violence, media contribute to its continued existence.
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For in-depth analysis of the issues discussed here, read Howard’s book Four Hundred Years of Gun Control: Why Isn’t It Working?, which deconstructs the gun control agenda and motivates more people to support our civil right of self-defense. Autographed copies are available from the author.
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