repeated lies in Statesman letters to editor
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:21 pm
to quote Yogi Berra, "It's like deja vu all over again."
Link to a ridiculous letter to the editor in the Austin Statesman last year that I rebutted with my own letter: viewtopic.php?f=90&t=25100&hilit=+statesman+bill" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Link to today's Statesman letters section (see the letter by Mr. Farhie): http://www.statesman.com/opinion/shooti ... ePage=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And my rebuttal to today's letter:
RE: David Farhie letter on October 5
I find it disheartening that blatantly incorrect information masquerading as fear mongering about the Texas CHL program continues to be printed without correction in this newspaper. Setting the record straight:
1. “Drunken frat boys packing loaded guns” would still be illegal if CHL is allowed on campus [see Texas Penal Code 46.035(d)]
2. The effect of CHL in workplace shootings has not been demonstrated because most employers prohibit CHL on work premises as a condition of employment [see Texas Government Code 411.203]
3. “Immature and ill-prepared” freshman and sophomores under the age of 21 are not eligible for a CHL [see Texas Government Code (a)(2)].
If you’re going to argue the merits of CHL on campus as a crime deterrent or method of personal self defense, at least get your facts straight and stop making false arguments based on emotion and outright lies.
Link to a ridiculous letter to the editor in the Austin Statesman last year that I rebutted with my own letter: viewtopic.php?f=90&t=25100&hilit=+statesman+bill" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Link to today's Statesman letters section (see the letter by Mr. Farhie): http://www.statesman.com/opinion/shooti ... ePage=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And my rebuttal to today's letter:
RE: David Farhie letter on October 5
I find it disheartening that blatantly incorrect information masquerading as fear mongering about the Texas CHL program continues to be printed without correction in this newspaper. Setting the record straight:
1. “Drunken frat boys packing loaded guns” would still be illegal if CHL is allowed on campus [see Texas Penal Code 46.035(d)]
2. The effect of CHL in workplace shootings has not been demonstrated because most employers prohibit CHL on work premises as a condition of employment [see Texas Government Code 411.203]
3. “Immature and ill-prepared” freshman and sophomores under the age of 21 are not eligible for a CHL [see Texas Government Code (a)(2)].
If you’re going to argue the merits of CHL on campus as a crime deterrent or method of personal self defense, at least get your facts straight and stop making false arguments based on emotion and outright lies.
