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So a man shot, and unfortunately killed, a man who used Craigslist to rob him<\/a>.\u00a0 FWIW, I wouldn\u2019t use Craigslist if my life depended on it.\u00a0 But back to the point, this happens more often than we hear.\u00a0 In our little neck of the woods, there were two separate stories of gun owners using their guns for self defense in only a matter of months.\u00a0 One of them involved the gun owner saving and elderly woman who lived next door. <\/p>\n

All of this is to say that the issue of gun ownership, self defense and gun violence is far more complex than the media sometimes presents.\u00a0 Part of it is the fault of the media selecting choice stories more concerned with advancing agendas than presenting all of the facts.\u00a0 Another issue is those of us who know the media is capable of this in other areas, but then act as if it could never be a factor in this debate.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Again, I\u2019m not saying we shouldn\u2019t look at solutions or find ways we might be able to help reduce violence.\u00a0 Of course reducing violence is good.\u00a0 But it should involve looking at all the factors, not just ones that help our agendas.\u00a0 When we refuse to actually look at all the factors, I have to wonder if we\u2019re really all about reducing violence, or we are simply using violence to advance the agendas.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"