At about 8AM this morning, Friday, May 9th, Bucks County U.S. Congressman Patrick Murphy was interviewed on Fox29 morning news as he exited the viewing of Philadelphia Police Officer, Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski, who was recently killed by bankrobbers who had disguised themselves as Muslims.
Congressman Murphy, when asked for his views regarding a ban on assault weapons responded that, "Now is not the time to talk about such things, today is a day for mourning, not politics."
The Congressman then continued, "I mean I believe in the Second Amendment, I have a gun permit right here in my back pocket, but if you want to own one of these guns [presumably so-called assault rifles] you should join the military."
News anchors and reporters of Fox29 News of Philadelphia have been shamelessly urging gun control since the tragic shooting of the police officer in Philadelphia, completely avoiding any responsibility of the press to remain impartial and to report the news accurately.
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/myfox/pag...Y&pageId=5.2.1
Interestingly, the owners of Fox29 Philadelphia, Fox News/the Fox Network is considered the virtual spokesman for Republican conservatives and has been criticized by some liberals and democrats as a source of right-wing propaganda.
The firearm which has been pictured repeatedly as the murder weapon by Fox 29 news is a Norinco SKS rifle which, with the exception of a removable magazine, is not deemed an assault rifle even by New Jersey, which has traditionally spearheaded the definition of so-called assault rifles and arguably has the most repressive state gun laws in the nation.
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/top_...mageId=7907599
Police reported that the rifle used in the killing had been stolen from a lawful owner in Harrisburg.
One thing certainly IS true...that all lawful gun ownership advocates in Pennsylvania today mourn the tragic death of this brave police officer. We all stand with police officers against such animals in our society. I do not know a gun enthusiast or holder of a carry permit would hesitate to stand and fight side-by-side with any law-enforcement officer or come to his aid in a shootout - and most police officers know this.
Lets not let this be turned into anti-gun politics by people like Congressman Murphy. Let's not respond to this terrible loss by disarming good-guys.
[SOURCE CLARIFICATION: This report is not a cut-and-paste from a news source. It is a report filed by this forum member SpeakTrue who observed the Fox29 broadcast of Congressman Patrick Murphy.]