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RblDiver
01-19-2016, 14:39
http://twitchy.com/2016/01/19/lol-journalists-are-concerned-over-a-proposed-responsible-journalism-registry-law-in-s-c/

Well played South Carolina. Well played indeed!
JohnnyDrama
01-19-2016, 15:37
Is that for real? Or just a case of irresponsible journalism?
Zundfolge
01-19-2016, 16:05
Ironically the mainstream media won't fight against this because it will then legally define citizen-journalists, bloggers and what-not ad "non-journalists".

If they do fight it and get the law overturned by the courts they just undermined every gun registration law around the country.
Bailey Guns
01-19-2016, 16:38
If they do fight it and get the law overturned by the courts they just undermined every gun registration law around the country.

I doubt any of the leftists will see the similarity between what they perceive as an attack on the 1st Amend and the ongoing attacks on the 2nd Amend. After all...free speech isn't dangerous. Guns and gun owners are.
68Charger
01-19-2016, 17:33
Needs mandatory background checks and fees... Maybe limits on the size of articles, fonts used and the speed of their web servers...

Some of the stuff they type is just SCARY!
Jim B
01-19-2016, 17:56
Needs mandatory background checks and fees... Maybe limits on the size of articles, fonts used and the speed of their web servers...

Some of the stuff they type is just SCARY!

It's for the children![panic]
roberth
01-19-2016, 18:08
[LOL]You guys are great! Keep 'em coming. [Beer]
Great-Kazoo
01-19-2016, 18:18
[LOL]You guys are great! Keep 'em coming. [Beer]

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Gman
01-19-2016, 18:54
If it can end 'drive by' journalism, it's worth it.
Irving
01-19-2016, 19:02
No more scary black ink or fonts.
theGinsue
01-19-2016, 21:46
As with just about all gun legislation, this bill ends with "and for other purposes". Brilliant!

Of course, once the law is in effect, they'll still have issues with dangerous journalism coming in...because of the irresponsible journalism policies of neighboring states.
theGinsue
01-19-2016, 22:14
Saw a Twitter post in the article by some guy (obvious journalist) named Andrew Knapp saying "Good thing journalists already have a pretty good law on their side", and quoting the 1st Amendment ("Congress shall make no law...or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;...".

Hey dumbass, there's so much wrong with your post I barely know where to start.
1. It's not a law, it's a Constitutional Right.
2. It's not Congress making this law, it's a State legislature. Important distinction.
3. According to the media and everyone on the anti-gun bandwagon, a registry (with imposed fees) in no way prohibits, abridges (or infringes upon) the free exercise of their right.
4. Hey, words can be dangerous. The anti-gunners like to point out that even free speech has "common sense" restrictions. Well, I guess this law would enact just a few more restrictions. These controls will simply make it a safer world. They don't have a problem with that do they? Now the children of SC can grow up in an environment free of irresponsible dangerous and hateful free speech.
Guylee
01-19-2016, 22:19
Everyone knows only criminals write bad journalism. This law does nothing but hurt law-abiding journalists!
Bailey Guns
01-20-2016, 08:11
Anyone, regardless of their history, can get journalism right on the internet.
Dave
01-20-2016, 08:51
But will it help to curb the proliferation of ghost writers on our streets?
RblDiver
01-20-2016, 08:57
A lot of "journalists" fell for it! http://hotair.com/archives/2016/01/20/how-many-journos-actually-fell-into-the-reporter-registration-trap/
HoneyBadger
01-20-2016, 09:35
While we all laugh at the hypocrisy and idiocy of this proposal, I fear that there is a strongly rising tide of authoritarians in America who would quickly welcome such legislation. Trump and Clinton are authoritarians - look not only at how much support they have, but at the enthusiasm and fanaticism of their support. The American people are losing their desire for liberty.
Skip
01-20-2016, 11:10
Whatever the "bayonet lug" of journalism is, I say ban it!
68Charger
01-20-2016, 11:40
While we all laugh at the hypocrisy and idiocy of this proposal, I fear that there is a strongly rising tide of authoritarians in America who would quickly welcome such legislation. Trump and Clinton are authoritarians - look not only at how much support they have, but at the enthusiasm and fanaticism of their support. The American people are losing their desire for liberty.

The point of this "exercise" was that many are all too willing to give up rights that THEY don't use (Hey, I don't own a gun- so I don't care if you take away that guy's)... but when the shoe is on the other foot, all of a sudden it matters. So I think this does something to awaken that in people- the way to get someone to fight for their rights is to threaten those rights. When they take those rights for granted because they've been there their whole lives, they need realize what it would be like without them.
Irving
01-20-2016, 11:44
Whatever the "bayonet lug" of journalism is, I say ban it!

White out tape.
68Charger
01-20-2016, 11:54
White out tape.

How can you tell if a "journalist" has been using your computer?










There's white-out on the screen
clodhopper
01-20-2016, 12:06
I am not a journalist. I have no problem with a registry.





[ROFL1]
Skip
01-20-2016, 12:14
I am not a journalist. I have no problem with a registry.


[ROFL1]

No one is coming to take your typewriter!

http://typewriters.pbworks.com/f/1159648059/visibletypewriter.jpg


We just need to know who has them so we can take them.
kawiracer14
01-20-2016, 13:51
When journalism is outlawed, only outlaws will be journalists!