May 18, 2005

Waiting Periods on the First Amendment

Heh...the Second Amendment Foundation is calling for "waiting periods" on the press after the "fatal Newsweek debacle."

“How many times,” Gottlieb wondered, “have Newsweek and The Washington Post advocated waiting periods for law-abiding citizens, who have hurt nobody, before they can buy a firearm? A waiting period amounts to prior restraint by the government. How loud would reporters scream if they faced prior restraint before printing their version of the news? Their double standard is hypocritical.

“The Second Amendment is the only civil right in this country that Americans can’t exercise unless they get government permission,” he noted. “A Newsweek story just killed or injured more than 115 people, but they don’t have to face government scrutiny before turning on the press.

Yes, it's tongue-in-cheek, but I think you get the drift.

(via KABA)

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That is kind of funny. Thankfully, we don't have the same limits on the 1st amendment as we do on the 2nd.

Posted by: Glen Dean at May 18, 2005 07:23 PM