Mere possession of a high-capacity gun clip is illegal in Washington D.C. where Meet the Press is filmed. Despite this, host David Gregory all but dared D.C. Police to arrest him in a segment last Sunday on the shootings in Newtown, CT.
I hadn’t blogged on this, but in light of this report in Politico this morning, I must:
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“…NBC was told by the Washington, D.C., police that it was ‘not permissible’ to show a high-capacity gun magazine on air before Sunday’s ‘Meet the Press,’ according to a statement Wednesday from the cops..
‘NBC contacted [the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department] inquiring if they could utilize a high capacity magazine for their segment,’ Gwendolyn Crump, a police spokeswoman, said in an email. ‘NBC was informed that possession of a high capacity magazine is not permissible and their request was denied…'”
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I had refrained from comment because I felt that – despite my visceral distaste for the man – bringing the full force of the law down on him would be an abuse of discretion. I felt that he deserved a good scare, for sure, so that he and others in the Ruling Class were chastened – however futile the cause – back a bit from their own unearned self-regard.
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But knowing that they asked, were denied and did it anyway changes everything. They could have just as easily used b-roll to make the point. It was utter arrogance to do the segment as aired and for that, for knowing defiance of the law, he should ABSOLUTELY be prosecuted.
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Book ’em Danno.
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