VCDL's Bloomberg Gun Giveaway Press Coverage

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I'm compiling a list of all the reports of the VCDL Bloomberg Gun Give-Away II that took place on May 17th.

I've also added a list of all known videos and photo collections of the event at the bottom of the page.

If you've found one that's not listed here, please PM it to me and I'll add it to the list.

NOTE: Some of these links are for the AP wire coverage and though the outlet is different, the article is the same.




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NEW YORK CITY COVERAGE

ABC News 7 - "Hundreds turn out for 'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway' in Virginia"
VIDEO! -Mike Stollenwerk Interviewed!!
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5316138

CBS News 2 - "'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway' Draws Crowd"
VIDEO! -Jim Snyder Interviewed!!
http://wcbstv.com/topstories/topstories_story_138033401.html

New York Sun - "Brooklyn Native Wins ‘Bloomberg Gun Giveaway'"
http://www.nysun.com/article/54744

CBS News 2 - "Gun-Loving Virginians Lash Out Against Bloomberg"
http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_137223206.html

AM New York - "Gun shops fight back with 'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway'"
http://www.amny.com/news/local/am-guns0124,0,643654.story

New York Times - "Gun Giveaway in Response to Bloomberg Legal Action Expands in Virginia"
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/17/nyregion/17mbrfs-GUNGIVEAWAYE_BRF.html

Michael Bloomberg's War on Guns - http://tinyurl.com/26smv9





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INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE

CANADA: CANOE Network: "Virginia gun giveway draws protest"
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/2007/05/17/4189389-ap.html

UK: Anorak News-"Gun Giveaway: Free Guns In Virginia"
http://www.anorak.co.uk/news/anorak-in-new-york/173364.html

CHINA, Hong Kong: The Standard - Armed Virginians take aim at Bloomberg's gun ideas
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=17&art_id=44790&sid=13678635&con_type=1

INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE - "Hundreds turn out for 'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway' in Annandale, Virginia government building"
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/18/america/NA-GEN-US-Gun-Giveaway.php

International Business Times - 'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway' Draws Hundreds
http://www.ibtimes.com/apnews/20070518/gun-giveaway.htm

INDIA: The Hindu, India's National Newspaper - "Deep-rooted gun culture"
http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/19/stories/2007041905351600.htm



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NATIONAL COVERAGE

Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to gain anti-gun street cred backfires in Virginia - http://pajamasmedia.com/2007/05/the_bloomberg_gun_giveaway.php

CBS News - "Bloomberg Gun Giveaway" Draws Crowd"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/18/national/main2824415.shtml

ABC News - "Virginia Gun Dealers Taunt N.Y. Mayor"
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2963507

ABC News Good Morning America- "Gun Control Debate Heats Up in Virginia"
VIDEO COVERAGE!!
http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3191889&page=1

NBC News - "Va. Gun Group To Conduct 'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway'"
http://www.wnbc.com/news/13336320/detail.html

FOX News - "Virginia County Gun Rights Group Holds 'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway'"
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,273217,00.html

FOX News - "Virginia Gun Dealers Hold Contest to Protest New York Mayor Bloomberg's Gun Policy"
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,259726,00.html

USA Today - "'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway' draws hundreds"
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-05-17-bloomberg-gun-giveaway_N.htm?csp=34

NRA-ILA - Gun Shops Mock Bloomberg Suit (No direct mention of VCDL, but a link to the Post article)
http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/InTheNews.aspx?ID=9095

"'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway' Draws Hundreds"
http://gatewaynet.netscape.compuserve.com/news/story.jsp?floc=FF-APO-1110&idq=/ff/story/0001/20070518/0120357071.htm&sc=1110

YAHOO! News - Gun giveaway thumbs nose at NYC mayor
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070518/ap_on_re_us/gun_giveaway

AOL News - "'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway' Draws Hundreds - Firearm Enthusiasts Hope to Send Defiant Message"
http://news.aol.com/topnews/articles/_a/bloomberg-gun-giveaway-draws-hundreds/20070517225509990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

IN: Fort WayneJournal Gazette - "Virginia group’s gun raffle a protest to sale curbs" [BC - I swear that's what it says)
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/17223866.htm

IN: Fort WayneJournal Gazette - "Rifle raffle flouts effort to limit guns"
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/editorial/17255502.htm

LA - New Orleans - "'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway' draws hundreds"
http://www.nola.com/newsflash/national/index.ssf?/base/national-85/1179455046240600.xml&storylist=national&thispage=1

MA: Boston Herald - "Hundreds turn out for ’Bloomberg Gun Giveaway’ in Annandale, Va. government building"
http://news.bostonherald.com/national/south/view.bg?articleid=1001909

NC: ABC News 13 - "'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway' draws hundreds"
http://tinyurl.com/378szs

NE: "Anti Gun Mom says Gun Giveaway "Inappropriate" in Wake of Ismail Ax Murders"
http://www.swnebr.net/newspaper/cgi-bin/articles/articlearchiver.pl?160759

NV: Reno Gazette Journal - "200 show for Virginia gun give away"
http://news.rgj.com//apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070518/NEWS18/70518005

OH: Cincinatti News Enquirer - "Forum: Hot Corner - Nipping at the heels of the newsmakers"
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070520/EDIT03/705200332/1090

TN: WREG-TV Memphis - "'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway' draws hundreds"
http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=6534510

WA: 710 KIRO Seattle Radio: ""BLOOMBERG GUN GIVEAWAY" DRAWS CROWD"
http://www.710kiro.com/Article.asp?id=409149&spid=





VIRGINIA/METRO DC COVERAGE


Howard University Newspaper blasts VCDL: http://tinyurl.com/22vq5x

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=81879&paper=0&cat=109
NBC4 Video: VIDEO!
http://video.nbc4.com/player/?id=105401

ABC7 News: VIDEO!
http://dynamic.wjla.com/watch?s=wjla&i=423741

WUSA TV9 - "Hundreds Turn Out for Gun Give-Away"
VIDEO! -Philip Van Cleave Interviewed!!
http://www.wusa9.com/video/player.aspx?aid=44734

DC Examiner - "Gun Giveaway Thumbs Nose at NYC Mayor"
http://www.examiner.com/a-735107~Gun_Giveaway_Thumbs_Nose_at_NYC_Mayor.html?cid=rel-v1

Richmond Times-Dispatch - "Defense League gives away 2 guns"
http://www.timesdispatch.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-05-18-0181.html

FOX DC News - "Gun Advocates Hold Protest Gun Giveaway"
http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=3239221&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

Washington Post - "Gun Flap Reflects A Clash of Cultures"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/16/AR2007051601893.html

Washington Post - "At Gun Raffle, A Reminder Of Va. Tech"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/17/AR2007051701386.html?nav=hcmoduletmv

Washington Post - "'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway' Draws Hundreds"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/17/AR2007051702568.html

Washington Times - "'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway' draws a crowd"
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20070518-120200-2653r.htm

Washington Times - "Bad taste + even worse timing = gun giveaway"
http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20070517-110902-4995r.htm

COX Cable News - "Hundreds Turn Out for 'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway' in Annandale, Va. Government Building"
http://northernvirginia.cox.net/cci/newsnational/national?_mode=view&_state=maximized&view=article&id=D8P6JFMG0&_action=validatearticle

Fairfax County Times - "Gun giveaway questioned":
http://tinyurl.com/ysfejf

Fairfax County Times - "Controversial gun giveaway held" 5/18
http://www.timescommunity.com/site/tab5.cfm?newsid=18360656&BRD=2553&PAG=461&dept_id=506096&rfi=6

Fairfax County Times - "Controversial gun giveaway held" 5/24
http://www.timescommunity.com/site/tab5.cfm?newsid=18381155&BRD=2553&PAG=461&dept_id=511688&rfi=6

Free Lance Star - "Overly Ballistic"
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/052007/05182007/285253/index_html?page=2











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OTHER

Million Mom March Press Release:
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/05-17-2007/0004591215&EDATE=

BLOG - Ravenwood's Universe
http://www.ravnwood.com/archives/005991.php











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PRE-EVENT COVERAGE

DC: WUSA Video Pre-Raffle
VIDEO! -Mike Stollenwerk Interviewed!!
(Stomach Check - We don't like the smell of Penny Gross either!)
http://www.wusa9.com/video/player.aspx?aid=44636&bw

DC: WTOP News - Gun-Rights Group Must Modify Its 'Bloomberg Gun Giveaway'
http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=25&sid=1142766

DC: The Washington Times - "Gun 'giveaway' thrown open to all"
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20070516-110414-5626r.htm

NYC: 1010WINS Radio - "Va. Gun Rights Group Modifies Bloomberg Gun Giveaway"
http://www.1010wins.com/pages/471208.php?contentType=4&contentId=512648

NYC: NY Newsday - "Va. gun rights group must modify its Bloomberg Gun Giveaway"
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--gungiveaway0516may16,0,7352975.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork

NYCaily News - "Yes, Virginia, guns kill innocents"
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_file/2007/04/17/2007-04-17_yes_virginia_guns_kill_innocents-2.html

NY STATE: "Yet another massacre, and still the gun lobby wants easy access to weapons"
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070418/COLUMNIST25/704180342/1018/NEWS02











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VIDEOS AND PICS
(If you have an online photo collection you would like to share, please PM me the link and I'll include it here)

OFFICIAL VCDL VIDEOS
(ThanksBulldog1967! - Right click and "save target as" to download)

The whole deal, 38 Minutes 124mb:
http://www.mcgeedigitalmedia.com/images/video/VCDL/BBGG_ALL.wmv

Edited highlights with 2 news clips, 13 minutes 42mb:
http://www.mcgeedigitalmedia.com/images/video/VCDL/BBGG_Edit.wmv

Podcast versions:
http://www.mcgeedigitalmedia.com/images/video/VCDL/BBGG_ALL_iPodVideo.m4v

http://www.mcgeedigitalmedia.com/images/video/VCDL/BBGG_Edit_iPodVideo.m4v



VAGunInfo.com Videos: (Thanks Nakedshoplifter!)
http://vaguninfo.com/videos/bgg2.htm

and here:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=vaguninfo


VCDL's Photo and Video Page:
http://www.vcdl.org/BGG/BGG.html

VCDL Executive Member Pete Clark'sphoto collection:
http://www.hkshooter.net/gallery/v/VCDL/BGGII/

VCDL Member Ian Branson's Pics (Nakedshoplifter on OCDO) - with thanks to Tess):
http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e17/nakedshoplifter/Bloomberg%20Gun%20Giveaway/?start=all

VCDL Member Scott Kreidler's photo gallery:
http://skreidle.phpwebhosting.com/gallery/BloombergGG2