Remember back to the time when Vice President Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face.  Remember the media jokes?  Remember the glib, cynical media coverage.  Why would this happen?

Guns are commonplace.  We simply no longer feel gun violence is surprising.  Indeed it is interwoven into the very fabric of our lives.  Whether you actually own a gun or not… you probably DO own a MEDIA GUN.  Right?  Admit it... you DO shoot media people every day.  And if not, you probably DO you experience media enjoyment watching the killing of media people.  But a crucial question remains.  Can we tell the difference anymore between real and fake guns?  Most every evening guns, murder, rape violence are broadcast on network TV.  We seem to like it, since we certainly watch it all regularly.

In our mediated world, where lines between REAL and IMAGE are blurring… maybe we DO love gun fun.  Maybe we DO want to kill everything in our path... with our cameras and our guns,

Cultural Farming: Cameras or Guns: How Cable News Coverage (re)Massacred Virginia Tech