GunLoons Whine About the Media
A common tactic among gunloons is to complain the media isn’t presenting their side or giving them a fair shake. They never can cite concrete examples of this bias–but much of what gunloons believe is a matter of faith.
They just know it.
Of course, this is what is known as working the refs. In reality, the media does a pretty poor job of presenting either side of the gun issue–and that’s how the gunloons like it. After all, there’s no credible research that backs up what gunloons like to tout and the fact is many Americans simply believe gun laws are actually stricter than they are.
As an example, 70% of Americans think licensing and registration of firearms already exists in our county. This is the media’s fault, as when polls showed 69% of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11.
Licensing and registration DO exist, in some states/counties.
Comment by Michael Hawkins — September 9, 2007 @ 10:17 am
Michael: This is true; but many Americans believe licensing and registration is the law of the land.
Comment by Administrator — September 9, 2007 @ 11:37 am
” They never can cite concrete examples of this bias–”
Except for those numerous examples over on Snowflakes as well as the dozens presented onother “gunloon” sites.
That blanking chip is kicking in again.
Comment by thirdpower — September 9, 2007 @ 2:18 pm
uh, we do have registration. Or defacto registration anyway. As part of the background check they record the name, address, social security number of the person buying the gun, as well as the make and model and serial number of the gun. That’s basically what registration is. That’s how they trace firearms.
Comment by sam — September 9, 2007 @ 4:04 pm
Uh, Sam, several problems with your de facto registration. One, if someone buys a gun from a non-FFL, there is no record whatsoever. Next, even if one purchases a gun from an FFL, one can show a phony ID thereby creating a phony record. Same deal with a straw purchase.
Comment by Administrator — September 9, 2007 @ 4:11 pm