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Katie Couric: ‘Silent Majority’ of Gun Owners Want More Gun Control
Breitbart - Big Hollywood ^ | 5-13-2016 | AWR Hawins

Posted on 05/14/2016 8:05:10 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot

During a May 13 appearance on NBC’s Today, Katie Couric previewed her upcoming gun control documentary by claiming a “silent majority” of gun owners want more gun control.

Couric said these things during an interview conducted by Matt Lauer, who began the interview by countering FBI statistics and claiming mass shootings are on the rise. In September 2014, the FBI released a highly politicized study claiming a rise in mass shootings, only to have the authors of the study recant months later and admit they created data to make the study outcome fit a preconceived conclusion.

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So Couric undertook a gun control documentary, “Under the Gun,” and says that in interviewing people for the film, she came to the conclusion that the NRA really does not speak for the majority of gun owners. She said, “The NRA only represents five percent of gun owners, so there’s this huge silent majority, and they represent common ground.”

Couric claims that that “common ground” is support for the same kind of background checks that have been demonstrable failures in California, Colorado, Washington state, and Paris, France.

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TOPICS: Government; Society
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; couric; demagogicparty; guncontrol; gunowners; guns; katiecouric; keurig; memebuilding; oneshot; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; secondamendment
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To: ClearCase_guy
< “I’m a Liberal. I can say anything and no one will dare question me.”

They do lie a lot and sadly think people are dumb enough to. Elise them without question. Of course this is just more made up BS gibberish spouted from the corrupt leftists.

21 posted on 05/14/2016 8:42:41 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Innovative

Katie doesn’t represent gun owners


22 posted on 05/14/2016 8:44:59 PM PDT by stocksthatgoup (GOPe/MSM - "When we want your opinion, we will give it to youGo to trumps websites look at issues an)
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To: ClearCase_guy
< “I’m a Liberal. I can say anything and no one will dare question me.”

They do lie a lot and sadly think people are dumb enough to believe hem without question. Of course this is just more made up BS gibberish spouted from the corrupt leftists.

23 posted on 05/14/2016 8:48:08 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Sir Napsalot

A silent majority of television viewers want Katie Couric sent to Siberia, in winter, sprayed with water and dropped into an icy lake.

And then nuked.


24 posted on 05/14/2016 9:34:38 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Talisker
"A silent majority of television viewers want Katie Couric sent to Siberia, in winter, sprayed with water and dropped into an icy lake.

And then nuked."

From orbit ...

...'cause it's the only way to be sure.

25 posted on 05/14/2016 9:36:47 PM PDT by BlueLancer (Once is happenstance. Twice is circumstance. Three times is enemy action.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Presstitution Personified ...........Go to hell Couric.


26 posted on 05/14/2016 9:51:29 PM PDT by Squantos ( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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To: Sir Napsalot

I can see why so many DemocRAT-voting males are homosexuals. DemocRAT wymyn are all a bunch of nagging liars. That goes for “America’s Niece”.


27 posted on 05/14/2016 10:00:39 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (It's time to TRUMP the race card in America so we can all get along again.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

She was hot 30 years ago now she’s just a leftist skank trying to be relevant again, if she ever was. Actually, she was always a leftist skank although she was kinda hot when she was a high school cheerleader.


28 posted on 05/14/2016 10:28:21 PM PDT by slouper (LWRC SPR 5.56)
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To: Innovative

No, she is absolutely right.
I think I am part of the silent majority of gun owners and I do want more gun control.
By law that control should consist of.
1: State funded mandatory range time.
2: State purchased ammunition of your choice for that range time.
3: Mandatory, state financed public school classes in firearms safety, weapons handling, marksmanship, required participation on a pistol or rifle shooting team.
5: State funded scholarships for top shooters.
4: All firearms classes to be taught by certified NRA Range and Safety Firearms instructors.
So you see she’s right; I want everyone who has a gun to have control.


29 posted on 05/14/2016 11:52:25 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Another vapid comment from the mouth of an utterly foolish female.


30 posted on 05/15/2016 12:20:13 AM PDT by onyx (DONATE MONTHLY because YOU POST HERE)
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To: Sir Napsalot
And everybody agrees that violence needs to be reduced."

Guns do not cause violence. Violent people do.

You want to reduce violence; promote the nuclear family. The prime cause of violence is the lack of a father in the home of young males.

Fathers are the key to teaching young males to control their basic urges to lash out in anger.

Fathers are also the key to limiting unwed mothers. But that is another story.

31 posted on 05/15/2016 2:09:49 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Sir Napsalot
Proving once again the wisdom of the South Park creators in defining the Couric as a standard unit of measurement:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Couric.

32 posted on 05/15/2016 4:05:23 AM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: Talisker

Aging Gummie Moonbat, who cares what you think!?


33 posted on 05/15/2016 4:29:59 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: Sir Napsalot

Obama operative, plainly.


34 posted on 05/15/2016 5:21:28 AM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: Sir Napsalot

Better control to hit a tighter circle.


35 posted on 05/15/2016 5:22:19 AM PDT by deadrock (I is someone else.)
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To: Sir Napsalot

This is why she is now a “back bencher”...Beck will be sitting beside her not soon enough.


36 posted on 05/15/2016 5:26:44 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag ( Anything FREELY-GIVEN by the government was TAKEN from someone else.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Partisan Media Shills Alert!


37 posted on 05/15/2016 6:37:00 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
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To: Chode

Yeh Katie we yearn for more gun control. LOL!


38 posted on 05/15/2016 6:38:10 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Sir Napsalot

She gets paid $10 million to lie each year of her contract with Yahoo.


39 posted on 05/15/2016 6:56:54 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: Georgia Girl 2
yup, i know i do!!! /s
40 posted on 05/15/2016 7:04:23 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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