I was trained as a journalist. The first thing to know about journalism is that journalists don't give a rat's damn about "objectivity." They purport to seek and report "the truth," and consider themselves the arbiters thereof. That said, always note what is often called the "stinger," or last expression of "truth," usually the last sentence, in any story - it's the flavor and phrasing of that which betrays the author's bias. Exhibit A, the above.
I think some jaws are gonna drop when the real retail figures come in and the most profitable sectors are means of self-defense and protection like guns and gas masks. The NY stores can't keep 'em in stock right now.
Violations of our 2nd Article of the Bill of Rights are rampant in the hearts and minds of socialist politicians.
The police powers of the State will protect you as well as the World Trade Center.
Such risks, gun control advocates say, outweigh any benefits - which they consider small - of carrying a weapon as a defence against terrorists.
Such risks outweigh any benefits? ANY?!
The intensity of the insanity is mind-boggling.
1 child > 1000s of casualties
"For the children" > "For liberty"
This guy needs to talk to Spock.
Just a small correction to the title of the article. Americans don't have "gun fears."
To quote that ol' liberal baiter and conservative himself:
There is nothing complex about gun control. It's quit simple really, the commie authoritarian crowd believes only bad guys, military and police should have guns and that middle class citizens should be disarmed. They know that their new world utopia could only be implemented by forcing it upon an unwilling population - check the Soviet Union for further details.
"People can buy guns at these shows from certain dealers without undergoing background checks. A terrorist could purchase all sorts of weaponry from these shows," says Mr Riley
Uh, Mr. Riley, to buy any firearm covered by the 1968 Gun Control Act from a dealer without a background check is against the law. If what you say is true, then these dealers should be brought up on charges. On the other hand, perhaps you are just making it all up because you feel your cause is so rightous that lying is justified. In that case I guess we've finally established just what kind of person you are and just how rightous your cause is.
IMO the lesson is, when put into a real application, gun control fails.
And that's an act of treason.
Those who have advocated, or authored, 'gun control' measures of any sort are traitors who should be indicted on treason charges and bound over for trial.
And those who are convicted should be swiftly put to death.
Those of you who believe that 'gun control activists' are merely a misguided but loyal opposition with whom we have a 'disagreement' over 'policy' are deceived and defeated before you ever leave the gate.
These people are damnable traitors, plain and simple, whose goal is to destroy our Constitution and our way of life.
But they can't do it without your acquiescence.
And they can buy box cutters at almost any retailer.
Gun fears, my big ol' hairy butt. The three weenies who wrote that piece probably pee the bed every night.
Here we go again. Ok, freepers, here's a challenge: Go to a gun show, and just see if you can buy a gun without a background check. This quote, unsurprisingly, is one that the anti-gunners tout as loud and as often as possible. I go to probably 3-4 gun shows a year. I have yet to see anyone who has a private collection for sale, and who therefore wouldn't have to do a background check. This provision in gun show rules allow for a person to sell their own private collection at a gun show, without having the burden of doing background checks. What's funny is, they know this is the case. It goes to show just how desperate these people are. They are so desperate that they resort to half-truths, and misrepresentations of the truth to advance their agenda. And if these anti-gunners think that gun shows are some endless source of weapons for terrorists, it just goes to show how stupid they really are. But they aren't stupid. They know what they are saying isn't true, so that makes them what everyone here has known for some time: They are liars.
A more significant result is that a higher percentage of Americans will be capable of taking care of business if it becomes necessary. About time.