So this morning on Good Morning America they were discussing guns in the U.S. in light of the recent shootings, and Diane Sawyer (who I'm sorry but is one of the biggest idiots in broadcast television) gave a snippet of the topics that are being tackled in this week's 20/20 on friday - the whole hour dedicated to the topic of Guns in the U.S. - she said she spent a year researching for this piece and sounds like her goal is to attempt to debunk every reason we have for having a firearm in the home, including revisiting her gem of a piece several years ago about kids and guns.
But what I think will be interesting is that in part of it she did a "study" about using a firearm in self defense, and she hinted that her conclusion was that it doesn't help.
But here is my opinion: the antis are disappointed with the recent verbage coming out of the white house after the Obama Admin shot down holder and clinton for suggesting revisiting the AWB and other gun related legislation. Here they thought he was their anti-gun hero and, at least for the time being, he isn't playing ball. So there has been an increased barrage of media attention (seems most of the major news networks have had hour long specials on guns with an anti-gun slant) on guns to try to put it in the news, make it a topic so that the Dems can no longer ignore it. The antis have the mass media in their back pocket, and we're seeing a direct result of that. And it's timed with these massacres (ABC working on this piece for a year) - not a coincidence.
Anyway - might be something you want to look at.
But what I think will be interesting is that in part of it she did a "study" about using a firearm in self defense, and she hinted that her conclusion was that it doesn't help.
But here is my opinion: the antis are disappointed with the recent verbage coming out of the white house after the Obama Admin shot down holder and clinton for suggesting revisiting the AWB and other gun related legislation. Here they thought he was their anti-gun hero and, at least for the time being, he isn't playing ball. So there has been an increased barrage of media attention (seems most of the major news networks have had hour long specials on guns with an anti-gun slant) on guns to try to put it in the news, make it a topic so that the Dems can no longer ignore it. The antis have the mass media in their back pocket, and we're seeing a direct result of that. And it's timed with these massacres (ABC working on this piece for a year) - not a coincidence.
Anyway - might be something you want to look at.