since9
Campaign Veteran
In the spirit of not shutting down non-liberal information and viewpoints, I took it upon myself to contact a "NYC based independent production company focused on creating compelling, character driven stories."
I was pleasantly surprised, only because the organization was most certainly not connected with any particularly headline, as was falsely claimed around 8:32 pm last night, but because the young lady with who I spoke was an atypical media representative in that she didn't take a position, but rather, had lined up a number of very open, objective, and insightful questions which afforded me the opportunity to share clear, concise ration and reason regarding the legal, moral, and fact-based reasons why we carry firearms.
During our 42 minute conversation, we were able to discuss the following topics:
- Constitutional basis for private/civilian ownership and carry of firearms
- How the Las Vegas shooter's use of bump stocks, and not "assault style" firearms made the deadly difference
- Background checks in general and the significantly difficult of psychologically identifying, accurately, of people who might commit a mass shooting
- The significant difference between semi-automatic weapons and automatic military assault rifles
- The true standing of US murder as compared to other nations around the world
- Why some people feel a need to carry and others do not
- How carrying can significantly reduce a lot of violent crime
- How gun bans like those in the UK have lead to far greater violent crime
- Much, much more
Again, it was my pleasure to have taken this opportunity to discuss the rational, reasonable, logical, and fact-based elements behind which most of have chosen to carry. My contact expressed pleasant surprise, that she heard a lot of information for the first time, information that's not normally covered in most anti-gun or pro-gun articles.
They're still looking for input from anyone who actually lives in Springfield, so if that's you and you read this in the next day or two, just PM me and I'll send you her contact info.
In the meantime, I'd like to ask all of you: What steps have you taken to get the word out with respect to our right to keep and bear arms? Have you had the opportunity to counter some of the misinformation in the media, addressing it directly, rather than merely griping about it here on this forum? If so, please share!
I was pleasantly surprised, only because the organization was most certainly not connected with any particularly headline, as was falsely claimed around 8:32 pm last night, but because the young lady with who I spoke was an atypical media representative in that she didn't take a position, but rather, had lined up a number of very open, objective, and insightful questions which afforded me the opportunity to share clear, concise ration and reason regarding the legal, moral, and fact-based reasons why we carry firearms.
During our 42 minute conversation, we were able to discuss the following topics:
- Constitutional basis for private/civilian ownership and carry of firearms
- How the Las Vegas shooter's use of bump stocks, and not "assault style" firearms made the deadly difference
- Background checks in general and the significantly difficult of psychologically identifying, accurately, of people who might commit a mass shooting
- The significant difference between semi-automatic weapons and automatic military assault rifles
- The true standing of US murder as compared to other nations around the world
- Why some people feel a need to carry and others do not
- How carrying can significantly reduce a lot of violent crime
- How gun bans like those in the UK have lead to far greater violent crime
- Much, much more
Again, it was my pleasure to have taken this opportunity to discuss the rational, reasonable, logical, and fact-based elements behind which most of have chosen to carry. My contact expressed pleasant surprise, that she heard a lot of information for the first time, information that's not normally covered in most anti-gun or pro-gun articles.
They're still looking for input from anyone who actually lives in Springfield, so if that's you and you read this in the next day or two, just PM me and I'll send you her contact info.
In the meantime, I'd like to ask all of you: What steps have you taken to get the word out with respect to our right to keep and bear arms? Have you had the opportunity to counter some of the misinformation in the media, addressing it directly, rather than merely griping about it here on this forum? If so, please share!