Gun Myths

Bumper · November 20th, 2005, 07:48 PM

I know alot of you have seen this but I am cleaning out some of my videos today and thought I would post this for those of you that haven't seen it.

Gun myths

micah6161 · November 21st, 2005, 12:05 AM

Have not seen that one, Thanks. Knowing that the people walking down the street next to me may be legally armed makes me feel safer not scared and i look forward to being one of them hopefully within the next week.

Euclidean · November 21st, 2005, 12:54 AM

How did anything that level headed and factual get on a TV news show?

P95Carry · November 21st, 2005, 01:27 AM

Actually Randy - tho it was one I'd seen - it was well worth a rerun - and far as I am concerned it shows some inescapable logic.

But then we utilize logic instead of gut emotion.

Al Sharpton - ''state of terror'' - yeah right

- ''rivers of blood too huh?"

Be good to have more of this sort of exposure anytime - get some sense into some heads - just perhaps.

Bumper · November 21st, 2005, 02:10 AM

I thought it would be a good reference even though I had seen it a number of times before. It might also be useful to send the link to those that just don't understand why they might need a gun....

acparmed · November 21st, 2005, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Euclidean

How did anything that level headed and factual get on a TV news show?

I echo your comment Euc.

Euclidean · November 21st, 2005, 01:23 PM

Yeah, see it's not really a "pro gun" piece at all! It's just a direct side to side comparison.

Here we see what the Brady Bunch has to say.

But here is what the data we have tells us and it doesn't agree with the Brady Bunch. In fact it seems to contradict them.

That's the whole thing in a nutshell. Nowhere in the piece do they say who is right or wrong, nowhere do they say you should or should not have a gun. They just show what some people say and what some people experienced. It's all factual.

Of course the right side wins when you compare it logically like that, but I didn't see that as the intention of the reporter. He's just saying "Look people what you're being told doesn't add up..."

Like I said it blows my mind. It's a neutral segment based on facts. I reitireate, how did this ever get on television?

Free American · November 21st, 2005, 03:30 PM

I love that piece, I wonder if it actually echoes the reporters feelings or not. If so, he would be a great spokesman for a gun rights organization.

Al Lowe · December 13th, 2005, 07:30 PM

You have to give John Stossel credit. He managed to make guns look good, in spite of ABC.

Euclidean · December 13th, 2005, 07:44 PM

Well that's just it. I don't think he makes them look good at all. I think he just shows a bunch of objective facts. So and so said this, this law is in effect, this happened, etc. It lacks propaganda style elements, such as appeals to emotion.

November 20th, 2005, 07:48 PM	#1
Bumper Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 14,042	Gun Myths I know alot of you have seen this but I am cleaning out some of my videos today and thought I would post this for those of you that haven't seen it. Gun myths __________________ Bumper Administrator DefensiveCarry.com Forum Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde; Beware the anger of a patient man.

November 21st, 2005, 12:54 AM	#3
Euclidean VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 3,213	How did anything that level headed and factual get on a TV news show? __________________ I am The Armed Educator.

November 21st, 2005, 01:27 AM	#4
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	Actually Randy - tho it was one I'd seen - it was well worth a rerun - and far as I am concerned it shows some inescapable logic. But then we utilize logic instead of gut emotion. Al Sharpton - ''state of terror'' - yeah right - ''rivers of blood too huh?" Be good to have more of this sort of exposure anytime - get some sense into some heads - just perhaps. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

November 21st, 2005, 02:10 AM	#5
Bumper Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 14,042	I thought it would be a good reference even though I had seen it a number of times before. It might also be useful to send the link to those that just don't understand why they might need a gun.... __________________ Bumper Administrator DefensiveCarry.com Forum Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde; Beware the anger of a patient man.

November 21st, 2005, 01:23 PM	#7
Euclidean VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 3,213	Yeah, see it's not really a "pro gun" piece at all! It's just a direct side to side comparison. Here we see what the Brady Bunch has to say. But here is what the data we have tells us and it doesn't agree with the Brady Bunch. In fact it seems to contradict them. That's the whole thing in a nutshell. Nowhere in the piece do they say who is right or wrong, nowhere do they say you should or should not have a gun. They just show what some people say and what some people experienced. It's all factual. Of course the right side wins when you compare it logically like that, but I didn't see that as the intention of the reporter. He's just saying "Look people what you're being told doesn't add up..." Like I said it blows my mind. It's a neutral segment based on facts. I reitireate, how did this ever get on television? __________________ I am The Armed Educator.

November 21st, 2005, 12:05 AM	#2
micah6161 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 17	Have not seen that one, Thanks. Knowing that the people walking down the street next to me may be legally armed makes me feel safer not scared and i look forward to being one of them hopefully within the next week.

November 21st, 2005, 03:30 PM	#8
Free American Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 611	I love that piece, I wonder if it actually echoes the reporters feelings or not. If so, he would be a great spokesman for a gun rights organization. __________________ They who give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin Previously known as "cjm5874"

December 13th, 2005, 07:30 PM	#9
Al Lowe Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Lansing, MI, USA Posts: 433	You have to give John Stossel credit. He managed to make guns look good, in spite of ABC. __________________ Al Lowe Coordinator, Michigan Pink Pistols http://www.pinkpistols.us Member Board of Directors for Shooters' Alliance for Firearm Rights (a REAL Grassroots organization)

December 13th, 2005, 07:44 PM	#10
Euclidean VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 3,213	Well that's just it. I don't think he makes them look good at all. I think he just shows a bunch of objective facts. So and so said this, this law is in effect, this happened, etc. It lacks propaganda style elements, such as appeals to emotion. __________________ I am The Armed Educator.

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