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Gun Control Reform Activism

billh58

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4. Modern day media

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 6, 2019, 01:05 PM

Jan 2019

has transformed the Fourth Estate into something that the Founders would not recognize. There is no longer a public voice which advocates for the People, or holds the ruling powers accountable.

The weapons industry and its representatives (NRA, GOA) have been getting a pass from the press for decades, but hopefully grass roots gun control organizations are forcing a change in the relationship between mass media and the right-wing gun lobby.

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Do we love our guns more than our children? [View all] billh58 Jan 2019 OP

This idea that millions of gun owners "need" their guns is fear motivated nonsense. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #1

Absolutely correct! billh58 Jan 2019 #2

And that fear leads to many millions being spent on weapons and ammunition. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #3

Modern day media billh58 Jan 2019 #4

Sadly/Tragically, Sinistrous Jan 2019 #5

The "Need" for Guns is Largely Based on Selfishness and Getting One's Way dlk Jan 2019 #6