tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544914688307073747.post6380578945101276202..comments2024-02-05T11:03:17.462-06:00Comments on Days of our Trailers: Broad Brush Smearing Is All That's LeftThirdpowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02886910076400873900noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544914688307073747.post-16662380090712427622010-10-08T20:57:05.957-05:002010-10-08T20:57:05.957-05:00Hmm . . . For some reason, my first attempt to co...Hmm . . . For some reason, my first attempt to comment didn't take. Let's try again.<br><br><i>. . . out of the 3-4 million license holders in the US.</i><br /><br />Actually, that's probably low. <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34714389/ns/us_news-life/" rel="nofollow">Check <i>this</i> out</a> (from MSNBC, no less--not exactly a "gun lobby" propaganda source):<br /><br /><i>From its beginnings in the 1980s, the “right-to-carry” movement has succeeded in boosting the number of licensed concealed-gun carriers from fewer than 1 million to a record <b>6 million</b> today, according to estimates from gun-rights groups that are supported by <a href="http://msnbc.com/" rel="nofollow">msnbc.com</a>’s research.</i><br /><br />They pull a few dozen anecdotes per year, and try to tar <i>6 million</i> CCW licensees with the "gun owner gone bad" brush. <br /><br />Laughable.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8544914688307073747.post-64091561909839348392010-10-08T19:59:54.516-05:002010-10-08T19:59:54.516-05:00. . . out of the 3-4 million license holders in th...<i> . . . out of the 3-4 million license holders in the US.</i><br><br>Actually, that's probably low. <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34714389/ns/us_news-life/" rel="nofollow">Check <i>this</i> out</a> (from MSNBC, no less--not exactly a "gun lobby" propaganda source):<br><br><i>From its beginnings in the 1980s, the “right-to-carry” movement has succeeded in boosting the number of licensed concealed-gun carriers from fewer than 1 million to a record <b>6 million</b> today, according to estimates from gun-rights groups that are supported by msnbc.com’s research.</i><br><br>They pull a few dozen anecdotes per year, and try to paint tar the millions of CCW licensees with the "gun owner gone bad" brush. <br /><br />Laughable.Kurt '45superman' Hofmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091930034162667742noreply@blogger.com