Gun Control and the Internet
Just reflecting on 2007. Not even three months into this year and a lot is going on. HR 1022, Illinois Gun Ban, Zumbo, and Parker in D.C.
I am very appreciative for the internet. Zumbo would not have happened except for the internet. HR 1022 would be completely under the radar but for the internet. Illinois' trouble with CHicago democrats would also be under the radar, but the internet has brought it out in the public immediately. We would have heard about Parker but, only from the mainstream media. Without the internet, we would only know what NBC told us in that 60 second clip. Magazine articles aren't much more relevant.
Because of the internet, we know who is sponsoring HR 1022. We respond to our Congressman much quicker. We know every time the bill progresses. Without this information, we would be relying on what the media has informed us, which is nothing.
Zumbo would still have a job. If his comments were published, the publics responses would still largely be silent.
Parker would still only be a small sidebar of news. Our information would largely come through the filters of the NRA, but with the internet we get a much different story, including the actual ruling.
2007 is shaping up to be a very interesting year. We are witnessing a disruption in power and influence because the public is getting our information quicker and responding at a rate the "leaders" are not prepared for. The media (Zumbo), the Legislature (HR 1022), and the Non-governmental Organizations (NRA) are all facing a more informed public, and I suspect they will be shocked by our responses. I think by the end of 2007, they will all be surprised by our ability to react to them so quickly. This in its self might be one of the biggest stories of the year.
I am very appreciative for the internet. Zumbo would not have happened except for the internet. HR 1022 would be completely under the radar but for the internet. Illinois' trouble with CHicago democrats would also be under the radar, but the internet has brought it out in the public immediately. We would have heard about Parker but, only from the mainstream media. Without the internet, we would only know what NBC told us in that 60 second clip. Magazine articles aren't much more relevant.
Because of the internet, we know who is sponsoring HR 1022. We respond to our Congressman much quicker. We know every time the bill progresses. Without this information, we would be relying on what the media has informed us, which is nothing.
Zumbo would still have a job. If his comments were published, the publics responses would still largely be silent.
Parker would still only be a small sidebar of news. Our information would largely come through the filters of the NRA, but with the internet we get a much different story, including the actual ruling.
2007 is shaping up to be a very interesting year. We are witnessing a disruption in power and influence because the public is getting our information quicker and responding at a rate the "leaders" are not prepared for. The media (Zumbo), the Legislature (HR 1022), and the Non-governmental Organizations (NRA) are all facing a more informed public, and I suspect they will be shocked by our responses. I think by the end of 2007, they will all be surprised by our ability to react to them so quickly. This in its self might be one of the biggest stories of the year.
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Stop the presses! Tear down page one. There's a new sheriff in town!
I agree with what you have said, but I don't think it is "news".
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also the demonstrations of an actual semi auto rifle on the net is available for all to make their own judgements. 0 -
but can you esplain this... 
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quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
Stop the presses! Tear down page one. There's a new sheriff in town!
I agree with what you have said, but I don't think it is "news".
Doug
Your probably right. Time magazine actually declared "you" the man of the year.0 -
Pretty much agree. If this year is wild, just think what election year(2008)is gonna be like! 0 -
About damn time!.
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The days of slipping the Firearm Restriction Laws in under the radar are all but over.
I truly beleive the internet is a very powerful method of keeping the gun grabbers in check. No time in history have so many Americans from all over the US been able to relay warnings and information about the Stupid Laws that Stupid politicians come up with.
I wonder if by them trying to pass these worthless laws (like HR1022) they are in turn creating a Pro Gun Force that can rally to the cause on the internet in a few minutes time is becoming more then they will be able to overcome.
They used to slip the laws in at night in the last minutes when there was nothing no one could do.
The Zumbo debachle is another example of how Pro Gun Americans can use the internet to rally at a moments notice.0 -
Never before has information been so readily (and quickly) available.
They can STILL slip through bills in the middle of the night. Look at the "John Warner Defense Authorization Act of 2007" It was slipped through once tacked onto another bill. The Posse Comitatus Act, and the Insurrection Act are history.
quote:Senator Patrick Leahy entered into the Congressional Record that he had "grave reservations about certain provisions of the fiscal Year 2007 Defense Authorization Bill Conference Report," the language of which, he said, "subverts solid, longstanding posse comitatus statutes that limit the military's involvement in law enforcement, thereby making it easier for the President to declare martial law." This had been "slipped in," Leahy said, "as a rider with little study," while "other congressional committees with jurisdiction over these matters had no chance to comment, let alone hold hearings on, these proposals."
We still need to be ever vigilant.0
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