{"id":3227,"date":"2011-01-20T21:53:02","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T02:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=3227"},"modified":"2011-01-20T21:53:02","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T02:53:02","slug":"media-dinosaurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=3227","title":{"rendered":"Media dinosaurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to CBS News, “Poll: Americans Remain Split on Gun Control<\/a>“:<\/p>\n

“… Americans remain split on the issue of gun control, according to a new CBS News\/New York Times poll. \u00a0The survey finds that <\/em>Americans have moved slightly in favor of stricter laws <\/em>in light of the incident … The poll finds that 46 percent of Americans think gun laws should be made stricter, while 38 percent want them to stay the same. Thirteen percent said they thought gun control laws should be made less strict …\u00a0Even those who live in gun-owning households favor a ban on assault weapon … 54 percent of those Americans favor a ban on assault weapons … The survey also indicates that nearly two in three Americans favor a ban on high capacity clips …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If this were true, then why does The Politico report, “Barack Obama\u2019s conspicuous silence on guns<\/a>“?<\/p>\n

“Gun control is a perilous issue for President Barack Obama<\/a> so the push for new restrictions following the shootings in Tucson, Ariz., puts the president in an especially tricky political predicament … he talks about the issue using muted, nonconfrontational tones engineered to avoid alienating gun-friendly voters, a huge proportion of the electorate that has steadily drifted away from Obama …\u00a0White House officials have remained noncommittal about an effort by liberals in the House<\/a> and Senate<\/a> to restrict access<\/a> to the kind of high-capacity ammunition magazines …\u00a0When asked whether Obama will take up the issue of guns at next Tuesday\u2019s State of the Union speech \u2014 White House officials said they know of no current plans to include the issue in his address …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How can guns be a perilous political issue if more Americans have moved in favor of more gun control?<\/p>\n

This just goes to show out out of touch media dinosaurs like CBS<\/a> and the New York Times<\/a> are with the average citizen. \u00a0Technology has broken their monopoly on disseminating news and information making it easy for the public to see through B.S. like this. \u00a0They can’t get away with lying and shilling for the antis like they did back in ’94 with the Clinton AWB<\/a>.<\/p>\n