Gun Control Reform Activism

I think we both can agree that a conservative media exists.

I am old enough to remember the days when every major city had at least two newspapers. It was common for one to lean left and the other lean right. During those days I would try to read the editorial opinions from both newspapers and then form my own opinion.

Today those days are long gone as the 24/7 cable news channels and the internet have largely replaced dead tree publications. Fox News is definitely biased conservative and is far from being fair and balanced as it suggests. MSNBC leans left and CNN is somewhere in the middle and boring.

I am retired and can watch all three and I then do my own research on the net to form my opinions.

I suggest you take the time to read this lengthy article which seems to me to be fairly balanced.

In the discussion above which largely involved the issue of gun control, I stated:



The conservative media often suggests that an AR-15 is an excellent weapon for home defense and that women find it easy to use. The fact is that any moderately powered rifle is a poor choice for home defense in an urban area as it can easily penetrate the walls in your home and not only endangers others in your house but your near neighbors. It may be a good weapon in a rural area if you are attacked by a large number of predators at a long range but this is extremely unlikely. In my opinion a handgun or a shotgun is a better choice if loaded with appropriate ammunition.

The liberal media claims that there is absolutely no use for an AR-15 or similar assault weapon as they are designed only for military use and are absolutely useless except for killing people. The fact is the AR-15 in .223 (the most common caliber) is used in many states for hunting game such as feral hog and even deer and is becoming very popular with hunters. This firearm can be easily modified to fire more powerful rounds that are quite capable of hunting large game. The liberal media also says that there is no reason to hunt game with a 20 or 30 round magazine and most states agree. While in some states you can hunt feral hog with a high capacity magazine as they are considered pests that do considerable damage to the environment, hunting game such as deer is usually limited to semi-auto rifles with only a five round magazine buy state regulations in those states that allow it. AR-15s are also extremely popular with competitive target shooters and used in national completions.

In order to learn enough to form a good opinion on any issue it is necessary to consider both sides of the debate. Admittedly this takes time and is challenging.