Pond James Pond
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If you read the below I don't consider being called a rightist\extremist and a harrassing gun nut who welcomes new shooters with open arms a confirmation that we're actually the good guys. Plus it was one person from an organization that portrays us in that fashion but are willing to accept and help?
Who portrayed gun owners in that light?! That rep' simply said that some members were worried that it might be the case, but found it wasn't...
How is it a bad thing to say "There were preconceptions and they were proven groundless to those who had held them, by their own experiences."?!
Surely, you should be rejoicing in the fact that such myth-busting statements are being publicised. Would it happen on CNN? After all, most non-gun owning public only ever see gun owners as OC activists in a Starbucks.
Sorry, I just dont consider it a flattering article.
Since when is reporting supposed to be about flattery?
If you think any article that refers to gun culture should be an ego-massage for those covered, you're missing the point of journalism.
I see an article that other "liberals" may see and realise that gun owners are not an alien species after all, that they perhaps have far more in common. That is a good thing, IMO.