Anti Gunner Wears Glock For Thirty Days

[r1derbike]

Don't do facebook, but I knew the feigned damsel in distress angle wouldn't fly. It's a very real world, out there, and the truth of it all was neither acknowledged, nor tackled.

I pronounce cowardice, and agenda. You've got to watch out for those N.R.A. types! They will beat you with the truth 'til you're black and blue!

 

[ezkl2230]

Ok, well here's the talking points as to why it stopped.

Op-Ed Columnist - Joe Nocera's Blog - NYTimes.com

They couldn't keep up with the censoring, supposed "payback" (the blog just stops short of calling them "threats"), and the posting of her address.

Well, first off, if they were actually inclined to allow all people to post opinions, then they wouldn't feel "overwhelmed." But since they felt it necessary to keep everything one-sided, of course the majority overwhelmed them.

Secondly, what does taking down insults and vituperation do? Does that magically change the people's minds who wrote them? And if that's truly what they were (we'll never know, since we didn't get to see them), then why not leave them up, as it only takes away from their credibility?

Finally, I really don't know what the purpose of someone putting her address out there was. Maybe a liken to how owners are treated in certain states who release their information? Or maybe it was because many people wondered what state she lived in that she claimed to have gotten so quickly, easily, and with no background check. Regardless, anyone with internet access (and this is blog, so you have to have that to see her article in the first place), can find that information in about 30s.

Frankly, my original theory (before I saw the above reference), and I still believe it has some merit... is that she jumped the shark in the first blog. She pretty much wrote all she could. By limiting her exposure with this "I'm going to do the minimum" rule, she couldn't take this any farther. No going to the range to practice. No personal interaction with pro-carry people. The only thing to be written was 3 more blogs of the same paranoid drivel. And she even justified her original conclusion right in the first article, so you could believe there was no hope she would modify it in the least or even come up with some profound new conclusions (whether they supported her original position or not). I really wondered if the blog would possibly last the full 4 weeks with such little content to go on, and it didn't even get to week #2. In this case, I say... good.

So let me get this straight. This woman who took on one of the nation's largest coffee chains, has spoken to numerous crowds across the nation, and is on the board of the most anti-gun organization in the nation couldn't foresee the resistance she would attract and can't handle a little opposition. She put herself out front with the idea that only other anti's would respond to her article. Wow. How deluded.

 

[r1derbike]

So let me get this straight. This woman who took on one of the nation's largest coffee chains, has spoken to numerous crowds across the nation, and is on the board of the most anti-gun organization in the nation couldn't foresee the resistance she would attract and can't handle a little opposition. She put herself out front with the idea that only other anti's would respond to her article. Wow. How deluded.

Yes. After receiving a dose of reality, she crawled back under the rock from which she emerged. Good riddance.

 

[FTG-05]

Yes. After receiving a dose of reality, she crawled back under the rock from which she emerged. Good riddance.

Like +1000! OK, 10,000! (gotta meet the minimum character length somehow!)

 

[S&W645]

The magazine's bookface link appears to still be open to comments. My quick perusal shows about 95% are progun; look for your self and if you do bookface, comment away!

https://www.facebook.com/msmagazine/posts/10151646907808540?comment_id=26941293¬if_t=like

OMG some of the comments. She'll definitely run from them with her tail between her legs. Truth hurts.

 

[Derby]

The last comment to the article by Heidi Yewman states "I just heard that you are not going to be able to continue this series due to the trolls and hate mongers within the gun community who lack the ability to understand that their view of the world is not the only one. They demand respect for their gun ownership yet fail the most basic of tests of giving that same respect to others."

That comment was posted at June 21, 2013 at 7:21 pm.

To me that looks like a cop-out to drop the experiment. We shall see.

BTW The fourth of her four self-imposed rules for this experiment was "...and finally be prepared to use it for protecting myself at home or in public." She was ignoring that rule by not getting any training.

 

[CharlesMorrison]

Or bullets!!


Sent from behind enemy lines.

 

[jg1967]

If I was the officer she told she had no clue about the gun I would have a very hard time giving it back.

We should sum up what most of have had for training before we even applied for a permit and send copies to her.

The cop was correct in thinking she's an idiot.

 

[NavyLCDR]

I think the real reason she stopped the "experiment" was because she finally went out and bought bullets for the gun and couldn't figure out how to load it (courtesy of BBQJOE at THEHIGHROAD):

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[jcreek]

I think the real reason she stopped the "experiment" was because she finally went out and bought bullets for the gun and couldn't figure out how to load it:

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I no see problem? ^.^

 

[carracer]

Now there are more comments showing up in the blog. A couple of pro gun and many many anti ones.

 

[jg1967]

That lady proves only the point that she is irresponsible. Yes, it's possible to obtain a gun without finding out how to use it. But no matter how much training you mandate people need before they can buy guns in the end it stills boils down to this: You carry a gun you carry responsibility. Even with all the training in the world that doesn't change.

 

[Bigcarlover]

So the HuffPost supposedly picked this up. The original article in Ms. was posted June 12th. HP re-posted her 1st article on June 27th. In real time she should be done with her 30 days, and yet week 2 article hasn't been posted yet?

 

[jcreek]

So the HuffPost supposedly picked this up. The original article in Ms. was posted June 12th. HP re-posted her 1st article on June 27th. In real time she should be done with her 30 days, and yet week 2 article hasn't been posted yet?

If you read the thread you'll see that her little "experiment" got scrapped rather quickly, largely in part due to the constant stream of opposition and "education" that never made it into her comments section.

 

[wolf_fire]

You're right, that story was extremely painful to read. I think I can sum up her attitude in one word...Moron!

I'm not sure which state she resides in, but can attest that here in my home state of NC, there is nothing "easy" about legally obtaining a firearm and CCW permit.

Steps involved:
1. Must take an 8 hour class from a NRA certified handgun instructor. This class involves in depth discussion of NC laws pertaining to handguns and use of deadly force, as well as practical demonstration and familiarization of different types of handguns, revolver vs. semi-automatic. Safe handling of a firearm is stressed throughout the class. At the end, participants must take and pass a written test. Cost for this ranges from $75 to $100.
2. Must go to the range with the instructor and safely fire the weapon on a 3 position course at the 3, 7, and 25 yard range. Thirty shots are required, of which at least 21 must be within the target boundaries. Once you pass this, you get your certificate.
3. With certificate in tow, appear at the Sheriff's office to pay a $95 dollar non-refundable fee for the application. This includes fingerprints, photographs, and a release of medical records consent form.
4. In addition to your personal Dr. the medical records must be received from every hospital group and mental health facility in the area, whether you have ever been treated there or not. The cost for these records is $10 to $15 per record. In my case, I had to have medical records or a statement that I had never been a patient from 8 different providers.
5. Once the medical records are added to your file, the Sheriff will then do a final review and make sure nothing is indicated that would prevent the issuance of a CCW.

This chick obviously has an anti-gun agenda, and is really just demonstrating her own ignorance.

What a joke!

Are you proud that your tyrannical state government put so many restriction on a right, the only right, that says "shall not be infringed"? I hear things like this about other states and my skin crawls at how much our rights have been violated.

 

[escapedthematrix]

If you read the thread you'll see that her little "experiment" got scrapped rather quickly, largely in part due to the constant stream of opposition and "education" that never made it into her comments section.

I bet. Two of my comments never made it and they were not inflamatory at all. I'm sure many of you found the same to be true with your comments if you tried to leave one.

 

[Bigcarlover]

If you read the thread you'll see that her little "experiment" got scrapped rather quickly, largely in part due to the constant stream of opposition and "education" that never made it into her comments section.

From the Ms. Blog website:
Michele Kort says:
June 23, 2013 at 12:49 pm

We have not “bowed to the altar of guns.” Ms. Yewman’s follow-up articles will be published in other outlets. (BTW, at one point it actually mentioned Huffington Post, but was later altered to just read "other outlets." That's why I knew where to find it.

On June 27th (which I already clarified above)the same article stating a 30 day trial was posted on the Huffington Post website. So it was picked up by the HP.

So where in this thread, on or after June 27th, is there a reference that the project was scrapped from the Huff Post?

 

[walt629]

Most of the current comments on the OP article are as uninformed and irresponsible as the author is in article.

And this kind of a stunt proves what?

 

[Bigcarlover]

Most of the current comments on the OP article are as uninformed and irresponsible as the author is in article.

And this kind of a stunt proves what?

Anti's are idiots. :wink:

 

[walt629]

Hmm... All of my response posts are "pending moderation". Is that anything waiting to be deleted?