Anyone else catch that CBS news gun sale piece?

[markm]

Unbelievable.

They tried to say that the primary reason for gun sale madness was that people were affraid that the banks would fail, and they'd need to defend themselves in the chaos.

Secondarily, they said there might be fears that Obama would raise taxes on guns/ammo.

They didn't even address the ban potential or new gun restrictions.

[ToddG]

Dan Rather & CBS's history of anti-2A propaganda

[Safetyhit]

More ultra-slanted crap from the left. Facts be damned, as usual.


Can a balance ever be achieved in main stream reporting?

[markm]

They interviewed some decent sized gun dealer in CT. He's the schmuck that made the bank failure comment. I wonder how many dealers they talked to before they found one who would NOT say peole are affraid of Ali Bama Bans.

[NetJunkie]

While I don't think it's the primary driver of sales....not by a long shot...I do know several people that bought for that reason. People that didn't buy guns before suddenly did.

[Safetyhit]

They interviewed some decent sized gun dealer in CT. He's the schmuck that made the bank failure comment. I wonder how many dealers they talked to before they found one who would NOT say peole are affraid of Ali Bama Bans.

I did not see the piece, and I am stunned to hear that a dealer made that comment. It does indeed sound like they must have shopped around a while, even in CT, before they found that moron.

Never, for even a second, have potential bank failures motivated me to buy more weapons, ammo or equipment. My normal motivations until now were to protect my family and self, to be prepared for potential natural disaster, and also be prepared for a dirty bomb aftermath (I do live in NJ). I suppose I can see the logic, to a slight degree, but it is a little extreme and certainly not the reason people are doing so much buying now.

Now that Obama is up, I am considering a purchase or two this year in case of another ban, just like everyone else.

[M1A2_Tanker]

Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Greece and Iceland have all faced social unrest and rioting as unemployment soars

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ss-Europe.html

The Labor Department reported Thursday that initial jobless benefit claims rose to a seasonally adjusted 589,000 in the week ending Jan. 17, from an upwardly revised figure of 527,000 the previous week. The latest tally was well above Wall Street economists' expectations of 540,000 new claims.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...-expectations/

While I don't think economic fear is the primary reason, I think it part of the equation.

[variablebinary]

I dont think its totally offbase for a person to buy firearms as a safety net against totally economic meltdown.

However, in this case, guns selling fast and furious is about the Obongo Bin Biden show more than anything else

[mattjmcd]

If you buy into the "the economy is in the toilet, so people are buying guns" theory, wouldn't you conclude that a more rational behavior would involve the *sale* of one's guns?

Honestly, I know plenty of folks buying right now, some for the first time. All of them say "it's now or never with Obama in office!".

[markm]

I just boils down to CBS smoke screening for Obama until they can sneak some legislation through... in my opinion.

The National news networks must surely feel emboldened after their propaganda machine got one of the least qualified individuals out there into the White House. They must think Americans will believe anything they say.