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Old 08-19-2009, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by MysticCat View Post
LOL.. Despite KSigKid and DS's very insightful (and spot on) answers, I'll offer a few different reasons:
  • Because it wasn't a semi-automatic rifle over the shoulder. You've got to admit, that's a bit more in-your-face, a bit more provocative, than a sidearm in a holster.
  • Because (perhaps) the speech DI's friend went to wasn't a speech that drew a lot of coverage/attention to begin with.
  • Because (perhaps) the speech DI's friend went to wasn't given in the context of the town-hall meetings of the last few weeks and the near-crazy (and really angry) rhetoric that has surrounded the health care debate in recent weeks.
I don't even see why you feel like you have to offer these reasons. Anyone with an ounce of common sense would understand why THIS weapon would draw media coverage as opposed to the hangdun my friend was carrying in his holster. Kevin's question concerning that is really just absurd.
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