The article looked reasonably balanced (for someone likely coming from an anti-gun background) until I hit this gem: "They have taken to carrying handguns ? or at least keeping them in their homes ? as a way of defending their family from the threat they perceive from Al-Qaeda."Now, I'm no soccer mom. I'm not even a woman, but I don't know anyone who carries or owns a gun out of fear of an Al-Qaeda attack. I carry a handgun (usually openly, at that) as a possible means of defense in the unlikely event that some thug(s) decide that I would make a convenient target for a mugging.It would have been nice if the author had at least a *quote* from someone who carries who claimed that they were seeking to defend themselves from Al Qaeda, but I suppose that hyperbole is more convenient when no facts support a claim.
dimensioAug 6, 2007
The article looked reasonably balanced (for someone likely coming from an anti-gun background) until I hit this gem: "They have taken to carrying handguns ? or at least keeping them in their homes ? as a way of defending their family from the threat they perceive from Al-Qaeda."Now, I'm no soccer mom. I'm not even a woman, but I don't know anyone who carries or owns a gun out of fear of an Al-Qaeda attack. I carry a handgun (usually openly, at that) as a possible means of defense in the unlikely event that some thug(s) decide that I would make a convenient target for a mugging.It would have been nice if the author had at least a *quote* from someone who carries who claimed that they were seeking to defend themselves from Al Qaeda, but I suppose that hyperbole is more convenient when no facts support a claim.