reasonablenut

The whole shit started brewing last weekend. I first took notice via Smallest Minority, because I regualarly check that site. According to Kevin, though, Triggerfinger and Freedom Sight broke it.

This all has to do with the general media's fear of .50 BMGs. There were calls for blogswarms and mass-email campaigns. Some people responded, such as TenRing.

In the end, it was all a big to-do about, what amounted to, just another anti-gun story. Countertop Chronicles memorialized the death of the story.

Now I've linked to 5 blogs I read and respect. But this was bullshit.

Whether CNN actually blew some minor law or not, they are going to get a pass; you and I won't. CNN probably has 5-10 consultants they can pass the blame onto, so they won't have any liability. After all, these are the people who think a rifle can grow legs, walk around, and fire at will. They're not going to take any chances with, what is legally defined as, "an inherently dangerous instrument."

From there, what did the blogosphere do? Inflated their own importance and outrage, and proceeded to attempt to incite what is, in retrospect, a very embarassing crusade against an organization that is known to hate guns.

What was accomplished was just giving credence to the argument that we are hysterical freaks who think we should be able to own fully-automatic, nucleur, weapons of mass destruction.

Additionally, bloggers, as a whole, continue to appear to be self-important, self-appointed protectors of the truth...even when they're not.

According to the latest Gallup polls, only 7% of the population know what a blog is, nevermind gun-blogs. Of that 7%, who the hell reads them?

I may catch some shit for this post, but a blogswarm isn't necessary if the Brady Bunch comes out and says that any self-loading pistol is responsible for the genocide in Darfur. Likewise, if CNN says a .50 BMG is bad, that's the equivalent of saying that Ted Kennedy wants to socialize Medicine...it ain't a surprise.