2aguy
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why more people support gun rights,over gun control......they can actually see violence when it happens. that is one theory put forward in this piece and I would have to agree. when you see a violent attack on the Internet from actual CCTV and you know it is real.......you come to understand that yes....that sort of thing happens to normal people who are just living their lives....
They didn't know that was the day they would be a victim...but it was caught on video when it happened....
New York Times Has the NRA Won - The Truth About Guns
I don’t think it’s a matter of prevalence. Yes, thanks to the Internet and cell phone cameras, violent crime is more visible. But the important change is that it’s more visceral. We’re not just seeing the horrific aftermath of attacks, filtered through the soothing voices of professional newsreaders. We’re seeing the raw footage of violence as it happens.
This close encounter of the video kind triggers what TTAG writer Nick Leghorn describes as an incidence – severity ratio. Violent crime might be rare and getting rarer, but it’s result is catastrophic. Americans can now see – in full detail and at their convenience – the terrifying consequences of not being prepared for a violent assault.
They didn't know that was the day they would be a victim...but it was caught on video when it happened....
New York Times Has the NRA Won - The Truth About Guns
I don’t think it’s a matter of prevalence. Yes, thanks to the Internet and cell phone cameras, violent crime is more visible. But the important change is that it’s more visceral. We’re not just seeing the horrific aftermath of attacks, filtered through the soothing voices of professional newsreaders. We’re seeing the raw footage of violence as it happens.
This close encounter of the video kind triggers what TTAG writer Nick Leghorn describes as an incidence – severity ratio. Violent crime might be rare and getting rarer, but it’s result is catastrophic. Americans can now see – in full detail and at their convenience – the terrifying consequences of not being prepared for a violent assault.