Jake has a great little number game in this comment:
If the anti’s claims that 90% of Americans support universal background checks were true, and only 0.1% of that part of the population of Houston* cared enough to protest, they would have had over 1800 people show up. Note that that’s just Houston. I’m not counting anyone in the surrounding areas, or the rest of the country that might have cared enough to make the trip.
If you assume – because TEXAS! – that only 25% of Houston supported universal background checks, and only 0.1% cared enough to protest, they still could have had over 500 people.
What they had, instead, was 0.003% of their “90%”. Only 3/1000 of one percent.
But they wonder why they can’t get the votes in Congress to support their agenda.
* The pop. of Houston is approximately 2.1 million.
85,000 Americans FLEW across the country to go to the NRA Annual meeting. At every airport I was in I saw people with NRA Convention badges, and people checking firearms and oddly flying to Houston with me out of Boston. Meanwhile the antis claim 90% of America opposes us, but they could only manage about 40 people in a city of 2.1 Million.
Still they can get more if they lie!
Yesterday, the Northland Chapter of Protect Minnesota/Brady Campaign held a March to End Gun Violence along our Lakewalk. Over 100 people came to show support for common sense gun laws. If it wasn’t for the more sobering end to the event, when many people came forward to ring our bell at the Memorial Bell Garden in memory of a lost loved one, it was almost festive.
It the news DID show up!
There are a few shots in that video that MAYBE show 50 people…tho its hard to tell who’s with the anti-gun group and who is gawking or enjoying the park. Certainly most of the clear shots show UNDER 30 people….which is almost 100…I guess.
Hey but they’re popular! We’re the fringe group! *snicker*
