It's clear that they talked to no one but FUDDs!

[Greg]

I call BS!

http://www.startribune.com/politics/sta ... 20231.html

[St. Olaf]

I don't know what a FUD is, but it's easy to see that there's a problem with the questions asked on the survey and the information given to the people who took the survey.

As Tony Cornish says, I wouldn't give it much credibility.

Keep talking to your legislators.

[Lights]

Total Star BS.

[JJ]

Actually that would not come as a suprise to me. In recent talks with my family (all gun owners), They almost all said they supported universal background checks. The reasoning being, "what do I have to hide?".

It was not until I brought up the fact that any such law would be unenforceable, without a full blown registration, that the light clicked on.

For those of us that see this for what it is (backdoor registration scheme), we need to do a better job of exposing it for what it is. We need to actively target the casual gun owners, and spell this out very clearly.

[xd ED]

Not that the strib ever has much credibility in a discussion of firearms, as their opinions tend to set the reporting agenda, they might at least get some of the principle facts correct:

Background checks now are conducted only for sales of handguns and semiautomatics by licensed dealers

That will come as news to all the FFLs that have handled bolt gun transfers for me.

[greenfarmer]

Not that the strib ever has much credibility in a discussion of firearms, as their opinions tend to set the reporting agenda, they might at least get some of the principle facts correct:

Background checks now are conducted only for sales of handguns and semiautomatics by licensed dealers

That will come as news to all the FFLs that have handled bolt gun transfers for me.

They must be "assuming" all criminals can pass background checks then, because it's always evil black rifles and handguns used in crimes.

The strib is such a crappy newspaper. So one sided about every aspect they ever report on. My parent's cancelled their sunday subscription when i was a kid, and i never subscribed. I refuse to! Won't even pay to read their online crap.. It's all spewed from their agenda driven, and biased opinions. But they have to charge for everything because of having to pay those overpaid and overhyped fools like senile sid hartman.

[St. Olaf]

Keep in mind that most people see no problem with universal background checks and even express surprise that we don't already have it.

They are actually puzzled as to why we would have background checks on some sales and NO background checks on other sales.

This includes legislators.

That's a fact.

It's going to be a tough fight to keep it from being passed, so we need to increase our polite, reasonable but firm communications with legislators.

[Holland&Holland]

I dunno, maybe a dumb suggestion but do you think maybe we should quit calling them Fuds? I mean if we want them to vote against it maybe coming up with an insulting moniker is not the most productive stategy. Just saying...

[St. Olaf]

What IS a FUD anyway?

If it's a derogatory, it surely shouldn't be part of a discussion like this.

Can the macho stuff......it will work against us.

[grousemaster]

What IS a FUD anyway?

If it's a derogatory, it surely shouldn't be part of a discussion like this.

Can the macho stuff......it will work against us.

Exactly. Name calling and outrageous claims have no place on this forum.

[tletourneau]

FUD stands for Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. It is a standard method of swaying individuals through fear mongering, half truths and other distortions. It is a time honored method for moving a discussion away from the facts and to cloud objectivity.

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[Mn01r6]

I believe the OP was actually trying to reference FUDDs (not FUDs).

[St. Olaf]

Thanks for the info.

Never heard of that before.

Probably best to never hear of it again.

[xd ED]

I believe the OP was actually trying to reference FUDDs (not FUDs).

Yep. FUDD, as in Elmer

[tletourneau]

Ok, my bad.

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