Comments on: The rift http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/02/27/the_rift/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:09:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: 2nd Amendment Blogburst at Traction Control http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/02/27/the_rift/comment-page-1/#comment-167116 2nd Amendment Blogburst at Traction Control Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:47:03 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/02/27/the_rift/#comment-167116 [...] SayUncle: Another Letter from Zumbo, Not the WaPo, Zumbo returns, The rift [...] [...] SayUncle: Another Letter from Zumbo, Not the WaPo, Zumbo returns, The rift [...]

]]> By: tgirsch http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/02/27/the_rift/comment-page-1/#comment-166153 tgirsch Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:01:56 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/02/27/the_rift/#comment-166153 <i>If they did, a rift could emerge between hunters, who tend to have the most money for political contributions to gun rights causes, and assault-weapon owners, who tend to have lots of passion but less cash.</i> I suspect this characterization holds true in the aggregate. It's not so much that <i>individual</i> hunters/sportsmen have more money than <i>individual</i> SayUncle types. It's just that there are a lot more <i>of</i> them, so in total, they're the side of the lobby that generally gets the attention (and therefore is needed). If they did, a rift could emerge between hunters, who tend to have the most money for political contributions to gun rights causes, and assault-weapon owners, who tend to have lots of passion but less cash.

I suspect this characterization holds true in the aggregate. It’s not so much that individual hunters/sportsmen have more money than individual SayUncle types. It’s just that there are a lot more of them, so in total, they’re the side of the lobby that generally gets the attention (and therefore is needed).

]]> By: ben http://www.saysuncle.com/2007/02/27/the_rift/comment-page-1/#comment-166138 ben Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:13:01 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2007/02/27/the_rift/#comment-166138 Spendy. My new 6.8spc AR cost me about $700. Range report to be posted in the next week or so. Spendy. My new 6.8spc AR cost me about $700. Range report to be posted in the next week or so.

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