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Show on ABC's 20/20 Tonight (4-10): "If I only had a gun"

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IF I ONLY HAD A GUN, ON ABC NEWS’ 20/20 (4/10)

“IF I ONLY HAD A GUN,” A REPORT BY DIANE SAWYER
AND DAVID MUIR, ON ABC NEWS’ “20/20,” FRIDAY, APRIL 10

When it comes to protecting yourself, you may think “if I only had a gun.” But if you had a gun, could you protect yourself in a crisis? How easy is it to obtain a gun? And what explains the nearly irresistible attraction of young people to firearms? Diane Sawyer investigates, with reporting by David Muir, on “If I Only Had a Gun,” airing on “20/20,” FRIDAY, APRIL 10 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The hour also features hidden camera experiments and expert analysis.

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From the commercial for the episode it looks like they are taking a look at whether or not CCW would be for the better or worse with the latest situations that have happened around the US.

I can't tell if this is going to be pro-gun or anti-gun, but I guess we'll just have to watch and see.
 
It will surely be anti gun. They will show how kids cannot resist picking up a gun and pulling the trigger.
 
It will absolutely be anti gun. I saw the ad for it, where they show kids playing with guns, getting swept, finger on the trigger, etc.
 
more than likely will be about how bad guns are and how they kill so many people. I will watch it and predict that I will be getting more and more pissed as it goes on.
 
I don't know who or what j-ent is, but here's a little write up about it:

http://www.nt2099.com/J-ENT/news/american-entertainment/if-i-only-had-a-gun-on-abc-news-2020-410/

“IF I ONLY HAD A GUN,” A REPORT BY DIANE SAWYER
AND DAVID MUIR, ON ABC NEWS’ “20/20,” FRIDAY, APRIL 10

When it comes to protecting yourself, you may think “if I only had a gun.” But if you had a gun, could you protect yourself in a crisis? How easy is it to obtain a gun? And what explains the nearly irresistible attraction of young people to firearms? Diane Sawyer investigates, with reporting by David Muir, on “If I Only Had a Gun,” airing on “20/20,” FRIDAY, APRIL 10 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The hour also features hidden camera experiments and expert analysis.

There are an estimated 250-300 million guns in civilian hands in this country - almost enough to arm every man, woman and child in America. In fact, Americans are believed to own a third of all the existing firearms in the world. And that number is quickly growing: Last year there were 12 million background checks of people buying guns or getting or renewing a permit. America also has the highest rate of gun violence in the industrial world. Reports include:

Why shouldn’t we all have guns? Almost half of all handgun owners say self defense is their primary reason for owning a gun. But can they get to their gun in time when in a crisis situation? Can they aim accurately? And what is the chance they will hit someone innocent instead of their target? “20/20″ set up a hidden camera experiment to see what would happen if everyone, including those with gun training, had a gun when an armed intruder bursts through the door. Diane Sawyer reports.

How easy is it to buy a gun? In 33 states across the country, anyone can walk into one of the hundreds of gun shows held each year and buy a gun without a background check run and no questions asked. In the two years since Omar Samaha’s sister, Reema, was murdered at Virginia Tech, he has been fighting to close the gun show loophole, a step the Virginia governor and other authorities urged lawmakers to take. Has anything changed? David Muir follows Omar as he buys guns in Virginia at a gun show. How many can he procure in an hour and how many questions will he be asked?

The effect of gun violence on one neighborhood, as seen through the eyes of a child: Ten-year-old Damon Weaver is a pint-size reporter with a supersized dream: to interview President Obama about what he plans to do about the gun violence that has torn apart his town of Pahokee, Florida. In the last year, 14 people were murdered in his neighborhood. To see the devastating effects of gun violence in one community through the eyes of a child, Damon reports first-hand for “20/20,” interviewing friends who’ve lost family members, townspeople, as well as the sheriff’s office about problems and solutions. Diane Sawyer first met Weaver during the network’s Presidential Inauguration coverage in January.

What is the irresistible attraction of young people to guns? It is not uncommon to hear news reports about young people playing with their parent’s guns and accidentally shooting their friends, sometimes killing them. Statistics show that more 18-22 year olds die from accidental shootings than any other age group. Shouldn’t college aged kids know better than to play with a gun? “20/20″ puts some of these kids to the test in a provocative experiment during which they find hidden guns while cleaning out a garage. Who will tell the adult about their find, who will pack it away without a word and who will play with the gun? And does peer pressure factor into unsafe behavior? Muir reports.
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In 33 states across the country, anyone can walk into one of the hundreds of gun shows held each year and buy a gun without a background check run and no questions asked.
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Here is a link with a video:

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=7298996&page=1

There is no doubt that this news story is a hack job. It is obvious that they showcased, in the video, the most incompetent boob they could find. He never carried a handgun before…he did not have a good holster…the gun was placed in an awkward spot…and they had the shooter specifically target him upon entry to the classroom. I don’t know anyone who could beat those odds.

At the end of the video they had Dian Sawyer go through a scenario on a simulator. The scenario they choose was very difficult. With no training (I sure she did not even know how to hold the handgun) she failed to stop the shooter. Choosing such a scenario and having a reporter go through it, fit perfectly with their agenda.

I do believe there is great benefit for civilians to go through shooting simulators. I will be teaching a Judgmental Shooting Class tonight. The students in this particular class are all inexperienced shooters. By the end of the class I am confident that they will have greatly increased their marksmanship and ability to make right judgments in difficult situations.

Now while I believe such training is beneficial it is not necessary. With a handgun even that boob had a chance. Without a handgun he had no chance! And that is the point. With no firearm available we have no choice but to die…with a handgun available I can at least attempt to take responsibility for the protection of my life. And the ability to take responsibility for my self preservation is the American way (something like the 2nd Amendment addresses something like that).
 
Am I mistaken, or was this originally going to be a John Stossel article? I'm trying to find a video clip to back up my gut feeling on this, but I could have SWORN it was previously advertised as his.
 
ABC News

Anyone watch the anti carry "experiment" shown on ABC News just on? Such weak science ...

Warm up for the 20/20 "special" tonight at 10PM

[rolleyes]
 
They put college age kids who had 0 exposure to guns other then a lecture not to touch them in a room where there were guns (disabled) slightly hidden then observed what they did with hidden cameras. Of course each and everyone (that they showed) did stupid shit with them.

They then spun it that even 'gun safety education' doesn't work because they were told not to touch them and they did.

Well of COURSE they did. They've never gotten to see one of the 'evil' things before so they were fascinated.
 
I just set my recorder to record 20/20 at 10PM. I knew I'd blow up if I had to watch it "live." With the recorder, I can shut it down for a while and cool off before continuing on. Not that I want to hear all this lib BS but I think we need to know what the enemy is saying if we want to preserve our freedoms!
 
Bob P said:
They put college age kids who had 0 exposure to guns other then a lecture not to touch them in a room where there were guns (disabled) slightly hidden then observed what they did with hidden cameras. Of course each and everyone (that they showed) did stupid shit with them.

They then spun it that even 'gun safety education' doesn't work because they were told not to touch them and they did.

Well of COURSE they did. They've never gotten to see one of the 'evil' things before so they were fascinated.
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Being told "not to touch them" is not even close to gun safety education. Thats like telling a kid to write an essay with no subject.
 

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