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New gun group tempers its message

The rally was organized by the Coalition for Peace Action to support reasoned legislation requiring background checks for all gun purchasers. As happened with other such rallies in the area, gun advocates staged a counterprotest. Fortunately, the baseball games were canceled and the demonstrators and counterdemonstrators got the park all to themselves.

The former Gun Owners of Bucks County helped get the word out about the rally so the gun-control message would be neutralized or muted — if not overpowered. And while the group didn’t encourage members to carry weapons, they didn’t discourage it, either. So the ranks of the counterprotesters included folks with rifles slung over their shoulders and guys with pistols strapped to their hips.

Unfortunately for the gun advocates, their virulent counterdemonstration backing unfettered gun rights was more damaging than inspiring. They came off as a bit crazy, appearing to be what some might describe as a lunatic fringe incapable of compromise or even discussion.

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer_news/opinion/editorials/new-gun-group-tempers-its-message/article_60ae13f7-04ce-58c5-a011-7bfc94ae70b9.html

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