This is the same narrative that OC is trying to set. But that success has yet to happen or be determined.

The fact that 38 states had CCW and were happy helped in Heller since it bolstered the idea that private people can be trusted.

The real issue is that people know other people than they would not trust with a gun and project that to everyone.

The uneasy fear that people have with OC has it roots with the fear that other people are not safe with guns. Events such as OC clean up allows the public to see OC doing a good public service and alleviate fears. That is where public OC events can be helpful.

In the face OC as perceived by the public offends others and can reinforce the fears of armed people. As Says Uncle ” dont scare the white folk.”

The is a rational reason since a lot of gun control laws were enacted by white folk fear of black folk armed and that white folk would be killed.

The Black Panther march in California is an example But that was also during a time of great social unrest of the 1960′s.

A question is that with the economic depression that could lead to social unrest does that set the circumstances of a an increase call for law and order and more gun control?

The ironic part is those agitating now are the white folk a la town halls and tea partiers.

The emotional fears and discontent is very high and for quite a while there has been a polarization between the left and right.

It is getting to the point that differences can not be discussed. The fustration that many feel that Congress and Obama are running roughshod and not listening also lead to this. We are getting much closer to a out break of hostilities by people of differing political feelings.

These are dangerous times. Our political system is very good and allowing release and contains differing passions and reduces the probability of riots and armed hostilities. But the relief valve is that our representatives listen and react to our concerns.

Thankfuilly the political revolt of anti Obamacare is having an effect and has slowed down the train. The real fear is that Obama is clueless about how much his is pushing people in a direction they do not want to go and will revolt.

This during a time where America’s prestige is less due to Obama talking down America. We have real outside enemies and this is not a good time for America to be divided. But divided we are.

How this enviromment will effect expansion of gun rights, I have no idea. It may increase or diminish them. So far we are the rise but that was from a period of peace , prosperity and security. That period is ended and how this new paradigm will effect things is unknown.

Do you have an advance copy to see if that’s the full context in which he’s talking about? With the writer being a professor, and this appearing to fall more in the “useful as a textbook” pricing category, I would not assume it’s a simple read on new media.

Media is media. A different form of media is still media, although a new and better form of media can replace, outstrip, overwhelm, flank, and/or drive into the ground older, less useful forms of media.

“Deadtree” has been the term used to describe academic journals and regular newspapers since I was in college in the 1970′s, for a good reason. I used paper information resources less and less from then to the present, and used online resources more and more. I read actual paper newspapers while waiting for my oil to be changed, and rarely otherwise.

I think “new media” might be a more accurate, and non-perjorative, term for online firearms information sources.