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Jazzninja · January 21, 2013, 08:42 PM

I was there in Salem OR. Sick as a dog, but I crawled out of bed to be there. There were approximately 1,200 people in attendance. There was only one woman there in opposition. I didn't actually see her, but her picture was in the paper. I saw zero opposition. The local news did report on it briefly, but concluded their report by saying that a national poll still shows that 75% of Americans favor an "assault weapons ban" with similar figures supporting a ban on "high capacity magazines". Given that, from what I've read, there were some 2,000 attendees in New York as opposed to 400 "of the "Million Mom" marchers, I find their claim somewhat dubious.

January 21, 2013, 08:42 PM	#24
Jazzninja Member Join Date: March 8, 2009 Posts: 17	I was there in Salem OR. Sick as a dog, but I crawled out of bed to be there. There were approximately 1,200 people in attendance. There was only one woman there in opposition. I didn't actually see her, but her picture was in the paper. I saw zero opposition. The local news did report on it briefly, but concluded their report by saying that a national poll still shows that 75% of Americans favor an "assault weapons ban" with similar figures supporting a ban on "high capacity magazines". Given that, from what I've read, there were some 2,000 attendees in New York as opposed to 400 "of the "Million Mom" marchers, I find their claim somewhat dubious. Last edited by Jazzninja; January 21, 2013 at 08:51 PM.