Everytown did not refuse to comment; they did not respond to multiple requests for comment. There is a huge difference between the two. Several years ago, I be

Everytown did not refuse to comment; they did not respond to multiple requests for comment. There is a huge difference between the two. Several years ago, I became embroiled in a local controversy. A journalist reached out to me via Facebook messages. As she was not one of my friends, the message went into the abyss. When the story hit her publication it contained the same "Greg Hluska did not respond to a request for comment."