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These claims don't pass a 3 min google test. Baltimore Sun: The governor's testimony before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee came after at least 1,50
by Steko 13y ago
These claims don't pass a 3 min google test. Baltimore Sun:
The governor's testimony before the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee came after at least 1,500 gun-rights advocates rallied outside the State House in opposition to the legislation...
Meanwhile, advocates on either side of the issue packed the hearing room and an overflow room downstairs. Hundreds more stood in a line that extended down a stairway to the floor below.
Legislative aides said they had never seen such an outpouring of people seeking to testify on a bill. By an overwhelming number, they were signing up in opposition to the governor's proposal.
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-02-06/news/bs-md-omalley-guns-20130204_1_assault-weapons-gun-control-gun-buyers http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-02-06/news/bs-md-omall...
- bmelton 13y agoThere was more than one report on the matter, though I'm having a hard time finding the claims I initially complained about. I'll try to revisit this after my dentist appointment with some evidence, or a retraction.
- bmelton 13y agoThis[1] was the most egregious article I can find with my own 3 minutes of Googling, though I admit that it can be read in a way that presents the information without bias, though I think some of the ambiguity is intended to mislead. "Hundreds testify for, against proposals on assault weapons, licensing" is a sort of true statement, except that exactly 22 is not hundreds. I remember more biased reports from the time, but I can't find them now. So while there's some validity to your point, I've seen it happen enough to say confidently that those estimates are best-guess estimates, and those estimates are subject to bias. [1] http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/6/gun-rights-advocates-swarm-annapolis-fight-omalley/?page=all http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/6/gun-rights-ad...