One thing noteworthy about the recent county gun-show debates was the vital role the Internet played on both sides of the dialogue.Staffers in the offices of the liberal county supervisors — who opposed the continuation of the shows on county property — bolstered their arguments off the countless Web sites of state and federal legislators. They also visited sites of pro- and anti-gun organizations and a few of what might be called “hate sites.” (There was a lot of interest in this proposal on the far right.)On the other side, as noted last week, the state NRA (along with Supervisor Mike Antonovich) weighed in with its own Web-site encouragement to those who supported the shows. Both sides grazed extensively on the various local and national media sites to buttress their own arguments and attack those of their opponents while we media people tried to keep up with the debate by similar means.
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