Twisted Views

In Eileen Smith's blog "In the Pink" she shines a light on Texas' slanted view on gun rights. Her blog "Under the Texan Gun" Smith comments on a news segment Piers Morgan did, back in early February of this year.  She has a way of pointing out the opposing side’s reasons, which tend to contradict common sense. Greg Abbott's reason for not supporting universal background checks when purchasing a firearm is, if you want to sell your friend a gun you should not have to humiliate them by having them complete a background check. Smith uses this example as well as many others to frame the unflattering picture of what a majority of people think the population of Texas believes.  According to the interview by Morgan, there are many people who favor anti- gun control for silly, and what seem to be irrational reasons. One of the persons interviewed by Morgan was Ted Nugent, who said, “You don’t understand that it’s a simple inanimate tool that tens of millions of American families own that have never caused a problem, never had an accident and will never commit a crime.”  After reading statement I cannot help but side with the Pink Lady on this issue. Eileen Smith keeps up with the current news; local, national, and international, in order to grasp a more developed response to the topics facing the state of Texas. Ms. Smith and her blog has been recognized by the Austin Chronicle, along with the Dallas Morning News and the San Antonio Current. She is not a novice to this blogging world, in fact she has been dedicating time to be the editor of this engaging political blog since 2005.