barnbwt
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Anyone who's looked past the loud headlines to read the details behind the ITAR rule change knows, it's a really complicated and frustrating mess in there.
Makes it really hard to describe with a quick sound bite or T-shirt slogan. I have a feeling that's the idea behind this move. Since the average American attention span is supposed to literally be shorter than a fruit fly's these days, I --hey! stop looking over there!-- I think we'll need a gimmick.
The response to most of the blog articles "Obama's Banning All Gun Forums" has been heavily tinged with skepticism and dismissal. Fair enough, gunnies cry wolf a lot, and it doesn't help that click-bait ads have been running that headline for six straight years now. Due to the complex, convoluted nature of the topic, I don't think an article will be the best way to call attention to the issue. I think they will be helpful for education and motivation, but only for people already incensed and willing to do some reading and learning in order to confront their reps and the State Department to comment.
Instead, I think a possible method may be to show the uninformed. There is a ton of technical data floating online and added daily to the public discourse that would likely be subject to the new rules, possibly being restricted from discussion before long. At the risk of advocating trolling on gun boards (a capital offense, I know), I propose we call attention to when <ITAR> technical data necessary to the manufacture, maintenance, or operation of arms, their accessories, or their tactics come up for discussion. </ITAR>
Technical boards devoted to gun building and reloading should be off limits for this tactic, since ITAR data will be so ubiquitous there that you would shortly be shown the digital door if you <ITAR><ITAR/> every post you add. But in the General Discussion and equipment of various forums, the data is sporadic enough that you may not come off as annoying, but still consistently appears every other thread.
I think, especially for discussion of new developments in industry (i.e. hot topics for gun consumers) the tactic could be very illuminating to those who do not have a grasp of what the regulation does currently and is seeking authority to do.
TCB
Makes it really hard to describe with a quick sound bite or T-shirt slogan. I have a feeling that's the idea behind this move. Since the average American attention span is supposed to literally be shorter than a fruit fly's these days, I --hey! stop looking over there!-- I think we'll need a gimmick.
The response to most of the blog articles "Obama's Banning All Gun Forums" has been heavily tinged with skepticism and dismissal. Fair enough, gunnies cry wolf a lot, and it doesn't help that click-bait ads have been running that headline for six straight years now. Due to the complex, convoluted nature of the topic, I don't think an article will be the best way to call attention to the issue. I think they will be helpful for education and motivation, but only for people already incensed and willing to do some reading and learning in order to confront their reps and the State Department to comment.
Instead, I think a possible method may be to show the uninformed. There is a ton of technical data floating online and added daily to the public discourse that would likely be subject to the new rules, possibly being restricted from discussion before long. At the risk of advocating trolling on gun boards (a capital offense, I know), I propose we call attention to when <ITAR> technical data necessary to the manufacture, maintenance, or operation of arms, their accessories, or their tactics come up for discussion. </ITAR>
Technical boards devoted to gun building and reloading should be off limits for this tactic, since ITAR data will be so ubiquitous there that you would shortly be shown the digital door if you <ITAR><ITAR/> every post you add. But in the General Discussion and equipment of various forums, the data is sporadic enough that you may not come off as annoying, but still consistently appears every other thread.
I think, especially for discussion of new developments in industry (i.e. hot topics for gun consumers) the tactic could be very illuminating to those who do not have a grasp of what the regulation does currently and is seeking authority to do.
TCB