CNN
characterized the town hall its airing — titled “Guns in
America” — as Obama’s “final pitch to the public” on the issue.
CNN added that the 8 p.m. ET town hall nearly coincides with
the fifth anniversary — Jan. 8, 2011 — of the shooting of former
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona, which left six dead and 13
others wounded.
Once word spread about the “Guns in America” town hall, a
number of second amendment advocates weighed in on the upcoming
program: