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(May 16, 2013) Gun control advocates are compulsive liars. They have to be because the truth doesn\u2019t support their agenda. Even the names of gun control groups \u2013 suggesting \u201cviolence policy,\u201d \u201cviolence prevention,\u201d and \u201cgun safety\u201d \u2013 are all lies. And the term \u201cgun control\u201d itself is a lie. Virtually everything coming from gun control advocates today is a lie.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not talking about simple distortions or cases of \u201cmy statistics are better than your statistics,\u201d these are intentional, calculated, bald-faced deceptions, foisted on the American public by ideologically motivated zealots trying to force an agenda of citizen disarmament and government control. That\u2019s not to say that everyone who supports gun control is driven by the same ideology, or that there are no honest, passionate, idealistic, true believers among the ranks of gun control advocates. There are some very good, honest, sincere people who promote gun control, but unfortunately these misguided souls are steeped in emotion and inculcated with the never ending lies of the professional gun haters.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s dissect some of the lies:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Over 90% (almost 90%, close to 90%) of Americans support \u201cuniversal background checks,\u201d as do various large percentages of gun owners and NRA members.<\/strong> \u2022 Almost 40% of firearms sales occur without a background check.<\/strong> \u2022 Gun control is needed to \u201cmake our children and our communities safer.<\/strong> \u2022 About 30,000 lives are lost to \u201cgun violence\u201d each year in the US, and; \u201cThirteen children a day are killed in gun violence.\u201d<\/strong> \u2022 There is an epidemic of violent crime and mass murder sweeping the nation.<\/strong> Gun control groups are based in lies. They call themselves \u201cviolence prevention\u201d and \u201cgun safety\u201d groups even though the only violence prevention and gun safety policies they espouse are restrictions on legal access to firearms. They lie about who they are, what they stand for, and what they want. They use lies to press their agenda, and they lie about what that agenda is and what impact it would have. They are liars through and through, and it is ridiculous that the media and politicians promote and parrot the lies.<\/p>\n The truth is, Gun Control Doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
\nAnyone with a brain should realize that these statistics were fraudulent based solely on the fact that there is almost nothing that 90% of Americans agree on. But this lie has gotten bigger as time has gone by. More recent polls place support for any gun control at less than 50%, and approval of the Senate\u2019s rejection of expanded background checks at almost 40% \u2013 yet gun control advocates and politicians continue to declare that 90% of Americans support universal background checks. It is a lie.<\/p>\n
\nThat lie was a stretch when it was presented in late December, and it was soon declared to be a distortion by the fact check column in the Washington Post \u2013 garnering \u201c2 Pinocchios.\u201d The bogus statistic was then called out by several other watchdog centers, but Obama and company have continued to preach it as Gospel, right up to this very day. That earned Mr. Obama an extra \u201cPinocchio\u201d from the Post. When you say something that\u2019s not true, even after you know it\u2019s not true, that\u2019s called a lie.<\/p>\n
\nThis presumes that guns serve only evil purposes, and that passing laws prevents criminal violence. There has never been a supportable study proving, or even strongly suggesting, that gun control does anything to reduce criminal violence or even suicide. Reviews of existing literature going back to the 1970s have consistently found no positive connection between gun control and crime. On the other hand, there are several peer-reviewed studies which show that guns in private hands are used to stop crimes much more often than they are used to commit crimes, and that the prevalence of guns appears to result in reduced violent crime. Claims of improved safety with gun control are lies.<\/p>\n
\nThe 30,000 number is based predominantly on suicides. Suicide is not \u201cgun violence\u201d and gun control doesn\u2019t reduce suicide. Guns are much more prevalent in the US than Canada, and are used more frequently in suicides here than there, yet the suicide rate in the US is only slightly higher. Reducing guns doesn\u2019t reduce suicide \u2013 saying it does is a lie.
\nThe \u201c13 a day\u201d statistic includes \u201cchildren\u201d up to 24. The peak age range for criminal activity is 16 to 27. That is also a peak age range for suicide. Virtually all of the guns used by these young people are obtained illegally. The 30,000 and 13 a day claims are intentional lies.<\/p>\n
\nNo there isn\u2019t. Crime is at its lowest rate in decades. It has gone down as gun ownership and concealed carry have gone up. Atrocities like Sandy Hook and the Batman movie massacre tend to run in copycat cycles based largely on media play. There is no growing epidemic. Claims otherwise are lies.<\/p>\n