Posted on 04/05/2022 8:19:29 AM PDT by RicocheT
We’ve all heard stories — on a monthly basis, if not more often — about alleged “studies” that allegedly show that if we just pass a few more gun control measures, we can finally turn the tide on the criminal misuse of firearms. Various big gun control groups love to tout these studies to support their baseless claims that more commonsense restrictions on law-abiding citizens’ rights will make the difference where thousands of other gun control laws have failed.
Take, for instance, this one from the highly respected, straight-shooting (cough) news network, CNN . . .
Study: 3 federal laws could reduce gun deaths by more than 90%
Passing federal laws that require universal background checks for firearm purchases, background checks on ammunition purchases and firearm identification could reduce the rate of U.S. gun deaths by more than 90%, according to a new study.
Recently the RAND Corporation analyzed 27,900 studies like the one above that purport to research gun control measures. Shockingly, they found that only a tiny fraction of them actually survive rigorous scientific scrutiny into their findings.
(Excerpt) Read more at thetruthaboutguns.com ...
As long as the lame stream media uses this guide book, the story will remain the same:
http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/748675/gun-violencemessaging-guide-pdf-1.pdf
I’d suggest a study on punishing criminals. Whether they use a gun or simply walk across our border illegally, crimes need to be punished or criminals have no deterrence.
123 out of 27,900 amounts to 0.4% of all polls!
Gun problem was supposed to be solved back in 1968.
“Today we begin to disarm the criminal and the careless and the insane. All of our people who are deeply concerned in this country about law and order should hail this day.”-— Lyndon Johnson signing the 1968 gun control act into law.
So, how did that work out for you America!
Surprise! Leftists lie especially leftists in academia.
As with everything else, the Left is destroying science. They treat science as being fluid, not holding to any generalized, white supremacist norms. Science is what you want it to be. Adapt it to meet your needs.
Last I heard on Rush’s old show, there were 22,000-23,000 “gun control laws” on the books. Probably more worthless ones, by now.
Indeed it’s why more states are allowing carry permits defunding the police leaves us with only one option stand your ground.
Ping
It should be noted that Rand is not a conservative think tank. They are well left of center.
btt
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