DualBerettas
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This is what they said....
Myth No. 3 — Guns are Bad
America is notorious for its culture of gun violence. Guns sometimes do cause terrible harm, and many kids are killed every year in gun accidents. But public service announcements and news stories make it seem as if the accidents kill thousands of kids every year.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, fewer than 100 kids 15 and under are killed in gun accidents every year. Of course that's horrible, and I understand why demonstrators say we need more gun control.
But guess what? The Centers for Disease Control recently completed a review of studies of various types of gun control: background checks, waiting periods, bans on certain guns and ammunition. It could not document that these rules have reduced violent crime.
The government wants to say things like the Brady Gun Control Law are making a difference, but they aren't. Some maximum security felons I spoke to in New Jersey scoffed at measures like the Brady law. They said they'll have no trouble getting guns if they want them.
A Justice Department study confirmed what the prisoners said. But get this: the felons say that the thing they fear the most is not the police, not time in prison, but, you, another American who might be armed.
It's a reason many states are passing gun un-control. They're allowing citizens to carry guns with them; it's called concealed carry or right to carry. Some women say they're comforted by these laws.
Many people are horrified at the idea of concealed carry laws, and predict mayhem if all states adopt these laws.
But surprise, 36 states already have concealed carry laws, and not one reported an upsurge in gun crime.
For emailing your support, which they need, please tell ABC that you'll watch more of them if they continue airing the truth and the facts of such matters...
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The above script doesn't mention things in the actual show...such as the interviews with the felons saying in more ways than one that they don't care about gun laws....i.e.
" don't care if there are background checks...you think i'm going to buy my gun in a store?"
and when asked what worried them the most they said, "when you go into someone's home, you don't know what they're going to do"
they also showed a video tape of a clerk who shot at two robbers who then fled the scene.
then interviewed a lady who shot and killed 1 of 3 robbers who broke into her home. she said she didn't like guns but she carries one to be safe and she'd hate to think what would have happened if she didn't have a gun. this was also after she was shot once already, btw, when she grabbed her husband' gun
i may have forgot a few, but you get the idea...
they also showed how republicans SAY they want less govt. but once they're in, start lawmaking and spending...
and how Democrats always complain about the rich not getting taxed enough and then shot that down...
I loved the program!!!
http://boards.abcnews.go.com/cgi/abcnews/request.dll?LIST&room=bz_debunking&messagID=141end
Support them (link above) and all ten myths are here:
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/2020/2020/myths_john_stossel_040123-1.html
Let's email'em a big thank you!
DB
Myth No. 3 — Guns are Bad
America is notorious for its culture of gun violence. Guns sometimes do cause terrible harm, and many kids are killed every year in gun accidents. But public service announcements and news stories make it seem as if the accidents kill thousands of kids every year.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, fewer than 100 kids 15 and under are killed in gun accidents every year. Of course that's horrible, and I understand why demonstrators say we need more gun control.
But guess what? The Centers for Disease Control recently completed a review of studies of various types of gun control: background checks, waiting periods, bans on certain guns and ammunition. It could not document that these rules have reduced violent crime.
The government wants to say things like the Brady Gun Control Law are making a difference, but they aren't. Some maximum security felons I spoke to in New Jersey scoffed at measures like the Brady law. They said they'll have no trouble getting guns if they want them.
A Justice Department study confirmed what the prisoners said. But get this: the felons say that the thing they fear the most is not the police, not time in prison, but, you, another American who might be armed.
It's a reason many states are passing gun un-control. They're allowing citizens to carry guns with them; it's called concealed carry or right to carry. Some women say they're comforted by these laws.
Many people are horrified at the idea of concealed carry laws, and predict mayhem if all states adopt these laws.
But surprise, 36 states already have concealed carry laws, and not one reported an upsurge in gun crime.
For emailing your support, which they need, please tell ABC that you'll watch more of them if they continue airing the truth and the facts of such matters...
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The above script doesn't mention things in the actual show...such as the interviews with the felons saying in more ways than one that they don't care about gun laws....i.e.
" don't care if there are background checks...you think i'm going to buy my gun in a store?"
and when asked what worried them the most they said, "when you go into someone's home, you don't know what they're going to do"
they also showed a video tape of a clerk who shot at two robbers who then fled the scene.
then interviewed a lady who shot and killed 1 of 3 robbers who broke into her home. she said she didn't like guns but she carries one to be safe and she'd hate to think what would have happened if she didn't have a gun. this was also after she was shot once already, btw, when she grabbed her husband' gun
i may have forgot a few, but you get the idea...
they also showed how republicans SAY they want less govt. but once they're in, start lawmaking and spending...
and how Democrats always complain about the rich not getting taxed enough and then shot that down...
I loved the program!!!
http://boards.abcnews.go.com/cgi/abcnews/request.dll?LIST&room=bz_debunking&messagID=141end
Support them (link above) and all ten myths are here:
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/2020/2020/myths_john_stossel_040123-1.html
Let's email'em a big thank you!
DB