NY columnist is anti gun!
Yeah, big news huh? It's good practice reading through drivel like this and pointing out all of the fallacies. Here are a few:
One proven way to reduce urban crime is to choke off the supply of guns on the street. [Proven? Where?] And one sure way to do that is for police to track where the guns are coming from. For example, studies in New York have shown, again and again, [then it ought to be easy to cite them...] that a major source of cheap Saturday night specials [made up name] can be traced to Virginia. That information helps law enforcement target black market and rogue dealers. [how about arresting criminals, not lawful business owners?]
But in 2003, the gun lobby succeeded in persuading Congress to prohibit public disclosure of gun tracing data -- an insult to the the [sic] people's right to know. [Where did he get this idea that people have a right to know about the spending habits of other people?]
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is one of the most outspoken critics of the proposed legislation, and for good reason. He estimates that 82 percent of guns used in crimes in his city come from out of state. [I estimate that 94% of New Yorkers are ignorant fools.]
And the grand finale: The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the International Association of Police Chiefs and the International Brotherhood of Police Officers have all voiced opposition to the proposed legislation. How can Congress, in good conscience, not listen?
Gosh, you mean there are THREE small anti-gun groups (two of which are "international" so what should they have to do with our laws?) against it and the only ones supporting it are regular citizens and the 4 million members of the NRA? I just can't figure it out...
File under: Media bias/ignorance
One proven way to reduce urban crime is to choke off the supply of guns on the street. [Proven? Where?] And one sure way to do that is for police to track where the guns are coming from. For example, studies in New York have shown, again and again, [then it ought to be easy to cite them...] that a major source of cheap Saturday night specials [made up name] can be traced to Virginia. That information helps law enforcement target black market and rogue dealers. [how about arresting criminals, not lawful business owners?]
But in 2003, the gun lobby succeeded in persuading Congress to prohibit public disclosure of gun tracing data -- an insult to the the [sic] people's right to know. [Where did he get this idea that people have a right to know about the spending habits of other people?]
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is one of the most outspoken critics of the proposed legislation, and for good reason. He estimates that 82 percent of guns used in crimes in his city come from out of state. [I estimate that 94% of New Yorkers are ignorant fools.]
And the grand finale: The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the International Association of Police Chiefs and the International Brotherhood of Police Officers have all voiced opposition to the proposed legislation. How can Congress, in good conscience, not listen?
Gosh, you mean there are THREE small anti-gun groups (two of which are "international" so what should they have to do with our laws?) against it and the only ones supporting it are regular citizens and the 4 million members of the NRA? I just can't figure it out...
File under: Media bias/ignorance
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