Did anyone catch 20/20 on Friday January 23rd?
Did anyone catch 20/20 on Friday January 23rd? John Stottle Give
me
a Break featured excerpts from his new book entitled Lies, Myths
and
Downright Stupidity. What an excellent piece of journalism this was.
I
have always admired John Stottle for his in-your-face style of
no-nonsense reporting, and this book tells it all from debunking popular
myths such as =93Getting Cold can Give You a Cold, Chemicals are
Killing Us, and most notably Gun Control. Here is a =
transcript of
that segment that aired last Friday. The web site and full story is
available at:
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/2020/2020/myths_john_stossel_040123-1.htm
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I definitely recommend reading this, and you can bet Ill be ordering
this book myself. Good reading and great reporting, kudos should go out
to this man. Looks like the media may be finally beginning to see the
truth.
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.