Fact Check Refutes Leading Gun Control Talking Point

[dyno dan]

"It has become practically mandatory for any firearm prohibitionist to
preface gun control rhetoric with the assertion: “Gun violence is the
leading cause of death of children.” It’s a favorite of Joe Biden,
Kamala Harris, the White House Briefing Room, and just about every gun
control advocate and anti-gun media outlet you could name....

To paraphrase Bill Clinton, the veracity of the statement depends on
the meaning of what a “child” is. Gun control proponents arrive at
their statement about “children” by including young adults aged 18 and
19 (and sometimes even older) in their data sets. As the Post article
also notes, researchers additionally use different definitions of
“motor vehicle death” to examine the issue of child mortality. Some
count only crashes involving moving vehicles, while others count all
vehicle-involved deaths, including those involving stationary vehicles
and vehicles colliding with pedestrians. Only by using a narrow
definition of “motor vehicle death,” a definition of “child” that
includes young adults, and a broad definition of “gun violence” does
the number of “children’s” firearm-related deaths exceed those of
vehicle-related deaths."


IE: THEY LIE

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20240212/f-is-for-false-washington-post-fact-check-refutes-leading-gun-control-talking-point


-dan z-



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