Monday, July 22, 2019

Oldie But Goodie

The Gun Ban Lobby and Its Funders [More]
You mean to tell me the grassroots are really Astroturf?

 Who'da thunk it?

Posted by David Codrea at 7/22/2019 12:21:00 PM

1 comment:

Henry said...

A good summary article, though pretty dated (e.g., precedes Parkland). I particularly like the following, which we all need to keep in mind when debating grabbers:

“The [UK] Firearms Act of 1998 effectively banned automatic weapons and handguns. The penalty for possession of a handgun in Britain is up to 10 years in prison. After the handgun ban, gun crime, including handgun crime, skyrocketed. In 1997/98, there were 2,636 crimes committed with handguns in England and Wales. By 2001/02, handgun crimes had increased to 5,871. Overall, firearms were used in 9,974 crimes. (“Gun crime soars by 35%,” Daily Mail, Jan. 9, 2003).”

7/22/2019 4:52 PM

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