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Hard Truths – Gun Control, Leftists & Some Facts

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As a result of the shooting deaths at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the debate over gun control has been reignited.

In near-hysterical fashion.

But first, some facts.

Switzerland, Norway, Finland, Belgium, Austria and France all have higher mass shooting frequencies per million people:

Rifles – of any type – are rarely involved:

Young males are not the primary culprits:

It can be anyone – using anything:

Automatic weapons are intensely controlled and restriced – and have been for a long time:

An AR-15 is not an assault rifle. It’s just not:

Citizens with concealed carry permits are among our most law-abiding:

The NRA received much of the blame. But the NRA spends very little on political activities:

Very little:

The truth of the matter is simple:

Which brings me to this:


And this:

This is actually a decent article:

For me a lot of it comes down to this:

Local officials and the FBI carry much of the blame:

There were some major preventative failures:

Tapper’s comments are worth noting.

All the signs were there.

And the FBI did nothing.

Equally culpable, the progressive Diversion Policies of Broward County Schools were fundamentally flawed:

Questions are now being asked:

Some have asked these questions for years:

It may take a bit – but some painful truths will emerge:

Meanwhile, public policies are already in place that have proven effective elsewhere:

An initial suggestion is made:

Public support is there:

Personally I would be in favor of armed guards instead of – or in addition to – armed teachers:

And I agree with this:

David French proposed an intriguing parallel tact – one that empowers family members and others close to a potential shooter – not the government who so often fails to act:

French wrote a follow up article in response to some criticisms:

He also wrote in defense of the 2nd Amendment:

These thoughtful responses have been notable as many arguments surrounding gun control have been rife with propaganda.

Like this particularly shameful piece from ThinkProgress:

The article is shameful, disingenuous and denigrates true acts of bravery:

And very real sacrifice:

Other journalists joined in the game:

Even when they knew the underlying facts:

CNN’s Chris Cuomo accused Senator Cruz of ducking an interview with the network. Senator Cruz responded:

Cuomo later retweeted an article “I was able to buy an AR-15 in 5 minutes”. Again, there were some problems:

He didn’t buy an AR-15 – or any gun – and wouldn’t have been able to:

We’re open to honest debate. Emphasis on honest:

In case you’re wondering. No, President Trump didn’t:

CNN held an emotionally charged Town Hall – but there were some problems:

CNN denied Haab’s claims – but again there were some problems:

How quickly things change:

It went downhill from there:

Almost like there was an agenda:

There was a bit of hypocrisy:

Then this news broke:

Imagine:

The liberal gymnastics began. Some took note:

A stronger case was actually made:

Oops:

This:

CNN published this article today:

Which prompted some responses:

Ben Shapiro summed things up:

It’s pretty clear much of this is going to backfire:

The ads write themselves:

Do it:

Thanks for the material:

The gift that keeps giving:

Somewhere, some intelligent Democrat strategist is curled into a fetal position:

No. No they won’t:

But that’s not going to stop Leftists from trying.

Obama’s former speechwriter on the age debate:

Truth:

Anything. Anything to win:

Self-unawareness raised to new levels:

Others noted the lurking issues:

This is a blue-check liberal:

Running into a hard reality:

Which brings us to what I call “hard truths”:

America is unique on many levels:

Come and take them:

The NRA is the end result – not the cause:

Bueller. Bueller:

Simple. Concise. Truthful:

Look before you leap:

And the truest truth of them all:

Stated slightly differently:

There are no easy answers.

But we should be able to engage in open, honest debate.

David French’s proposal seems at first glance a proposal worth exploring.

It’s one of the few amongst a whirlwind of disinformation and Leftist noise.

Meanwhile, keep an eye on developing events at the Broward County School District and Law Enforcement System:

There’s more news to come.

 

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