CBS Evening News propaganda

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Keiller TN

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Tonight's broadcast (Monday 17th) included a gun commentary about how more gun laws reduce crime. Massachusetts and Louisiana were compared. I tried to find the info on CBS site but it must be too soon to access it, but they said something about Mass. having less gun crime and Louisiana having more gun crime, since Mass. has more gun restrictions. The woman who did the study is anti-gun and the study does not appear to be broad enough to me. For instance, what is the overall crime like in Mass? Do they just use knives instead? It was such lame propaganda, but the sad thing is, many people will be persuaded by it. On the whole, Americans are untrained in critical thinking.
 
The more important question was how big was the time slice examined to come up with their statistics? A very common ploy of the anti-gun forces is to pick a time slice that fits their intended conclusion. Since trends almost always go up and down, its not too hard to find periods that go against the long term trend. This type of ploy was used in at least one attack on John Lott's work More Guns, Less Crime (which covered an 18 year period). These distortions won't hold up to the light of day, but they will have an effect on a measurable number of fence sitters.
 
The CBS site at http://cbsnews.cbs.com/ has the story and video. The story is at http://cbsnews.cbs.com/now/story/0,1597,185126-412,00.shtml and the video is at http://cbsnews.cbs.com/now/story/0,1597,185126-412,00.shtml

There is a feedback feature and I scolded them for failing to mention that Massachusetts, while the highest scoring state in the union, only got a score of 67 out of a possible 100. I asked them what a state has to do to receive a score of 100; summary execution of all firearms owners?

They also featured this woman Rebecca Peters of the Open Society Institute. "The director of the study does have anti-gun credentials. She led the charge against the gun lobby in Australia after a massacre there left 35 people dead. As a result, semiautomatic rifles and shotguns are now banned."

Guess where she lives now????



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Gun Control: The proposition that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her own panty hose, is more acceptable than allowing that same woman to defend herself with a firearm.
 
Reduced crime, increased crime, it shouldn't matter. What part of "shall not be infringed" don't they understand???

Joe
 
Here is a quote from the article that shows their craftiness. "All states must follow federal gun control laws, but 35 don't require licensing or registration of any firearm, including assault weapons. And only four states limit gun purchases to one a month." Don't you just love the way they word it to sound like licensing and registration are the acceptable and normal way of dealing with guns?
 
You also have to remember that a ratable "crime" only happens when someone files an official report. How willing the state/local authorities are to file reports, make arrests and prosecute offenders has a lot to do with the measured "crime rate". Probably more than the actual risk of being a crime victim.

From what I know about Mass., stuff that wouldn't even get you a slap on the wrist there will get you 30-90 days in the South (at least in Cobb Co.). As an example, you can be drunk and drive your date into the bay, drowning her - then walk back to your hotel & not report it until the next day. And still be elected Senator.
 
I'm certain poverty in Lousianna is the major reason for their murder problem. Why don't they compare the sociological stats between Lousianna and Mass? Then I'm sure the reason for the murder rate difference would be starkly obvious.

And what of Vermot? Very low murder, but adults can carry concealed without a permit. Talk about selective in their choice of data.

Why didn't they compare D.C, where handguns are banned, to Kennisaw GA, where guns are required? Maybe because that would give the opposite results?
 
You want to see CBS propaganda first hand, rent the movie called, "The Insider". The message throughout the entire film bombarded the viewer with just how credible their journalistic integrity is. I wanted to puke.
 
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