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« April 19 thoughts | Main | Nordyke v. King 9th Cir. incorporates 2nd »

Wash. Times tears into 90% figure

Posted by David Hardy · 20 April 2009 08:58 AM

Editorial here.

"Of the ones sent here to be traced, 90 percent turn out to be from America, but most guns recovered in Mexico are not sent here so are not included in the count. Fox News reported that 17 percent is a more accurate number.

Democrats aren't alone in repeating phony gun statistics. The New York Times, CNN and numerous networks continue to repeat the 90 percent figure with no reporting to back it up. The hysteria is used to create the notion that a major problem exists with American guns - and Mr. Obama is anxious to step in to solve that problem with a $400 million program to stop U.S. guns from going to Mexico."

UPDATE: Here's more from the WT.

· non-US

3 Comments | Leave a comment

fwb | April 20, 2009 10:53 AM | Reply

And then we can have some more "reasonable" restrictions on firearms, like no calibers over .17, magazine capacities of 1, projectiles limited to a composition of 1 part sucrose to 2 parts lard.

NO CONCESSIONS!

Tiochfaidh ar la!

geekWithA.45 | April 20, 2009 12:09 PM | Reply

Query from us non-lawyers in the peanut gallery:

My understanding is that this incorporation is limited to the 9th circuit, and to get wider incorporation, we'll either have to get rulings circuit by circuit, or from SCOTUS?

NatefromOgden | April 20, 2009 9:01 PM | Reply

I contacted National Public Radio last week about their use and repeating of the 90% lie and later the same day they retracted/admitted that the numbers were unverifiable. They specifically said that "at least one listener" had contacted them about the Fox News story and I'm claiming credit as that listener! I wrote the details here- http://wasted_electrons.blogspot.com/2009/04/fwd-message-5607-8545217-please.html

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