In the following weeks of every mass shooting in America, the media along with average citizens, politicians and celebrities go into full gun control mode. Social media sites such has Facebook and Twitter are used to debate the need or cause for wanting gun control and in almost every case, there is blame on the NRA, gun shows, legal loop holes, the AR-15 itself, high cap magazines, out dated constitution, outdated laws etc.
I have noticed that liberal websites such as Yahoo!, Vox, Slate, Huffpost, New York Times and GQ publish extensive articles informing readers the same old story: about how easy it is to purchase a AR-15, you can own an assault rifle before you can buy a beer, no need for 30 round magazine, no need for a gun except for hunting, self defense is not a good reason to own a handgun etc. But I have noticed that a lot of these articles are pulled and disappear in a 24 hour period. In almost every case, these articles are long, statistics are not 100% accurate, details on actual shooting are here say, and the overall objective (gun control) is not based on facts but personal opinion.
However, it seems that Donald J Trump is going to always be headline news for the foreseeable future on these liberal and left leaning websites and blogs. As long as Trump is our President, I feel that there isn't anything that can overshadow his administration. Talk about taking one for the team!
Anyways is there anything you read in the past that really stood out to you as liberal propaganda or 100% miss leading? What was your favorite argument?
Here is my favorite arguments:
1. Yahoo! states that AR-15 owners in huge numbers are voluntarily turning over there AR's to law enforcement- im going to say this is miss leading
https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-s...140114808.html
2. Huffpost claims it took them 38 minutes to purchase a "vietman era machine gun" which they called "murder weapon", "death machine" at a pawn shop, it was a Diamond Back DB15. Huff claims they could have been "locked and loaded in 5 minutes". - im going to call bullshit!
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...b0e4fe5143fd4d
3.This is Vox trying to explain Americas gun violence problems using fake statistics on maps and charts:-
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-polit...cs-maps-charts
4. This is a good one. This is Vox trying to explain that the NRA shifted the country from the view that the Second Amendment is about the federal government’s role in state-run militias to one that it’s really about individual Americans’ right to bear arms.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-polit...gun-policy-nra
5. This is a fascinating piece: MSNBC explains a legal loophole means that anyone, including criminals, can order a so-called “ghost gun” off the web without a background check – a gun with no serial number that can’t be traced. And when these parts are assembled, some how they are legal- even for criminals.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...online-n719121
6. I saved the best for last: CNN describes a world where it is legal to build full auto machines guns in your garage from unregistered and even 3D printed parts, but you cant sell them unless you pay $200 to the BATFE.
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1203263
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