Of *COURSE* They Lie...

The Big Guy points me to an excellent article by John Lott Jr. about the media's shameful treatment of concealed carry permit holders. I'm certain that it will come as no surprise to anyone reading here that the media distorts, omits, and sometimes outright lies about "crimes" allegedly committed by concealed carry holders:

Take Florida, which currently has the most concealed handgun permit holders in the country and is one of the two most populous states with right-to-carry laws. Between Oct. 1, 1987, and May 31 this year, permits had been issued to 1.8 million people. On average, the permits had been held for quite a long time, well over 10 years. For all those individuals across the more than 22 years of legal carry, there were only 167 cases where the permit was revoked for a firearms related violation, or about 0.01 percent of permit holders. While the state doesn’t provide a precise breakdown of the reason for those revocations, the vast majority were apparently for people who accidentally carried their concealed handgun into a gun-free zone, such as an airport or school.

Throughout the past 30 months, beginning January 2008, only three additional permit holders have had their permit revoked for a firearms-related violation. With more than 739,000 active permit holders, that is an annual revocation rate of 0.00017 percent.

In two and a half years, three legal permit holders had their permits revoked for gun violations. I think it's safe to say that legally armed Floridians are more likely to jaywalk than to misuse their firearms inappropriately. All those signs and ads "warning" tourists about armed Florida residents were nothing more than gross and disgusting scare tactics with zero basis in fact.

I know, I know, here's my shocked face: :-|

They lie because they have to - they certainly don't have facts to back them up, that's for damned sure. They have to appeal to emotion because they know that in any argument, they're on the losing end if they have to resort to what is true and real, rather than what they think it should be. That these clowns are considered reputable speaks volumes about the mainstream media's complicity in the leftist attempts to disarm American citizens...

I know, I know, here's my shocked face: :-|

That is all.