This canard is growing legs
First, we saw it here:
The proposed changes come at a time when the FBI is reporting a rise in violent crime, especially in mid-size cities. Police are beginning to tie newly legalized assault weapons with increased gang violence. (When Congress refused to renew the ban on assault rifles two years ago, who did it think would be the market for AK-47s, Uzis and Tec-9 pistols — the Rotary Club?)
It was a lie then. My sooper seekrit sources told me that she claims that some police told here that. Not exactly a legitimate tie to an increase in gang violence. And now:
Authorities said they have also noticed a spike in the number of high powered weapons on the street since the ban on assault weapons was lifted in 2004.
Another lie. A weapon that was banned under the AWB is no more powerful than anything else. The ban only affected the aesthetic features of the weapons. They are not high powered.
August 14th, 2006 at 10:10 am
Well, they look like fools already, I suppose they don’t have the guts to stand up and say publicly that the assault weapons ban was a pointless failure. It boggles the mind though, to see this much dishonesty.
August 14th, 2006 at 12:03 pm
We are not looking at simple dishonesty. We are looking at the opening salvos in another propaganda war prior to calling for another ban. This is just the “softening up” phase. The “senseless tragedy” phase is next followed by the “hysterical fear phase” to be followed by the “we must take action now (ban them)” phase.
Hide and watch if that isn’t the way it goes. FBI, TSA, and PD’s will lead the quotes.
August 14th, 2006 at 4:12 pm
Here’s an earlier one from Aug 5th:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/15203698.htm?source=rss&channel=miamiherald_breaking_news
Dade cops seeing more assault rifles
More homicides in Miami-Dade have been committed this year using
assault-style rifles, but whether that means more of the weapons are on
the streets is unclear.
BY DAVID OVALLE
dovalle@MiamiHerald.com
Posted on Sat, Aug. 05, 2006
August 21st, 2006 at 9:30 am
[…] First, (as mentioned before), the assault weapons ban canard is popping up. While pointing out that in 2005 murder is up, casually mention the assault weapons ban expired. It doesn’t seem to matter that murder is up in places that have a ban or that there is no evidence that murders committed with formerly banned are on the rise or that the preferred and most common weapon used in murder is a handgun. Gunbloggers need to stay on this one. […]