Archive for the 'Gun Control' Category

The Verdict is in: Alan Korwin Told a Lie on C-Span (and refuses to admit it)

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Despite claims to the contrary, Alan Korwin did make a public statement that is untrue (a lie), and given the opportunity to apologize or correct his statement, has chosen to defend this untruth.
On April 9th 2008, Alan Korwin appeared on C-Span. In that speech, in reference to gun ownership in America, Alan Korwin claimed “hundreds [...]

IF Gun Advocates Lie (or fib), People Die

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Update: The original title was “Gun Advocates Lie People Die“.
So,… Alan Korwin did not exactly fib. He repeated a claim supposedly made by professor Gary Kleck. A claim which no one can produce.

I DID however find something else Gary Kleck said:
“..less than 2% of fatal gun accidents occur during defensive gun use.” source

That means that [...]

Guns Advocates Lie While People Die

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

I’ve sent an e-mail to the man pictured to the right. He is a noted gun advocate/writer.
Hi Alan,
I just saw you on C-Span giving a talk on April 8th 2008.
You said, “Guns save hundreds of thousands of lives a year.”
You said this after describing a situation in which a women killed her intruder.
I think [...]

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