23 June 2025

Lies, Damn Lies, and (Gun Control) Statistics

I'm shocked that the gun-hating part of the Left would lie. Or maybe I'm not so shocked. Things Get Messy Fast When You Dig Into the Number Behind the Gun Control Industry’s Favorite Talking Points

For decades, gun control advocates and their allies in “public health” have pushed a misleading factoid about children and firearms.

This is how it works: Step one, acquire statistics on firearm-related deaths among children ages 0 to 14. Step two, combine that relatively low number with the far greater number of firearm-related deaths involving juveniles and young adults ages 15 to 17, 15 to 19, or even ages 15 to 24. Step three, present the resulting data as the shocking number of “children” (ages 0 to 17, 0 to 19 or 0 to 24) who are subjected to “gun violence” each day/week/month/year. Step four, use the disingenuous statistic to advocate for pre-determined gun control policies by claiming “gun violence is the leading cause of death of children.”

Hat tip to Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit: IF THEIR ARGUMENTS WERE GOOD, WOULD THEY HAVE TO LIE SO MUCH?

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