Opinion
BELLEVUE, WA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been called out by the Washington Post Fact Checker for repeating a blatant falsehood about the number of children who die every day from so-called “gun violence,” and today the Second Amendment Foundation wonders what else she’s been lying about.
“Fact Checker Glenn Kessler plays no favorites,” noted SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb, “and when he slaps Pelosi with four ‘Pinocchios’ for repeatedly using a canard, she’s got it coming.”
Pelosi has repeatedly claimed that 100 people die every day from “gun violence,” and asserted that 47 of them are children and teens. But the Washington Post did some math, noting that 60 percent of firearms-related deaths are suicides, and wrote “It seemed strange that so many children would be killing themselves with guns.” The newspaper checked data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and concluded Pelosi was way off base, yet she has repeated the false narrative.
“If Pelosi perpetuates this lie about guns,” Gottlieb wondered, “what else is she being dishonest about? This is the kind of deliberate misinformation that should attract extra scrutiny for anything she says, about guns, taxes, the economy [impeachment] or any other social issue.
“What is truly alarming about this,” he continued, “is that far too many people have accepted Pelosi’s falsehood as fact. She has fabricated a misleading and inflammatory argument in support of further restrictions on law-abiding gun owners and she was getting away with it until the Washington Post Fact Checker called her on it.
“Speaker Pelosi and her anti-gun Democrat colleagues may think it’s okay to dupe the American public,” Gottlieb observed, “but we don’t. Creating a false narrative, and then acting on it, is a bad idea and really bad politics because eventually you’re going to get caught.”
The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 650,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.
So what are the real numbers? 60% suicides, =? , self den-fence =? , ???
Sad part is they go on TV and say this stuff, and even when wrong you never see anyone on the news call them out! now the narrative is out there and unfortunately people believe all the BS
If there’s one thing you can count on these commiecrats for, it’s for them to lie pathologically.
Pelosi is a dysfunctional person that is out of touch with reality. . She is a vicious liar and an elitist .What does that say about the voters that keep her in office?
As with most politicians, she is totally ignorant about the subject of which she speaks, only parroting some talking point provided by some staffer or campaign donor. Most will not even question the assertion and the MSM will certainly not.
Propaganda. When I served in the Army I came to expect slanted statements from communist and socialist block countries and outright lies from nations that are run by vile, evil “religions of peace”. I felt sorry for their subjects because there was no chance of them knowing anything close to the truth. These days it’s common practice for elected officials here in the U.S. to slant statements toward their goals. My parents called that lying. So do I. Before someone of such stature speaks it would be wise it they knew what they are talking about. Facts, truth go a… Read more »
Politicians lie. Politicians lie ABOUT their lies, and Pelosi is among the worst in this regard. The problem is, far too much of today’s “news” media is complicit with their lies – particularly the lies of democrats. Even many – perhaps most – of the self-anointed “fact checkers” like Politifake are ruthlessly agenda driven to distort the facts, usually to benefit democrats. Dishonesty about guns is a minor part of their lying ways – politicians routinely lie about everything from animal rights to zymurgy. Thanks to the Internet, the public is now finding out more of what the legacy media… Read more »
60% are suicides and ~5%+ are justified self-defense. If someone credibly threatens my life or that of my family members or friends, you can bet I’d feel justified using whatever force is necessary. If they die I would feel bad about it, but it would be justified. If they are a child and they die, I would feel sorry for their family – but it would still be justified and I’d get over it.
This bitch is a pathological, congenital, treacherous, traitorous, LIAR. She lies so frequently and so egregiously that I rightly assume that any words from her mouth are lies. My only surprise would be to discover that she has told the truth about something. That hasn’t happened yet. Have you actually LISTENED to her voice lately? Is she DRUNK? Has she lost the ability, like Biden, to string a sentence together in a way that makes sense? And those TEETH !!!! Has she never heard of implants? She needs to see a dentist and get that taken care of. It isn’t… Read more »
Nancy Pelosi and the democrats have evolved to the point that they now can change their party name to the Socialist democrats of America. When a democrat politician leaves their party, we might do well to understand their basis of departure, that is if they really can no longer stomach the platform of their party. But on the other hand, has that individual become a RINO, only to change their colors and stripes when times become too uncomfortable for them? What exactly is the platform of the republican party? Does it reflect the views of conservatives? If you google the… Read more »
This woman has been lying so damn much, her dentures are always falling out.