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Joe Biden Does the Math. Or Not.

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“Eighty-thousand plus people a year who go through the background system are convicted felons or adjudicated incompetent to be able to own a weapon,” Vice President Joe “Double Barrel” Biden tells his peeps at a Google Plus hangout. That 40 percent means there’s gotta be, statistically, somewhere between 30,000 and 50,000 who get a gun who are not qualified. Probably higher. How does that make any sense?” Answer: it doesn’t. Stephen Gutowski of cnsnews.com deconstructs the Veep’s asinine assertion . . .

The Vice President’s claim was off by at least 38,069 people per year – that he nearly doubled the actual annual number.

By combining, apparently in his head and on the fly, the demonstrably inaccurate “80,000 plus people a year” with the debunked claim that 40% of gun sales in America don’t require a background check, Mr. Biden reaches the completely unverifiable claim that “between 30,000 and 50,000 who get a gun who are not qualified. Probably higher.” That claim, the child of two other blatantly inaccurate claims used to forward gun control agendas, is, of course, itself used to forward a gun control agenda.

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Robert Farago is the former publisher of The Truth About Guns (TTAG). He started the site to explore the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns.

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  1. I don’t worry about Obama. My immediate concern is the California legislature, which is moving that way as fast as it can, trying to catch up with New York and Connecticut. Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Maryland are bringing up the rear, passing laws that will take years and millions of dollars to challenge in the courts. California’s long gun registry goes into effect January 1, 2014, and if the Legislature has its way, there will be universal registration for all guns beginning June 1, 2014.
    No need for the Feds to do anything when the state governments are doing all the heavy lifting, . Executive orders can go only so far; without Congressional approval, Obama’s hands are tied. Not that it won’t stop him from trying again, but we are safe on that score until the midterm elections.

    I despair.

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  2. Between Biden and Bloomberg, we’re saved! Look for Crazy Joe to make a whole lot of embarrassing statements, and for every pro-2A politician to run against the Mayor of New York and not his or her actual opponent. It’s just too good, people. It’s just too good.

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  3. A lot of people say these guns are junk. They say the same thing about my Phoenix hp22. I like to go with the underdog. I can afford higher priced guns, but I like what others don’t. I shot my hp22 well over 3000 rounds before the slid broke in to. People told me it was a real crap pistol. Even the guy that sold it made fun of it but he wasn’t laughing when I laid down the money to pay for it. I think the c9 is my kind of gun. Tight wad, not really. I’ve seen video’s where people have “HOT LOADED” these guns and they worked just fine. I like what others don’t. My range guy tells me to forget what everybody else thinks, cause most of them don’t know jack.

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  4. Blaming the republican for any of this is hiding your head in the sand at best. A vote for a democrat is a vote for gun control. Even if individual dems are not anti gun putting them in office tilts the legislative bodies in their favor and allows them to bring crap like this to a vote. Your freedoms depend on the health of the Republican party.

    The sooner you realize that the better for you and and for this country.

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  6. Wikipedia: “A demagogue (/ˈdɛməɡɒɡ/) … is a political leader in a democracy who appeals to the emotions, prejudices, and ignorance of the less-educated people of a population in order to gain power. Demagogues usually oppose deliberation and advocate immediate, violent action to address a national crisis; they accuse moderate and thoughtful opponents of weakness. Demagogues have appeared in democracies since ancient Athens. They exploit a fundamental weakness in democracy: because ultimate power is held by the people, nothing stops the people from giving that power to someone who appeals to the lowest common denominator of a large segment of the population.”

    http://www.barackobama.com/news?source=take-action

    You be the judge.

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  7. “So, I bust a cap in your ass and get life in prison. Honestly, what’s that mean, 2 mebbe 3 months? It’ll be worth it not to have to hear you snore thru another night!”

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    For those interested, one of the most reputable websites is run by Loren Coleman. He is an author and researcher. Fun site to follow for the latest and greatest…

    http://lorencoleman.com/
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