That’s TTAG Armed Intelligentsia member and Boynton Beach, Florida Dentist Dr. Michael Barr, featured heavily in this promo for CNBC’s exposé, America’s Gun: The Rise of the AR-15, which they’ll air beginning tonight. In fact, we’ll be running live commentary during the broadcast tonight at 10:00pm eastern. So grab a cold frosty, turn on the tube and log in to join the conversation. Right here.
![By Larry Keane President Joe Biden traveled to New York City for a media event to try and show America he’s doing something about rampant crime. Instead, he blamed the Second Amendment and lawful gun owners, said nothing about holding criminals to account and repeated the same tired lies about the firearm industry he keeps at the ready – lies “fact-checked” as being false each time he’s previously recited them. It makes no difference to the president. He’s not even trying anymore. To President Biden and national gun control groups the problem is always the gun and the law-abiding members of the industry. It’s never the criminal. Blaming the ‘Resistance’ President Biden was joined by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams for a “Gun Violence Strategies Partnership” meeting to talk about how to solve the crime surge, particularly those involving firearms. Instead of real solutions, the focus devolved into blaming law-abiding gun owners and again pushing a gun control agenda. “Enough is enough,” President Biden said. “Because we know we can do things about this, but for the resistance, we’re getting from some sectors of the government and the Congress and the state legislatures, and the organizational structures out there.” That “resistance” the president spoke of is the American people. Over the past two years they’ve become fed up with police defunding policies and soft-on-crime prosecutors, like Manhattan’s Democratic District Attorney Alvin Bragg. They’ve invested in their own safety. The “resistance” is the 21 million lawful gun buyers in 2020, including more than 8.4 million first-time buyers, and the 18.5 million gun buyers in 2021, with more than 5.4 million first-timers. The ”resistance” has backstopped Congress from passing federal gun control that don’t address crime. It also stopped President Biden’s nominations of paid gun control lobbyist David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and banking activist Saule Omarova as Comptroller of the Currency because not even all U.S. Senate Democrats could support them. They would have turned those agencies into bludgeons to hammer the firearm industry to achieve a special interest, gun control agenda. Favorite Falsehoods The president turned his aim from lawful gun owners towards the firearm industry and repeated a lie he’s rehearsed several times before. “Imagine had we had a liabil… [sic] they’re the only industry in America that is exempted from being able to be sued by the public. Only one,” the president protested. “Why the gun manufacturers?… It’s got to end. They’ve got to be held responsible for the things they do that are irresponsible.” He repeated the claim for emphasis. “And I find that outrageous.” This is flatly false. The president knows by now, or his speechwriters do and they don’t bother with the facts. CNN, Politicfact and Washington Post have all checked President Biden on his remark, including after he said it in the White House Rose Garden. CNN cleanly rebuked it. “This is false. Gun manufacturers are not entirely exempt from being sued, nor are they only industry with some liability protections.” Politifact rated it “false.” Washington Post wasn’t kinder, saying, “Biden is wrong to claim the gun industry is totally immune.” The firearm industry has liability protections under the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), bipartisan legislation enacted under former President George W. Bush. The firearm industry cannot be held liable when unaffiliated third-parties, in this case criminals, misuse a legal, lawfully sold product. It’s fundamental tort law and is similar to an individual attempting to hold Ford and Budweiser responsible for drunk driving deaths. The law was passed in direct response to lawsuits filed against the industry by control groups and municipalities like the city of New York and the state of New York. These type of lawsuit continue to be filed, now even by foreign governments represented by the same gun control group, the Brady Center. Colonial-Era Error President Biden continued to ignore facts on the Second Amendment and its history. He even erred when speaking about the Revolution-era days and why the right to keep and bear arms was so sacrosanct. “When the amendment was passed, it didn’t say anybody could own a gun and any kind of gun and any kind of weapon,” President Biden remarked. “You couldn’t buy a cannon, and when – the – when this, uh, this amendment was passed.” It did, and does, say the right of the People “shall not be infringed.” Even The Washington Post was brutal in their assignment of “Four Pinocchio’s” to this statement. “Biden has already been fact-checked on this claim — and it’s been deemed false. We have no idea where he conjured up this notion about a ban on cannon ownership in the early days of the Republic, but he needs to stop making this claim.” In fact, the Constitution of early America – before the Bill of Rights, and Second Amendment, was even ratified – granted and encouraged “special waivers” to American merchants and sailors, “allowing private individuals to act as pirates on behalf of the United States against countries engaged in war with it.” Americans given waivers and who owned warships obviously also obtained cannons for use in battle. In fact, it is still perfectly legal to buy a cannon today. It is the presidents’ fundamental misunderstanding and blatant lying about the Second Amendment that informs his gun control agenda and misguided approach to solving the crime problem. Millions of law-abiding Americans took ownership of their Second Amendment rights to protect themselves, understanding the president won’t. Instead of mangling the meaning of the right and pushing for more gun control on law-abiding Americans, the president should keep it simple. Take on the criminals and punish them for breaking the law.](https://cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/download-26-218x150.jpeg "Mainstream Media Lies to Cover for Kamala")
WILCO. Absolutely!
Easy prediction: CNBC paints the AR15 as used for target shooting and occasionally mass murder, asking about the latter over and over, and ignore anything related to the RKBA.
I hope TTAG gets a shout-out somehow 🙂
Also, if you watched the video: please let the 2A tattoo be sharpie. Please. Ugh.
How about “Rifle” instead of the thugish “Gun”?
as for America’s Rifle it shoud have been the M-1 Garand (Obama blocked the Re-import of 100,000 M-1’s from South Korea (and now I know why)
Sans Garand’s Great Contribution to Western Liberty the title falls upon the AR series, though the Mini runs a close second!
Is there any chance that this won’t be a hatchet job?
NO!
Today in hell: Ice racing and snow skiing…
the fact that this “expose” even exists is a sad commentary on our current state of affairs. You can just tell that the producers in New York who thought this up have never shot a gun. They’re doing a special on the most popular rifle in America because they have no clue about it or any other firearm as if they’re covering breaking news.
Any idea if this can be watched online? I don’t have CNBC Prime here at school :/
CNBC is watchable online. just google it
they have a lot of video clips at cnbc tv online right now
any place to stream it live?
http://www.stream2watch.me/live-tv/cnbc-live-stream?
questionable stream of cnbc….will see if this will have this program
is anyone have a legit broadcast on ruko or just the net. please post it
Oh dang that means I have to watch “GULP” CNBC?? Ok DAN only because you want us too!
Not giving them the ratings.
Let’s start a pool: How many minutes into the program will it be before an M16 is shown firing full auto?
I say 5.
I’ll bet a fully auto AR15 is shown in the title sequence at the beginning of the show.
Ha, I called it. The opening sequence of the show included a 1-2 second clip of an M-16 on full auto…
The mischaracterization begins already just with the video still shot, with the blood-red background, psychology proven to induce anger and fear while being symbolic of evil.
I’m surprised you’d agree with this. It’s going to be pure leftist propaganda, they’ll never let you stay on the topic of truth for very long, lest their skin melt and they be sent hissing into their caves.
Not to mention, Lady Liberty knows better than to violate Rule #3.
Demand an answer to Bengazi and to Fast and Furious (all 5 operations)
I want one. That will be all.
Remember CNBC’s “Remington Under Fire” investigation? Yeah, I’m guessing this will be more of the same.
Yes!
So far a bit of a hack job. Although stats wise it seems pretty solid. the doctor couldn’t tell a 9mm to a 223 round injury. She is pretty dumb.
To the male doctor, how about the hollow point 357? That would do even more damage. Trotting out the dead and wounded is more bloody T-Shirt waving..
Great now they are pushing Yeager!
I want that picture of lady liberty with an AR on a red shirt exactly like in the frame above. How can we do it?
I told them to only use my Right profile!
I understand that people ARE using AR15s for Hunting, Target Shooting, and 3 Gun Type Events.
What about the reason we REALLY have, incase shit gets real? Are we so brow beaten that we can’t even talk about the intent of the 2nd Amendment anymore?
Best part of the show, gun dealer shows a SOCOM II .308 next to a AR15 and says the AR would be banned for being more dangerous under the failed proposed AWB.
AR15 popularity is a recent phenom, last 10 years or so, in the 80s=90s ARs were somewhat rare and not that popular, with just a few companies like Colt, Hesse and Bushmaster making them. Back then cheap AKs were the thing, when 1000 rds of 7.62×39 was 99 bucks and a MAK was 300.
AR is a much improved platform but still pales to the AK in terms of ballistic punch and reliability. As far as accuracy the Saiga AKs have dispelled that myth with quality barrels and fit and finish. And AKs have mostly fallen under the radar in the latest tumult that the AR is getting the heat for.
Its a case study how the media gloms onto an issue and controls the narrative, with no history or context.
Anyone out there with computer skills… PLEASE record this and put it out on the torrent network for download! I can’t find any streaming versions nor downloadable versions and that’s quite shocking that it’s been out for 10 hours now and it hasn’t hit the feed.
Yes I’d like to watch this! Can’t find it anywhere
I’m still bemused by the fact of a 5.56mm weapon being regarded as the the sine qua non of the rifle world. Sure, it does well in massacres of defenseless children, but as a battle rifle trying to stop large enemy combatants hopped up on Allah and khat?
We don’t use that calibre for hunting our animals in New Zealand, because the round is too small, and too many wounded deer just run away and hide in the thick bush. We use 7mm to 30 calibre mainly. If you want goats or wallabies, fine, use 5.56mm.
But seriously? As a defensive weapon against grown men?
Which is why it really needs a 30 round mag.
Even in the US, it’s banned for hunting anything of any consequence in most states. Despite the emotional investment of the accolytes, it is a lightweight round and the firearm in question is a horrible design.
Sorta like a 1911, though they have a ‘better’ chambering in .45 ACP, without a ton of gunsmithing 1911s malfunction on a regular basis for those who have actually seen more than a few hundred rounds down the pipe in a day. And who see a FTE or FTF as a malfunction.
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