So, here's the new add, playing off the anti-gun force's desire to create fear by misreporting statistics. It is fear mongering and capitalism at their best.
Problem is, of course, that school shootings are not escalating any more than crimes committed with firearms are escalating. But if we can take every tragic incident and play it for all its worth, if we can mislead the vast majority of people who are either too stupid or busy to learn the facts, then we are well on our way. And, speaking of hype and misinformation, the newest numbers for school-related shootings include any death on school grounds, whether it included students or not or was gang-related. As always, addressing the real social issues would require more effort and less sensitivity than people are willing to accept or acknowledge. So, back to the same old tried and untrue approaches.
Although the correct attribution is unclear, the notion that "If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it, and you will even come to believe it yourself" is alive and well.
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