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When ‘children killed by guns’ are not children at all
F. Paul Valone, “The Anti-Radical”
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” – Joseph Goebbels |
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“Gun violence is the NUMBER ONE cause of death for children and teens in our country,” shrieked the fundraiser from “Giffords PAC,” a prominent gun control organization. From CNN: “Children and teens are more likely to die by guns than anything else.” We now hear this horrific statistic from academics, leftist lawmakers, TV news anchors, newspapers, and magazines. |
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It is indeed horrific, but it is also a lie. It is, in fact, the sort of “big lie” that would make Joseph Goebbels proud. And like all good propaganda, the “children killed by guns” lie is designed to hide an ambitious agenda. Let’s examine how they lie, and what the truth really is. All data cited in this article come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "WISQARS" (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) for 2020, the year most recently available, and are expressed in fatalities per 100,000 people… |
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