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An armed U.S. marshal thwarted a carjacking while protecting the residence of anti-Second Amendment Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.US surgeon general declares new BOGUS public health crisis
The left loves to slap the term “public health crisis” on things like climate change because it paves the way for government overreach and the erosion of our freedoms.
Yesterday, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy formally declared gun violence as a public health crisis and called for a ban on assault weapons and civilian use of large capacity magazines.
EVERYTHING Is A Public Health Crisis Now! This Time It's Guns!youtu.be
Murthy also attests that “gun violence is the leading cause of death for children and adolescents ages one to nineteen,” which is simply “not true,” says Sara Gonzales.
“That in itself should disqualify anything that he's going to say on the subject because that is a lie,” adds Rippaverse Comics’ Eric July. “The fact that people keep pedaling that stuff and it goes unchecked blows my freaking mind.”
According to July, this gun violence public health crisis nonsense means one thing: “What they’re gonna do is punish free people ... people who have used no aggression on anybody and have not committed any actual crimes.”
Sara agrees and makes a fantastic point: “If they were actually serious about gun violence, they would do something to clean up the streets of Chicago," "they wouldn’t be releasing violent criminals into the streets,” and they “would probably do something about the cartels coming in and out of our country.”
But the point, of course, isn’t protecting Americans from gun violence. The point is control.
Jaco Booyens points to New York City as a prime example — Currently in NYC, if someone commits a “sexual offense ... to a disabled person,” they will “walk the same day.”
“Don’t come to me with your want to fight violence,” Booyens says. “This is about taking power away from good American citizens to silence them into submission so Big Daddy Government can rule and rob your life from you.”
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Ohio sees 'significant decrease' in gun crime since concealed carry without a permit was passed
Ohio has seen a decrease in gun crime across several of its cities since it has allowed individuals to carry a concealed firearm without a permit.
Ohio became the 23rd state to allow individuals to carry a firearm without permit in 2022, which was hit with criticisms when the state realized it could not require individuals to "get fingerprinted, pay a fee," or "ask for permission from the local sheriff."
Michael Weinman, director of governmental affairs for the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, told Governing in June 2022 that the move was potentially dangerous.
"It's still a bad bill. There's going to be people without any training, without any background check (carrying guns)."
However, Ohio's own office of the attorney general released statistics that claim gun crime has actually decreased in the state since the constitutional carry has been enforced.
The Center for Justice Research was assigned to study the relationship between the new rules and crime involving a firearm before and after permitless carry came into effect.
The study tracked crimes involving a firearm, gunshot incidents, and the impact of the new rules on law enforcement.
The study found in its trend analysis that there had been a "significant decrease in crime incidents involving a firearm for Akron, Columbus, and Toledo, and across all 8 cities combined from June 2021- June 2023."
The other cities referenced were Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Parma, and Canton.
However, two of those cities (Cincinnati and Dayton) saw an increase in gun crime since permitless carry was enacted, despite a downward trend across the state.
According to SCNR, Parma, Ohio, saw the largest decrease in crimes involving firearms at 22%. The second-highest drop came in both Toledo and Akron at 18%, while Columbus saw a 12% decrease.
Cincinnati's firearm crime rate rose by 6% while Dayton's was +5%.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said in a statement he "genuinely did not know what the study would find."
“I thought it would be useful either way," he continued. "The key takeaway from this study is that we have to keep the pressure on the criminals who shoot people, rather than Ohioans who responsibly exercise their Second Amendment rights," Yost added.
In terms of injuries or death to police officers; June-December 2021 saw eight total officers injured or killed by a firearm in Ohio. From January 2022-June 2023, after permitless carry came into effect, an additional eight total officers were injured or killed by a firearm in 18 months.
Comparing the rates, that makes eight injured/killed officers in six months before the new rules, as opposed to an average of less than three officers killed or injured every six months since concealed carry without a permit was allowed.
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'Ban assault weapons now!' 'Star Wars' legend Mark Hamill cites misleading gun stats while calling for red-flag laws
Legendary "Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill demanded an "assault weapons" ban along with the passing of red-flag laws in a video to victims of gun violence.
Hamill sent in a video to the 11th Annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence, which was hosted by the Newtown Action Alliance. The alliance is a "national grassroots group formed after the Sandy Hook shooting to bring about legislative & cultural changes" related to gun violence.
"Hello, everyone, I’m Mark Hamill," the actor began. "I’m sorry I can’t be with you in person to share this message, but I wanted to express my deepest condolences for your losses do to the tragedy of gun violence in America."
"We are the greatest country in the world, but we also have the greatest gun problem in the world; no other nation comes close," the cultural icon continued.
"Nearly 50,000 Americans die from gun violence every year. And guns have become the number-one killer of children and teens," the actor claimed.
It seems the jedi's facts are misleading, however, particularly the claims of gun violence. The 50,000 figure likely comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's data for "all firearm deaths," which totaled 48,830 for 2021.
However, more than half of those deaths (26,328 or 54%) can be attributed to "firearm suicides," also according to data from the CDC.
As well, the United States is not even in the top 10 for homicides by firearms per 100,000 people and actually ranks seventh in terms of firearms homicides among high-income countries, according to Health Data.
The Southwest Journal ranked the United States as 32nd on a list of gun deaths per 100,000.
In addition, Hamill's claims about gun deaths for children and teens are also questionable.
For ages 1-4, 5-9, 10-14, and 15-19, the CDC does not list gun violence or assault as the top cause of death. In fact, "accidents" appears to be the top reason for child deaths in the United States across all age groups.
The term "accidents" includes deaths caused by transport accidents, other "external causes of accidental injury", and external secondary causes sometimes from disease.
Therefore, it is difficult to tell where Hamill's claim derives from.
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"We need to end this public health crisis now. Ban assault weapons now. Enact universal background checks now. Pass red-flag laws now," the actor demanded.
"I know this work isn’t easy, but you’re on the right side of history. And I’m beyond thankful for your efforts to end the scourge of gun violence in this nation," Hamill concluded.
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