There’s a clip going viral right now from the NRA convention in Houston over the weekend where Jason Selvig from “The Good Liars” comedy duo interviewed one of the attendees on the awful events in Uvalde, Texas.
In summary, the guy in orange says “more people are killed by hammers every year than guns” and his “Google it” demand of Selvig goes, much to the delight of liberal Twitter, horribly wrong for him. The video has close to one million views as of the writing of this post:
At the NRA Convention someone told us that hammers are used to kill more people than guns. So we looked up the stats in front of them. pic.twitter.com/ju5R8Pqbvk
— The Good Liars (@TheGoodLiars) May 31, 2022
But, might we point out to libs like Elie Mystal below that they’re missing what Selvig just actually admitted and it’s what a lot of pro-gun people have been arguing? Because it’s pretty important and our readers already see where it’s going:
This is a great example about how confronting people with facts IS USELESS in the face of their worldview.
This guy just got schooled and shrugged it off, and went right back to being dumb. https://t.co/ehU1OEOcvw
— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) May 31, 2022
The guy in orange did get his facts wrong, but as Selvig confirmed in the video, the number of murders committed each year with rifles and those by hammers, fists, etc. is about the same:
The guy in orange was 100% wrong. But the number of murders by rifle — you know, what Dems want to ban — and hammers, fist, etc. is about the same.
So, when #2A ppl hear "ban AR-15s," what they think is, "that won't do anything they'll ban all guns." https://t.co/2xKRGty13B— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) May 31, 2022
So, the type of gun Dems and lib activists want to ban — a rifle — is responsible for not only a small percentage of all homicides, it’s not even used in the majority of mass shootings. Here’s the fact-check via our colleague Katie Pavlich at Townhall:
Two things. Handguns, not rifles, have been used in 77 percent of mass shootings since 1982.
The 21-year-old age limit to purchase a semi-automatic firearms was just found unconstitutional in California. pic.twitter.com/3jXXKhNwDj
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 26, 2022
The media is also having a tough time explaining to viewers what they mean by “assault rifle.” Here’s the latest from CNN:
CNN's used definition of "assault rifles" consists of:
Semi-auto
Detachable mag
"Possibly large capacity" mags
Pistol grip
An arbitrary definition of a lot of damage pic.twitter.com/vg6d18H38y— Kevin McMahon (@Kevin__McMahon) May 31, 2022
And here’s Katie, again, pointing out the inconvenient truth: “In other words, ‘assault rifle is a made-up term that defines nothing”:
In other words, “assault rifle” is a made up term that defines nothing https://t.co/BewRhhSJtj
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) May 31, 2022
With that said, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York appears to have dropped the “assault weapon”/”assault rifle” distinction from her new proposed legislation:
The mass shootings in Buffalo & Uvalde rattled our nation to its core & shed new light on the need for action.
Today, alongside @AndreaSCousins & @CarlHeastie, I announced nation-leading legislation to strengthen gun laws & help stop these tragedies. https://t.co/t4LPLHfPEt
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) May 31, 2022
Gov. Hochul wants New Yorkers to obtain a license before purchasing *any* semiautomatic rifle:
A10503 (Jackson)/S. 9458 (Thomas):
Requires that an individual obtain a license prior purchasing a semiautomatic rifle. This is prospective and applies to purchases made on and after the effective date.
Good luck with that. Next stop, the Supreme Cout:
GP I cannot wait for NYC's and likely NYS's overly restrictive and unconstitutional gun laws to get overturned by SCOTUS in the next few weeks. https://t.co/o9PNKp6hqA
— The Gormogons (@Gormogons) May 31, 2022
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