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NEWS: NSSF Helps Squelch Erroneous Gun ‘Facts’
4/9/2009
The U.S. Conference of Mayors, known for its anti-gun agenda, issued a press release this week full of misconceptions about firearms and gun laws, prompting an immediate response from the National Shooting Sports Federation.
Manuel A. Diaz, Miami, Florida, mayor, was responsible for the erroneous release.
In a report by the NSSF, which was also sent to the editor of the Sun Herald and printed in the newspaper to set the record straight, Diaz’s attempt at imposing more negative connotations associated with firearms was shut down.
The press release by NSSF reads:
1. What has erroneously been termed an "assault weapon" is a basic rifle that fires just one bullet with each pull of the trigger. What differentiates a so-called "assault weapon" from other guns is cosmetic; for example, the type of stock on the gun. True “assault rifles” or machine guns have been heavily regulated since 1934.
2. Less than one percent (0.7) of criminals acquire their guns from gun shows (Bureau of Justice Statistics) and federal law requires all licensed firearms retailers to run FBI background checks on every purchaser of every gun sold, including sales at gun shows.
3. Federal law already requires that firearms dealers report multiple sales of handguns to federal law enforcement (ATF) and local police chiefs. Limiting the firearms purchased by law-abiding Americans will not curb crime.
4. The Fraternal Order of Police and ATF support keeping firearms trace data restricted to law enforcement use only in order to protect the safety of law enforcement officers and the integrity of their investigations. No law enforcement agency has ever been denied trace data as part of a bona-fide investigation.
5. Ballistic imaging of new guns has been in place in two states—Maryland and New York—for more than eight years. It has cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars and has yet to solve a single crime because the microscopic marks left on cartridge cases change over time due to normal wear and tear.
The NSSF aims to replace the malignant assaults on firearms with facts, so that citizens’ Second Amendment right is not threatened by false claims imposed by gun-control advocates.
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Ron Wyllie
Southwest Iowa IBA Area Representative
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