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ABC 20/20 May 4th

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Thanks for the info, will have to watch that. Very similar to Penn & Teller's B.S. and Mythbusters
 

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I don't know where the mythbusters comment is comming from, but penn and tellier put on a show on gun control. Aye, some of it was an act, but i feel it was worth watching if you haven't seen it yet. Google video has a copy floating around of the eipsode (search "penn teller bullshit").
 

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The Penn & Teller episode on guns was removed for some reason, I searched for it last weekend.
 

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Kelly J wrote:
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Thanks for the info, will have to watch that. Very similar to Penn & Teller's B.S. and Mythbusters
did you watch the preview? Sounds like you think this is a put on, it's not.

I know its not a put on, thats why I said it was simlar to those two shows, it his work showing what his proof shows for the myths he has chosen to talk about. Penn and Teller do it with some facts and alot of cussing. Mythbusters do it with some science. I have not seen or verfied his proof/facts but he does seem to know what he is talking about.
 

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ABC's Stossel Links Gun Control to Higher Crime


Posted by Brad Wilmouth on May 6, 2007 - 00:51.


On Friday's 20/20, ABC anchor John Stossel discussed the self-defensive benefits of gun ownership, debunking the myth that 'gun control reduces crime,' during 20/20's recurring series 'Myths, Lies & Downright Stupidity,' based on Stossel's book of the same title. Citing the recent Supreme Court ruling overturning Washington, D.C.'s ban on gun ownership, Stossel talked to the pro-gun plaintiff in the case, and pointed out that the murder rate in D.C. increased after the city's gun ban. Stossel: "Since Washington's gun law passed, the murder rate actually increased, even while America's murder rate dropped. It's because guns can also save lives, says Palmer, as one saved his years ago in California." (Transcript follows)

The ABC anchor cited the case of Kennesaw, Georgia's law that requires its citizens to own guns, relaying a local police officer's observations that crime had dropped after the law passed. Lieutenant Craig Graydon, Kennesaw Police Department: "Well, after the city ordinance passed, there was actually a decrease in reported crime in the Kennesaw area, especially violent crime." Stossel described two instances in which guns were used by law-abiding citizens to stop criminals, including students at the Appalachian School of Law who went to their cars and retrieved their guns after a gunman attacked their school in January 2002.

After relaying that the National Academy of Sciences "could not document a single gun regulation that reduced violent crime or murder," he concluded the story with a soundbite from pro-gun advocate Tom Palmer: "If someone gets into your house, which would you rather have, a handgun or a telephone? You can call the police if you want, and they'll get there, and they'll take a picture of your dead body. But they can't get there in time to save your life. The first line of defense is you."

Below is a complete transcript of the segment on gun control from the Friday May 4 edition of 20/20 on ABC:

Elizabeth Vargas: "Now, it's time for our popular series 'Myths, Lies & Downright Stupidity,' which is also the title of John's best-selling book. It challenges conventional wisdom like 'stress causes gray hair.' Does it? And 'never eat out on Mondays.' Is that right?"

John Stossel: "Well, you'll find out now as we begin our top ten list, starting with number 10: 'Gun control reduces crime.' The horror of the shootings at Virginia Tech had many people talking about gun control."

John Roberts, CNN: "It's about the weapons, the guns. Where did the killer get them?"

Elizabeth Cohen, CNN: "They're shocked at how easy it is to purchase a gun."

Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA): "It is simply too easy to obtain a firearm."

Stossel: "The belief that gun control prevents gun crime is why many were upset this spring when-"

Unidentified male news anchor: "A bombshell court ruling could put handguns back in D.C. homes."

Stossel: "A court threw out Washington, D.C.'s 30-year ban on guns. And that's outrageous, said public officials."

Mayor Adrian Fenty (D-Washington, D.C.): "More guns very simply lead to more violence."

Tom Palmer, Washington, D.C. resident: "I don't know how anyone could be serious in saying that because the gun violence went up when they banned handguns."

Stossel: "Tom Palmer is one of the plaintiffs who sued D.C. over the right to have a gun. He's correct about gun violence going up. Since Washington's gun law passed, the murder rate actually increased, even while America's murder rate dropped. It's because guns can also save lives, says Palmer, as one saved his years ago in California."

Palmer: "We were walking on the street, and this group of young men took really strong exception to that. They stood up, 19 or 20 young guys, followed us, and they told us, 'We're gonna kill you. They'll never find the bodies.' And I turned around and showed them the business end of a pistol."

Stossel: "Just pulling out the gun was enough to stop them."

Palmer: "Yeah. It works. Merely having a weapon and being able to display it when I was threatened saved my life."

Stossel: "Now, you may think that carrying a gun, as Palmer did, is illegal in most of America, but it's not. Many people don't realize that today, in America, in about 40 states, it is legal to carry a concealed weapon on your person. And in those 40 states, there is no more violent crime or murder than in states where guns are restricted. The town of Kennesaw, Georgia, went a step further and passed a law requiring every household to have a gun. Did they then experience a crime wave? No."

Lieutenant Craig Graydon, Kennesaw Police Department: "Well, after the city ordinance passed, there was actually a decrease in reported crime in the Kennesaw area, especially violent crime."

Stossel: "Now, I don't want politicians ordering me to have a gun. And the law isn't enforced here. But townspeople we talked to liked the law."

Unidentified woman: "I think it makes people think twice."

Unidentified man #1: "This is a very peaceful place to be."

Unidentified man #2: "We should have guns. I mean, that's what free society do."

Stossel: "These maximum security felons said they fear an armed victim much more than the police."

Unidentified male prisoner: "When you go to rob somebody you don't know, it makes it harder."

Stossel: "And they said gun laws don't matter to them. They don't obey them."

Male prisoner: "I'm not worrying about the government saying that I can't carry a gun. I'm gonna carry a gun anyway."

Stossel: "It's impossible to know exactly how often guns stop criminals because who reports a crime that doesn't happen? But people use guns in self-defense every day. Often, just showing a gun is enough to prevent the crime. When robbers broke into Joyce and Raymond Papin's home and attacked Raymond, he yelled."

Raymond Papin: "Get the gun. Get the gun."

Stossel: "Joyce did. And when the robbers saw it, they ran away."

Papin: "Boy, when he saw the gun, he just started running, and they weren't just walking fast. They were running. They had boots on. You could hear them boots a'clopping."

Stossel: "Joyce says having a gun changes the balance of power. And here's a controversial idea: Some Virginia Tech students say they wish students had been allowed to carry guns because one of them might have stopped the killer before he shot so many people. And that's what happened five years ago at the Appalachian School of Law. Hearing shots, two students went to their cars, got their guns, and helped restrain this shooter until police arrested him."

Palmer: "One of the things that the gun does is it equalizes unequals. My mom told me when I was a young boy because she was armed she was never afraid."

Stossel: "So gun control isn't necessarily crime control. In fact, the National Academy of Sciences reviewed hundreds of studies and could not document a single gun regulation that reduced violent crime or murder."

Palmer: "If someone gets into your house, which would you rather have, a handgun or a telephone? You can call the police if you want, and they'll get there, and they'll take a picture of your dead body. But they can't get there in time to save your life. The first line of defense is you."

http://newsbusters.org/node/12556
 

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That's because John Stossel is a member of the Libertarian party. The only political party that supports gun rights nearly 100%.

I believe Penn and Teller are also, if my memory serves me correctly.

If political parties could be assigned a percentage for how often they support gun rights it might look something like this:

Democrats= 25%, Republicans = 50%, Libertarians = 99%.

(Libertarians would not support gun rights over private property rights, so that is where they lose 1%. For example: forcing private business owners to allow guns on their property.)
 

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HankT wrote:
ABC's Stossel Links Gun Control to Higher Crime


Posted by Brad Wilmouth on May 6, 2007 - 00:51.


On Friday's 20/20, ABC anchor John Stossel discussed the self-defensive benefits of gun ownership, debunking the myth that 'gun control reduces crime,' during 20/20's recurring series 'Myths, Lies & Downright Stupidity,' based on Stossel's book of the same title. Citing the recent Supreme Court ruling overturning Washington, D.C.'s ban on gun ownership, Stossel talked to the pro-gun plaintiff in the case, and pointed out that the murder rate in D.C. increased after the city's gun ban. Stossel: "Since Washington's gun law passed, the murder rate actually increased, even while America's murder rate dropped. It's because guns can also save lives, says Palmer, as one saved his years ago in California." (Transcript follows)
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The only reason I was looking for it was to post it to my website. No biggie.
 

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I have all the P&T B.S. Seasons, but I can't upload it due to copyright issues.

The Gun Control one is rather mediocre compared to some of their other episodes. They do say that guns are for the violent overthrow of a wayword government (which is the only show I know of that says this..), but the whole episode is pretty much thrown together with a hodgepodge of random stuff and alot of cussing. B.S. episodes are definately not what I show people to convince them of issues....

I saw the 20/20 episode and I think Stossel put together a rather compelling segment.
 

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Kelly J wrote:
HankT wrote:
ABC's Stossel Links Gun Control to Higher Crime


Posted by Brad Wilmouth on May 6, 2007 - 00:51.


On Friday's 20/20, ABC anchor John Stossel discussed the self-defensive benefits of gun ownership, debunking the myth that 'gun control reduces crime,' during 20/20's recurring series 'Myths, Lies & Downright Stupidity,' based on Stossel's book of the same title. Citing the recent Supreme Court ruling overturning Washington, D.C.'s ban on gun ownership, Stossel talked to the pro-gun plaintiff in the case, and pointed out that the murder rate in D.C. increased after the city's gun ban. Stossel: "Since Washington's gun law passed, the murder rate actually increased, even while America's murder rate dropped. It's because guns can also save lives, says Palmer, as one saved his years ago in California." (Transcript follows)
When did the Supreme Court Rule on this issue? I looked on the SC Docket and Opinions and could not find the Opinion.

The case is Parker v. DC; it was ruled on by a 3 judge panel of the DC Court of Appeals. The city is appealing to the full court of appeals, and no matter what the decision there it will likely be appealed to the Supreme Court.

If the Supreme Court decides to hear it and rules in favor of an individual rights reading of the 2nd amendment, it could have grave repercussions for gun control advocates nationwide.
 

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kurtmax_0 wrote:
I have all the P&T B.S. Seasons, but I can't upload it due to copyright issues.

The Gun Control one is rather mediocre compared to some of their other episodes. They do say that guns are for the violent overthrow of a wayword government (which is the only show I know of that says this..), but the whole episode is pretty much thrown together with a hodgepodge of random stuff and alot of cussing. B.S. episodes are definately not what I show people to convince them of issues....

I saw the 20/20 episode and I think Stossel put together a rather compelling segment.
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Kelly J wrote:
kurtmax_0 wrote:
I have all the P&T B.S. Seasons, but I can't upload it due to copyright issues.

The Gun Control one is rather mediocre compared to some of their other episodes. They do say that guns are for the violent overthrow of a wayword government (which is the only show I know of that says this..), but the whole episode is pretty much thrown together with a hodgepodge of random stuff and alot of cussing. B.S. episodes are definately not what I show people to convince them of issues....

I saw the 20/20 episode and I think Stossel put together a rather compelling segment.
I have been under the impression that Penn & Teller were for the most part Anti Gun, at least that was what I got from the few interviews I watched of them commenting.
They may be anti gun, but they are libertarian. They support you right to own a gun, even though they may night like them.
 

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hirundo82 wrote:
Kelly J wrote:
HankT wrote:
ABC's Stossel Links Gun Control to Higher Crime


Posted by Brad Wilmouth on May 6, 2007 - 00:51.


On Friday's 20/20, ABC anchor John Stossel discussed the self-defensive benefits of gun ownership, debunking the myth that 'gun control reduces crime,' during 20/20's recurring series 'Myths, Lies & Downright Stupidity,' based on Stossel's book of the same title. Citing the recent Supreme Court ruling overturning Washington, D.C.'s ban on gun ownership, Stossel talked to the pro-gun plaintiff in the case, and pointed out that the murder rate in D.C. increased after the city's gun ban. Stossel: "Since Washington's gun law passed, the murder rate actually increased, even while America's murder rate dropped. It's because guns can also save lives, says Palmer, as one saved his years ago in California." (Transcript follows)
When did the Supreme Court Rule on this issue? I looked on the SC Docket and Opinions and could not find the Opinion.

The case is Parker v. DC; it was ruled on by a 3 judge panel of the DC Court of Appeals. The city is appealing to the full court of appeals, and no matter what the decision there it will likely be appealed to the Supreme Court.

If the Supreme Court decides to hear it and rules in favor of an individual rights reading of the 2nd amendment, it could have grave repercussions for gun control advocates nationwide.
To date there has been the origional rulling overturning the DC Gun ban and that rulling has been apealed but it also failed, now I am waiting for the Apeal to go to the Supreme Court for their opinion on the 2nd Amendment Position, maybe just maybe there will finally be a Supreme Court rulling that plainly says that the 2nd Amendment does in fact as we all know it does Afirm that The Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms is in fact an individual Right.
 
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