Boston Globe Editorial Plays Loose With Facts
Posted by FirearmsTruth on June 30, 2010 · 1 Comment
There is no denying that James Alan Fox is passionate about the issue of gun control. We respect his opinions even we don’t agree with them, but in an editorial for The Boston Globe he flat out confuses us by playing a bit loose with the facts. He writes:
“The Chicago ban had in fact significantly reduced the scourge of gun killings in the Windy City.”
First, we’d like to know what he is basing this statement on? We ask because Chicago has seen a surge in gun violence in the past few years. Clearly criminals are getting guns, regardless of the ban. We would counter that gun sales nationwide have been on the rise, but gun crime has been down accordingly.
We also have to question Fox who at one point suggests there are ways to keep guns from criminals, while still allowing for private ownership to “legitimate gun owners,” but then says he doesn’t believe in middle-ground between two side. Fox actually maintains that he would like to “disarm America completely.”
He does content, “there will never be a gun-free America, at least not in my lifetime.” We hope this is never the case. In part because such an America would be a police state.
I read your comments about my claim that Chicago had fewer homicides because of the ban. I didn’t just pull it from thin air. It came from a detailed analysis, comparing Chicago with other cities, contained in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court.
URL: http://www.abanet.org/publiced/preview/briefs/pdfs/09-10/08-1521_RespondentAmCuCrimJusticeProfs.pdf
JAF