KABC Offers Biased Take on L.A. Gun Buyback
Posted by FirearmsTruth on May 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Not only did KABC report about the gun buyback in Los Angeles with the usual anti-gun bias, but the reporter offered an interesting opinion. While noting that “hundreds of guns” were handed in, and further noting “city leaders are calling it a big success,” KABC also added that this was the most “successful gun buyback program in any city in the entire country.” But wait, it gets better (or worse):
“…there are a number of dangerous weapons that are off the streets.
“It looked like a yard sale for violent criminals with more than 2,500 fired arms [sic] on display for L.A.’s gun buyback program.”
We can only wonder how KABC would describe a gun show? There is also some questionable logic in this story. It ends with this statement:
“…there are 300 million guns throughout the United States, overshadowing the 2,500 weapons retrieved through this program. However, every weapon counts because statistics show that the crime rate in Los Angeles is down.”
If crime is already down, then why would these weapons count at all? If crime were up previously, but fell after the buyback than it could be seen that the buyback was a success but if crime is already down, then does this matter at all? Doesn’t this just prove that guns aren’t the problem?
