Gun Control Myth13: Gun control laws are especially needed to prevent the purchase of “Saturday Night Specials

This is an old myth, but one that still is often used today by anti-gun crowds. There is some irony in this fact as well. On the one hand, the anti-gun crowd argues that assault weapons are essentially crime guns but also points to inexpensive so-called “Saturday Night Specials” as well.

The argument is that cheap handguns serve no legitimate purpose and are just guns for crime. The ATF however shoes that only about 10 to 27 percent of crimes involving these handguns fit the definition.

Of course banning these guns would also only hurt the poor, who often rely on these as a weapon for home defense!