A Second Amendment Foundation representative discusses the report, which falsely discusses the number of children shot and killed by handguns.
Everytown for Gun Safety made waves earlier this week with a report that notes how children unintentionally shot and killed more than 157 people over the past year with handguns, along with wounding more than 270. And even though major outlets are eager to pick up the story, it’s not as factual as some may think.
A recent report from Second Amendment Foundation spokesman Lee Williams indicates that some false details about the report knock down any argument it attempts to make.
“Several of the entries in Everytown’s data were based upon information from the Gun Violence Archive,” Williams noted. “To be clear, the Gun Violence Archive is not a media source. Like Everytown, it is an aggregator of media reports and, like Everytown, is far from a credible source.” He also made note that the group is often debunked based on its false information.
Along with pointing out other details – such as how Everytown noted that gun deaths were higher than motor vehicle deaths for children, despite specific numbers saying otherwise – Williams also had one important fact about the matter.
“Everytown for Gun Safety is bankrolled by former New Your City Mayor Michael Bloomberg,” he said. “It is one of his premier Astroturf (non-grassroots) gun control groups. Everytown’s action fund has more than $18 million in assets. Its support fund has more than $48 million.”
The report can be found here. Here to discuss it further is Williams or another Second Amendment Foundation spokesman, to discuss it in further detail.
Q&A:
- Does the Everytown for Gun Safety group seem determined to get more press coverage in the hopes of getting their anti-gun message out there?
- What make former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg invest his money in such a group, you think?
- Did they put together a report such as this merely for getting some form of anti-gun attention? Or was there another reason at play here?
- It’s important to note, according to Williams, that “gang related data” wasn’t included. Why is this so easily glossed over when it comes to their “official” report?
- Will we likely see more reports such as these in the months ahead, especially as President Biden pushes for his re-election campaign?
- Do you believe gun violence will play an important role in this year’s Presidential campaign?
- Where can we learn more about the Second Amendment Foundation and its members?
- Those interested can visit http://www.saf.org/.
Second Amendment Foundation spokespersons available to be your guest:
ABOUT CHRIS CHENG (In Pacific Time)
Chris Cheng serves on the advisory council to the Second Amendment Foundation’s Board of Trustees. He is the History Channel’s Top Shot Season 4 Champion and author of the book “Shoot to Win.” Cheng is an Asian D&I advocate in the gun community, a former Google employee who went from self-taught amateur to pro shooter.
ABOUT CAM EDWARDS (In Eastern Time)
Cam Edwards is the editor at Bearing Arms-dot-com and hosts the popular podcast Cam & Company that focuses on Second Amendment news and information. Cam is originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and has worked in radio, television, and online media for over two decades. He currently lives on a small farm with his family near Farmville, Virginia, and is a member of the board of Citizens Committee to Keep and Bear Arms.
ABOUT MARK WALTERS (in Eastern Time):
Mark Walters is a member of the board of directors for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. As a nationally syndicated host of two talk radio programs, Armed American Radio and Armed American Radio’s Daily Defense, Mark is heard on hundreds of stations weekly across the country. Mark is the co-founder of Armed American News and the recipient of the 2015 “Gun Rights Defender of the Year award.” In addition, Mark Walters is co-author of three books, including Lessons from Armed America, Lessons from Unarmed America, and Grilling While Armed.
ABOUT LEE WILLIAMS (In Eastern Time)
Lee Williams is also known as The Gun Writer and has been writing about the Second Amendment, firearms, the firearms industry, and the gun culture for more than ten years. He is the Chief Editor of the Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Reporting Project and is a frequent contributor to Ammoland News and Armed American Radio. In addition, Lee serves as a board member of Florida Carry, Inc. He was also an editor for a daily newspaper in Florida. Before becoming a newspaper editor, Lee was an investigative reporter in three states and a U.S. Territory. Before becoming a journalist, he worked as a police officer. Before becoming a cop, Lee served in the Army. Lee has earned more than a dozen national journalism awards as a reporter and three medals of valor as a police officer.
ABOUT DAVE WORKMAN (In Pacific Time):
Dave Workman is an award-winning career journalist and senior editor of TheGunMag.com. He writes for Liberty Park Press, Conservative Firing Line, and is communications director for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. He has authored Op-Ed pieces in several major newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and co-authored seven books with Second Amendment Foundation Alan Gottlieb. Workman’s beat is firearms, from politics to the outdoors. He is widely considered an authority on firearms, concealed carry, and gun politics.
The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing, and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 700,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.
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