FACT CHECK: Gun debate deals in moldy stats WASHINGTON (AP) Some of the numbers being hurled around in the gun control debate passed their freshness date eons ago. Perhaps none is more prominent than the claim that 40 percent of gun sales take place without background checks. The statistic is ubiquitous these days and cited as gospel by a variety of public figures and gun-control advocates, President Barack Obama among them, but it is 20 years old and was not much more than an educated guess at the time. It's no wonder policymakers are grasping at tatters of moldy data as they consider expanding background checks and banning certain weapons and ammunition. A 1996 law pushed by the gun-rights lobby closed the spigot on federal gun research, leaving scholars, private groups and states to pick up some pieces. Only now, under a recent order......... http://news.yahoo.com/fact-check-gun-debate-deals-moldy-stats-070756769--politics.html some might want to rethink their so-called "statistics" .....this is why I never rely upon statistics for my argument. They are usually proven to be wrong.
LOL you don't know how many times I've pointed out timelines to the clueless. They act like 30 year old stats should still be relevant. Good Point
