Faulty Gun Control Ad
The wishy-washy Republican turned independent (just because New Yorkers don’t recall Democratic mayors fondly) Mike Bloomberg has funded an ad during the Virginia governor’s race which attacks Republican candidate Bob McDonell for his gun rights position.
The ad places the tragedy at Virgina Tech in the forefront of the debate by saying that loopholes in VA gun laws allowed it to occur. Not so fast: Jim Geraghty details its errors here.
Because really. Stop and think. All the evidence shows that smart laws that allow citizens to exercise their right to bear arms lead to drops in crime rates and, most especially, drops in violent crime rates. So really, these gun control activists may have the passion on their side, but certainly not the facts.
