ABC News Admits Gun Laws Wouldn’t Necessarily Stop Mass Shootings

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File

Anti-gun activists always kick it into high gear in the aftermath of a mass shooting. Their response is downright ghoulish in how they ignore the horrors of what happened so that they can get a jump on scoring political points. Most of the time, even a witless fool could see that the measures they’re proposing would have no impact on the shootings, but still, they persist.

Far too often, they’re successful in their efforts. They get laws passed, laws they claim will prevent mass shootings. In particular, they love the idea of universal background checks and claim those will work to stop these attacks.

Only they don’t.

They fail so spectacularly that even ABC News has to admit they typically don’t work.

Laws that have been passed in the aftermath of some of the most extreme instances of gun violence in the U.S. would not have necessarily prevented previous shootings, according to an ABC News analysis.

For example, while much focus has been put on curbing the illegal sale of guns, an analysis of all 17 shootings over the last two decades where 10 or more victims died shows that each of the massacres involved legally-purchased …Read the Rest

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