FactCheck.Org Misses Key Point In Dismissing Criticism Of Gun Bill

By Tom Knighton

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FactCheck.Org exists, in theory, to prevent misinformation. It’s supposed to help people differentiate between fact and fiction, the counter to fake news.

Unfortunately, many on the Right feel it has an inherent left-leaning bias. That may well be true. After all, it does occasionally seem to give the Left’s ideas a bit more leeway than the Right.

Recently, it took aim at a meme that argued a new bill would create a gun registry.

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A viral meme falsely accuses five House Republicans of voting with Democrats to create a “firearms registry.” The bill in question specifically prohibits “the establishment, directly or indirectly, of a national firearms registry.”

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A gun control bill that passed the House 240-190 earlier this year was largely shepherded by Democrats, who assumed control of the chamber in January.

And while the GOP-controlled Senate is unlikely to consider the bill, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, or H.R. 8, did receive “yea” votes from eight House Republicans, five of whom were co-sponsors of the legislation.

A viral meme that was posted to Facebook in May, and that is making …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms