Lying to win
Anti-gunners have to do it. And the press just repeats it. Example one:
Lawmakers have tried and failed at getting this bill passed before, but last year’s shootings at Virginia Tech have led several groups to make another push.
A group called Protest Easy Guns is planning to bus people in from all over the state for a demonstration Monday on Capitol Square. They’re planning to lay down on the front lawn of the state capitol to drive home the impact of the Tech shootings.
The implication being, of course, that somehow closing the Evil Gun Show Loophole would have stopped the VT massacre. That, of course, is not the case.
This is a lie designed to help him make his case. By lumping the federally restricted sawed-off shotgun in with the political construct “assault weapons”, he elevates both to “oooh, scary” status and lends credence to his argument.
