Now It's SF Chron Using False '90% of Mexican Guns From US' Line

Publius Forum ^ | 07/02/09 | Warner Todd Huston

[Mobile Vulgus]

The San Francisco Chronicle is proving the old bromide true. That's the one that goes: "a lie can be half way 'round the world before the truth can pull its boots on" (often incorrectly attributed to Mark Twain). Then there is another one Twain didn't originate but aptly fits here, "there are three kinds of lies: Lies, damned lies and statistics." The subject of this scoffing is that factoid the Old Media has been promulgating like gospel where "90% of Mexico's confiscated guns are from the U.S."

The problem with this "90%" refrain is that it just isn't true. There is no truth in the claim that 90% of the guns Mexican officials confiscate from drug dealers in Mexico are from the U.S.A. But, true or not, the Old Media use this line as if it were received truth. Suspicions are easily raised that they do so because it fits their ideological matrix perfectly and the truth of the matter does not fit the approved story line...

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[Mobile Vulgus]

They love the lie, don't they?

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[17th Miss Regt]

Send the pundits an e-mail stating that the actual percentage of guns from America is 14% higher that the 90% figure they are currently using. Ask them to use the new figure as it is more accurate.

[CPT Clay]

Rocket Launchers do not come from Gunshows.

[Lazamataz]

Rocket Launchers do not come from Gunshows.

It's the dreaded gun show loophole.

Grenades, shoulder fired missiles, rocket launchers, morters....GUN SHOW LOOPHOLE!!!

[CrazyIvan]

Nor do .50 cal. belt fed machine guns. America’s Most Wanted tried to convince us of that a couple of weeks ago. To think that drug dealers making millions of dollars aren’t getting personally catered to by arms merchants is pretty absurd in the first place.