{"id":92384,"date":"2023-05-01T10:48:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T15:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=92384"},"modified":"2023-05-01T10:48:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T15:48:38","slug":"92384","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=92384","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ammoland.com\/2023\/04\/ruth-behind-children-killed-by-guns-misleading-statistics-hidden-agendas\/#axzz80TTJvXJN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Truth Behind \u201cChildren Killed by Guns\u201d, Critical Analysis of Misleading Statistics &amp; Hidden Agendas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S.A. \u2014\u00a0<\/strong>A recent article, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/rulesforantiradicals.com\/blog\/f\/when-%E2%80%98children-killed-by-guns%E2%80%99-are-not-children-at-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uri=\"7ace580ec1f22b0b308c92ffbc1cb73c\">When \u2018Children Killed by Guns\u2019 are Not Children at All,<\/a>\u201d by Paul Valone, President of Grass Roots North Carolina, with contributions from Jim Parker and Sean Sorrentino, is an informative and insightful look into the propaganda and deception involved in the gun control debate.<\/p>\n<p>The article examines the lies perpetuated by gun control advocates, such as the idea that <em>\u201cgun violence is the NUMBER ONE cause of death for children and teens in our country.<\/em>\u201d This honest and factual research dig details the truth about gun-related deaths and the ages, races, and circumstances surrounding them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When \u2018Children Killed By Guns\u2019 Are Not Children At All<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first fake news lie addressed in the article is the definition of \u201cchildren.\u201d The article points out the obvious, to everyone but gun banners, that 18- and 19-year-olds are NOT children, yet gun control advocates include them in the statistics to inflate the numbers. The research also notes that the claim of \u2018gun violence\u2019 being the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/03\/29\/health\/us-children-gun-deaths-dg\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-uri=\"e63d73d1357412e2b7e996a5b5367cc7\">number one cause of death<\/a>\u00a0for children is FALSE, as the real statistics show that motor vehicle deaths are more common than gun-related deaths.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ammoland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Actual-and-Accurate-Total-Deaths-of-Children-0-17-Source-CDC-WISQARS.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Actual and Accurate Total Deaths of Children 0-17 Source CDC WISQARS<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Valone\u2019s continued research delves further into the lie that all age groups are equally afflicted. The data from the CDC\u2019s WISQARS system shows that in the 0-15 age range, the rate of motor vehicle deaths is 41% higher than gun-related deaths. However, when looking at 16- and 17-year-olds, the data reveals that firearm deaths by all intents exceed motor vehicle deaths, with a 29% difference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Another Big Lie Exposed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another lie exposed in the article is the claim that all demographics are equally afflicted. The article looks at the 16-17 age range and finds that when factored by race, blacks are 425% more likely to be killed by guns than whites.<\/p>\n<div>This is an alarming statistic that is completely ignored by gun control advocates who push for blanket policies that do not address the root cause of gun violence in certain communities.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Hiding Reality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A chronic problem in the Fake News reporting on guns is \u201ccombining intents,\u201d particularly suicide. Suicide rates are often used to inflate the numbers and justify gun control policies. However, the article notes that suicide is subject to the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0091743521000554#:~:text=Regulatory%20approaches%20that%20decrease%20the,methods%20of%20suicide%20in%20place.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-uri=\"101aedf63c859f850c7b3a712c68f0d7\">substitution effect,<\/a>\u201d where people denied one means of suicide tend to substitute another. Japan, for example, has a high suicide rate despite a near-total prohibition on gun ownership.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>The accurate statistics highlight who the real winner or, should we say, victims are. When it comes to homicide, blacks are the clear \u201cwinner\u201d with a rate of 800% that of whites in the 16-17 age group.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The important article by Paul Valone, Jim Parker, and Sean Sorrentino is a well-researched and eye-opening look into the lies and propaganda surrounding gun control. The authors provide a data-driven analysis of gun-related deaths and the circumstances surrounding them. They reveal the truth behind the inflated statistics often used by gun control advocates to push their agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rulesforantiradicals.com\/blog\/f\/when-%E2%80%98children-killed-by-guns%E2%80%99-are-not-children-at-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-uri=\"7ace580ec1f22b0b308c92ffbc1cb73c\">article is a must-read for anyone interested\u00a0<\/a>in the gun control debate and values honesty and accuracy in reporting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Truth Behind \u201cChildren Killed by Guns\u201d, Critical Analysis of Misleading Statistics &amp; Hidden Agendas U.S.A. \u2014\u00a0A recent article, \u201cWhen \u2018Children Killed by Guns\u2019 are Not Children at All,\u201d by Paul Valone, President of Grass Roots North Carolina, with contributions from Jim Parker and Sean Sorrentino, is an informative and insightful look into the propaganda &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=92384\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mendacity","category-safety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92384"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92385,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92384\/revisions\/92385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}