New Revelations Show Gun Control Advocates Were Lying to the Publi
(Springfield, VA) -- New revelations today from Fox News showed thatseveral high ranking U.S. officials were lying about the number ofguns going into Mexico from the United States. For several weeks,Americans have been told that 90 percent of the guns used by drugcartels in Mexico have come from this country."Well, it turns out that the 90 percent factoid was a lie," saidGOA Communications Director Erich Pratt. "Everyone knows that politicians lie, as we saw with Chris Dodd wholied to the American people concerning what he knew about the AIGbonuses. Now there are three more politicians who have been caughtred-handed: Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of State HillaryClinton and Senator Dianne Feinstein.""They all parroted this 90 percent claim, and they were allwrong," Pratt said. "The fact is, our guns are not a significantsource of Mexico's illegal gun stash, and to be sure, America'slaw-abiding gun owners are definitely not to blame."The gun banners have every reason to inflate this figure becausethey want to see the Clinton-Feinstein ban on semi-automatic firearmsreinstated. They want to take away people's ability to protectthemselves."They are trying to conceal their hatred for guns by claiming thisban would help the Mexican people. But who are they kidding? Do theyreally think that the drug cartels, which pull in billions of dollarsevery year, are going to send their operatives into the United Statesto stand in line at gun shows to buy their arms?"The idea is laughable. These well-funded 'armies' can easilyget guns through back channels and from Latin American militarysoldiers who are looking for a quick dollar. In fact, much of theweaponry they possess is not even legal for most American citizens toown. The average citizen can't own an automatic weapon, a rocketlauncher, or grenades. And yet, that's what the drug cartelspossess."So kudos to American journalism for uncovering the recent slate ofdeceptive politicians who are trying to generate momentum for a newgun ban," Pratt said.FAST FACT: The U.S. government has shipped millions of guns to armmilitary and police departments in Central America over the past 50years. Thus, it is not surprising that a small percentage of firearmsseized by the Mexican government are American-made firearms. Accordingto today's Fox News report, about 17 percent of the firearms seizedfrom the drug cartels originated in the United States. Earlierreports -- claiming that "90 percent" of the drug cartel guns arecoming from the U.S. -- were based on tracing data, which is oftenused to deceive the public as to the types of guns used in crime.