Over twenty people, including at least 19 children, were murdered in a Texas school on Tuesday, and it took the left less than five minutes to show their true colors. We tear apart Joe Biden's angry rant, knock down the left's tired talking points, and tell you what REALLY needs to be done to protect our schools.

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TEXAS SHOOTING AND THE MYTHS

• On May 24, a gunman attacked an elementary school in Uvalde Texas, killing at least 19 children and two teachers and injuring his grandmother beforehand. SOURCE: CBSNews
• WHAT WE KNOW:
  • 18-year-old Hispanic male
  • Total Dead: 21 victims
    • 2 Adults Gr2 Teachers
    • 19 Children
  • Armed with a rifle and handgun, wearing body armor, opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. SOURCE: NBCNews
  • The gunman was stopped by a single Border Patrol agent who had been working nearby. SOURCE ABC News

FAST FACT #1: In 2021, there were an estimated 1.67M uses of firearms in defense situations. SOURCE: SSRN

• By contrast, CDC data from 2020 showed only 19,384 gun homicides.

FAST FACT #2: 94% of mass shootings take place in ‘Gun Free’ zones. SOURCE: CrimeResearch

• Texas law generally prohibits possessing a firearm on school grounds. SOURCES: TASB Giffords

CLAIM #1: THIS SHOOTING IS THE FAULT OF THE GUN LOBBY. SOURCE: MSNBC

• TRUTH #1: Nobody from the gun lobby shot anyone.
• TRUTH #2:The gun lobby is far less influential than leftists portray.
  • In 2021 gun rights lobbyists spent a total of $15.8M. SOURCE: OpenSecrets
  • This is a minuscule amount compared to other industries. SOURCE: OpenSecrets
    • Pharmaceuticals - $356.6M
    • Electronics - $179M
    • Insurance - $153M

CLAIM #2: WE ARE THE ONLY COUNTRY WHERE THIS HAPPENS. SOURCE: MSNBC

• TRUTH #1: We are NOT the country with the most violent crime. Murder rates per 100k from 2018. SOURCE: Statista
  • El Salvador 52
  • Jamaica 43
  • Lesotho 43
  • Honduras 38
  • Where does America land on this list? SOURCE: FBI.gov
    • LESS than 5 homicides/100k.
• TRUTH #2: We are NOT the country with the most mass shootings per capita even among first-world countries. SOURCE: WorldPopulationReview
  • The death rate per million, 2009-2015
    • 1 - Norway 1.9
    • 2 - Serbia 0.4
    • 3 - Macedonia 0.3
    • The United States is 11th at 0.09!

CLAIM # 3: COMMON SENSE GUN CONTROL WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS SHOOTING. SOURCE: MSNBC

• TRUTH: Texas already requires background checks. SOURCE: USAToday
  • Customers at licensed gun dealers in the state of Texas are required to pass an FBI background check.
  • The shooter bought his weapon from such a dealer. SOURCE: HoustonChronicle
  • We’ve shown you on this program just what these background checks look like.
• TRUTH #2: Texas Schools are already ‘Gun Free’ Zones.
  • This doesn’t protect potential victims, it only emboldens potential criminals.

CLAIM #4: ASSAULT WEAPONS ARE TO BLAME. SOURCE: MSNBC

• TRUTH #1: Gun violence was on a downward trajectory before the 1994 ban. SOURCE: PEW
  • And it has continued to fall even after the ban expired in 2004.
• TRUTH #2: Handguns still account for far more deaths than “assault weapons” each year. SOURCE: PEW
  • 59% attributed to handguns
  • Only 3% attributed to rifles of any sort.
• TRUTH #3: Banning high-capacity magazines doesn’t stop mass shootings.
  • States with high-magazine bans include: SOURCE: Giffords
    • New York
    • California
    • D.C.
    • New Jersey
    • Colorado
  • Mass shootings still occur in these places. SOURCES: NYT NBC ABC6 DenverPost CNN NBC
    • Recent Buffalo, NY shooting
    • The Brooklyn Subway Terrorist
    • The church shooting in California
    • D.C. sniper shooting
    • Bridgeton, NJ
    • Boulder, CO
  • Four of those were just within the past couple of months.
• TRUTH #4: Countries in Europe have strict bans on firearms, yet still experience mass casualty events. SOURCES: EuroNews EuroNews EuroNews EuroNews EuroNews EuroNews
  • Ban firearms and people will still find ways to kill others, and no one will have any guns to defend themselves.

CLAIM #5: The Second Amendment doesn’t protect “assault weapons.” SOURCES: Twitter Twitter Twitter Twitter

• TRUTH #1: It absolutely protects “assault weapons.”
  • The founders were well-aware of the potential improvements to come in firearm technology.
    • The puckle gun, Girandoni air rifle, Belton flintlock, pepperbox revolver, and cannons were covered by the second amendment.
• TRUTH #2: The Second Amendment isn’t just for “the militia” the way the left frames it. SOURCE: Congress.gov
  • “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
  • George Mason once said, SOURCE: MadisonBrigade
    • “I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials.”
  • In James Madison’s Letter of Marque, he explains the right to arm private vessels with cannons.
  • The 2A was written so private citizens could be armed if the need arose for them to form a militia to defend their rights.

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