October 30th 2015
Obama's claim that 40 percent of
gun sales lack background checks
While over two years old, this article could still be seen broadly as being just as valid today. It is but one example of using inaccurate statements to further the 'gun-control' agenda and woo the public antis. We still hear various degrees of misinformation trotted out all the time, some of which frequently includes ignorance of actual firearms facts.
By Glenn Kessler. April 2nd, 2013
"Why wouldn't we want to close the loophole that allows as many as 40 percent of all gun purchases to take place without a background check?'
— President Obama, remarks on gun safety, March 28, 2013
"FACT: Nearly 40% of all gun sales don't require a background check under current law. #DemandAction
— tweet from @BarackObama, March 28"
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There are two key problems with the president's use of this statistic: The numbers are about two decades old, yet he acts as if they are fresh, and he refers to "purchases" or "sales" when in fact the original report concerned "gun acquisitions" and "transactions." Those are much broader categories of data...... --> 
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