{"id":196592,"date":"2024-01-09T16:43:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T22:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=196592"},"modified":"2024-01-09T17:37:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T23:37:28","slug":"everytown-study-claims-stricter-gun-laws-could-save-300000-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/everytown-study-claims-stricter-gun-laws-could-save-300000-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Everytown Study Claims Stricter Gun Laws Could Save 300,000 Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would stronger gun laws save 300K lives like new study suggests? | On Balance\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RrvgF0Bd94Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">4<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, <em>CNN<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/05\/us\/everytown-study-us-gun-safety-rankings-2023\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-study-claims-stricter-gun-laws-could-save-300000-lives\" title=\"Everytown Study Claims Stricter Gun Laws Could Save 300,000 Lives\">flagged<\/a> a head-turner of a study suggesting that a staggering 300,000 lives might be saved over the next decade\u2014if only every state would tighten the reins on gun ownership like New York and California. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But critics are already locking and loading their counterarguments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/everytownresearch.org\/rankings\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-study-claims-stricter-gun-laws-could-save-300000-lives\" title=\"Everytown Study Claims Stricter Gun Laws Could Save 300,000 Lives\">study<\/a> is the brainchild of Everytown for Gun Safety, the anti-gun organization funded by billionaire Michael Bloomberg.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the report, if states across the board adopted five &#8220;foundational&#8221; gun laws \u2014 universal background checks, purchase permits, red-flag laws, secure gun storage mandates, and a no-go on &#8220;shoot first&#8221; (aka stand your ground) policies \u2014 the U.S. might just see a dramatic drop in gun-related fatalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter Alan Gottlieb, Chairman of the CCRKBA, who&#8217;s blasting holes in the report&#8217;s findings. He&#8217;s calling foul, labeling the study &#8220;misleading at best,&#8221; and pointing out the high homicide rates in the so-called model states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile Everytown says California is the top state for so-called \u2018gun safety policies,\u2019 the homicide body count tells a different story,\u201d said Gottlieb. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-why-george-soros-is-responsible-for-the-largest-spike-in-murder-in-american-history-nbsp\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/why-george-soros-is-responsible-for-the-largest-spike-in-murder-in-american-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-study-claims-stricter-gun-laws-could-save-300000-lives\" title=\"Everytown Study Claims Stricter Gun Laws Could Save 300,000 Lives\">Why George Soros Is Responsible for the Largest Spike in Murder in American History&nbsp;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBased on 2022 data, the most recent year for which statistics are available, California reported the most murders of any state in the nation. In second and third place for this year are New York and Illinois, which simply defies logic,&#8221; he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TheNationalLeaders-1024x417.png\" alt=\"Everytown Study Claims Stricter Gun Laws Could Save 300,000 Lives\" class=\"wp-image-196603\" title=\"Everytown Study Claims Stricter Gun Laws Could Save 300,000 Lives\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TheNationalLeaders-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TheNationalLeaders-400x163.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TheNationalLeaders-150x61.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TheNationalLeaders-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/TheNationalLeaders.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">These are the &#8220;National Leaders,&#8221; the models for other states to follow according to Everytown.  (<em>Photo: Everytown For Gun Safety<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gottlieb&#8217;s not pulling punches when it comes to the Everytown study&#8217;s grading system either. He takes aim at the &#8216;progress&#8217; label slapped on Washington State, where the CCRKBA is based, calling out the stark rise in homicides (they&#8217;ve doubled since 2014) despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/washington-state-democrats-force-partisan-assault-weapon-ban-through-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-study-claims-stricter-gun-laws-could-save-300000-lives\" title=\"Everytown Study Claims Stricter Gun Laws Could Save 300,000 Lives\">increasingly restrictive gun laws<\/a> over the past several years.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If that\u2019s what Everytown calls \u2018making progress,\u2019 we would be better off going back to living in caves,&#8221; scoffed Gottlieb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for mainstream media treatment of such studies, Gottlieb suspects foul play\u2014a bias that swallows gun control narratives hook, line, and sinker, without a hint of healthy skepticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liberty Vittert, the resident statistician and Professor at Washington University, chimed in with her own critique, echoing Gottlieb&#8217;s concerns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RrvgF0Bd94Q\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-study-claims-stricter-gun-laws-could-save-300000-lives\" title=\"Everytown Study Claims Stricter Gun Laws Could Save 300,000 Lives\">News Nation&#8217;s<\/a><\/em> &#8220;On Balance&#8221; host Leland Vittert, she underlined that socioeconomic status as the more accurate barometer for violent crime, not the stringency of gun laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her take? Ditch the legislation obsession and focus on funding the police, educational initiatives, and community programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-why-the-red-state-murder-problem-is-not-a-convincing-argument-for-more-gun-control\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/why-the-red-state-murder-problem-is-not-a-convincing-argument-for-more-gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-study-claims-stricter-gun-laws-could-save-300000-lives\" title=\"Everytown Study Claims Stricter Gun Laws Could Save 300,000 Lives\">Why the \u2018Red State Murder Problem\u2019 Is Not a Convincing Argument for More Gun Control<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vittert also put the spotlight on the urban &#8220;paradox&#8221; where cities like Chicago are loaded with strict gun laws but still suffer from rampant gun violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To put it bluntly, the cities where upstanding folks face the stiffest barriers to their Second Amendment rights are often the very places drowning in crime waves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Against the din of calls to slash police budgets, endorse cashless bail, and wave through open borders\u2014coupled with progressive prosecutors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/why-george-soros-is-responsible-for-the-largest-spike-in-murder-in-american-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-study-claims-stricter-gun-laws-could-save-300000-lives\" title=\"Everytown Study Claims Stricter Gun Laws Could Save 300,000 Lives\">funded<\/a> by the likes of George Soros\u2014the Democratic helmsmen of these cityscapes are unfurling the welcome mat for hardened criminals to cause mayhem with impunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you burrow down into the nitty-gritty of gun violence, the selective focus of the study on state-level data seems like a strategic sidestep from the turmoil rampant in cities under Democratic sway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turning the tables, let&#8217;s eye the states the study rebukes for their relaxed gun laws\u2014such as Oklahoma, Wyoming, and Mississippi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This raises a stark question: Would you genuinely feel a greater sense of safety on the troubled West Side of Chicago, or is a sense of security more palpable in the open, gun-tolerant ranges of Wyoming?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That answer is obvious to anyone not on the dole of Michael Bloomberg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-study-claims-stricter-gun-laws-could-save-300000-lives\" title=\"Everytown Study Claims Stricter Gun Laws Could Save 300,000 Lives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enter Alan Gottlieb, Chairman of the CCRKBA, who&#8217;s blasting holes in the report&#8217;s findings. 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