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Dem Rep. Makes WILDLY Inaccurate Claim About Number of Children Killed With So-Called ‘Assault Weapons’

Mar. 21, 2013 4:49pm Jason Howerton

Democrat Charlie Rangel Claims Millions of Children Are Dying From Assault Weapons

FILE – In this June 7, 2012 file photo, Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill. Credit: AP

Attempting to show how huge of a mistake it was to drop the ban on so-called “assault weapons” from the Senate’s gun control bill, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) on MSNBC Thursday claimed “millions of kids” are dying at the hands of these weapons and Congress is failing to act.

Rangel blamed the National Rifle Association, politics and money for the gun ban’s failure.

“I’m ashamed to admit it but its politics and its money, The NRA has taken this position, there is no reason, there is no foundation. There is no hunter that needs automatic military weapons to enjoy the culture of going hunting,” Rangel began. “But you know it’s really basically the absence of the voices of good people. I cannot believe that politicians are afraid of the NRA.”

He went on: “We’re talking about millions of kids dying — being shot down by assault weapons, were talking about handguns easier in the inner cities, to get these guns in the inner cities, than to get computers. This is not just a political issue, it’s a moral issue and so when we condemn the NRA we should not ignore the fact that a lot of people that have taken moral positions have been solid on this big one.”

Watch his comments via MSNBC below:

Rangel’s assertion is so ridiculously false, it’s hard to really put it into perspective. But let’s try.

According to FBI data, just 358 people — of all ages — were killed with “rifles” in 2010. In fact, more people were killed by hands and feet (745), knifes (1,704) and shotguns (373) than with rifles that same year. As Fox Nation points out, the total number of gun homicides in 2011 was 8,583, still exponentially lower than Rangel’s estimation of murders involving so-called “assault weapons” alone.

Using the 2011 total gun-related murder rate, it would take more than 116 years for one million people to be killed by a firearm. Additionally, it would take more than 2,793 years for one million people to be killed with rifles, or what Rangel calls “assault weapons,” according to the 2010 FBI data.

Now, that does not lessen the impact of such a horrific tragedy like the Newtown massacre, however, the United States will never be able to have a meaningful debate about guns as long as such blatant lies are being used to demonize firearms.

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Comments (209)

CloudNine
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 10:30pm
Rangel is…Encinom’s Daddy!

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oxycontinxx
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 10:18pm
charlie opined…………”There is no hunter that needs automatic military weapons to enjoy the culture of going hunting,”

hey charlie…………the ownership of “automatic” weapons is TIGHTLY controlled by the US government based on laws enacted back to 1934. hunters DO NOT CARRY automatic weapons……..they carry semi-automatic weapons………..

you know man……….you really ought to get your talking points straight BEFORE you start blathering to the public.

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South Philly Boy
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 10:17pm
Why, is this guy NOT in JAIL?

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TexOkie
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 9:55pm
The lie is never too big for progressive politicians. If a million doesn’t change your mind, make it a billion. Whatever it takes.

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Kupo
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 9:54pm
Isn’t it possible that the guy is referring to worldwide figures instead of nationwide? I would still doubt his claim of “millions” and, of course, a ban in the US wouldn’t have any effect in other countries, but there are certainly a lot more than 350 children killed with “assault weapons” every year when child soldiers are a very real thing in Africa.

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RDMercer
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 9:38pm
That stupid, corrupt, no good son of a bit*** needs to meet his end and that’s a fact. He’s a perfect example of why we need term limits. Absolute power corrupts absolutely and it’s even worse when you have completely moronic sob’s like this one here.

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woodyee
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 9:33pm
Keep talking Charlie…maybe you’ll draw enough attention to have someone investigate how an illiterate like you gets into Congress, avoids taxes and pays a minimal fine when caught and then has the record expunged, and gets to be a millionaire.

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MarvinMr
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 9:27pm
The really SAD part is the reporter didn’t call him on such a false claim. I’m telling you, reporters are just tripods for the microphones, put them in front of a lying idiot and they’ll report lies and idiotic BS all day long.

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MarvinMr
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 9:24pm
This is one of the faces of your government. Democrats are mostly stupid.

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glegakis
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 9:24pm
Two words: term limits.

Seriously. How hard can it be to be a senator or a congressman if you can hold the job down into your 80′s and 90′s.

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independentvoteril
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 9:01pm
what do you expect from someone who can’t even remember to file on all his assets when doing taxes?? accuracy??

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Bohump
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 9:00pm
Is He any kin to Biden ?

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Kiba
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 8:58pm
These dems wanting to take our guns might be the only thing that can/will get them voted out of office in any upcoming elections. Apparently nothing else seems to be working.

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AlaskaismyEden
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 8:50pm
Oh, please! It’s Charlie Rangel… who bothers to listen to this tax-cheating, know-nothing, liberal, socialist, democrat loser… meh. This is why most of the country hates much of NY!

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American-first
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 8:37pm
Remember this guy breaking the rules not paying his taxes. Dig into him and I would bet someone has paid him. He is FOR SALE!

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yojimbo
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 8:29pm
He got the amount of children terminated by abortion confused with the miniscule number of children killed by assault rifles. Common liberal mistake.

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DrKev
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 8:25pm
RANGEL ~ WATERS ~ DURBIN ~ GRAHAM~ MCCAIN~ SCHUMER~ MR O ~ PELOSI~ FEINSTEIN
such jokes n those are the headliiners ~can you imagine the number of other idiots in our gov’t
c’mon good intelligent people run for office~ even school bd~ we need you~ do it for your country
*note: please add additional names to above list, I know I’m forgeting a lot

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thegreatcarnac
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 8:20pm
We must remember that all the numbers and percentages the leftist quote on gun killings and violence is heavily skewed. They are liars. They lie to your face everyday. Everyone of these pieces of manure take an oath to uphold the US constitution. They are liars. They want rights destroyed and the people elected these clowns. Very few are killed with assault weapons. Those that are (except for a maniac or two) are killed gang-banging. We are being punished because blacks don’t know how to act civilized. Take the guns away from the gangs and leave us alone…….or else.

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- MichaelKing4015
  Posted on March 21, 2013 at 8:49pm
  I can tell you how many were killed with an Assault Weapon that 0 first of all no one is allowed to own an Assault Weapon with out going through a six month Anal Background Check. The Getting licensee to own it. Have it registered with the government and Think every year must show where it is. An Assault Weapon is a Fully Automatic Rife AKA Machine Gun. There so Called Assault Weapons are nothing more that Semi Automatic Rifles and must have the trigger pulled every time you want to fire it. I am so tired of the Anti Gun people calling the weapons the wrong name. And oh yeah most people can not afford an Assault Weapon since they start ant $10,000.00 and go up from there.
  
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FLOWNOVERandFORGOTTEN
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 8:18pm
The sequester must have hit the senate scissor fund hard. Those crazy mad scientist eyebrows aren’t working for you Chuckie. If they don’t do something soon his vision will be completely obscured and he won’t be able to read any of the bills.

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scrapadapolis
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 8:10pm
Screw you Rangle a known thousands of dollar tax cheat,Slumlord.You as well as many others KNOW your past the black who get whitties money voted you back,And the dem left didnt punish you like the reps did.You better stay in the q/b area.I think if you travel outside of your slum area whitty will spend a 5 cent bullet to help out with that thing you call help the black lazy crazy drug takin baby makin money graping APES.

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marmond
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 8:04pm
The person who counted the number of children killed by assault weapons is the same person who counted the number of jobs saved by the Obama stimulus.

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Mike Austin
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 7:50pm
The old fraud may be right. But they are dying in Countries that outlaw guns. Not here in the US.
He still has not explained his personal tax fraud and theft.

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oxycontinxx
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 7:49pm
“………..Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) on MSNBC Thursday claimed “millions of kids” are dying at the hands of these weapons………..”

charlie……..you really are a dumbmass………….a ******………..totally stoopid……..

right up there with al gore who enlightened a tv audience………the temperature at the center of the earth is ONE MILLION degrees………………

not a chance……..

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SunTzuYou
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 7:42pm
How can you trust a liar

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Dkoonz
Posted on March 21, 2013 at 7:41pm
There should be some kind of punishment for elected officals to stand up and ball face lie to the public. Couple years in prison maybe would get these elected officals to start telling the truth when they speak.

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