The Hucksters of Gun Control

The Hucksters of Gun Control

Snake oil was made by boiling rattlesnakes and skimming the oil that rose to the surface. Hyped as a miracle cure, rattlesnake oil doesn’t have any real medicinal value at all. Nonetheless, hustlers and conmen peddled untold numbers of bottles labeled as snake oil in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Gun control is similar. The entire gun control spiel was created for the gullible. Bold, completely unsupported claims are coupled with words…

Gun control hucksters - just modern-day snake oil salesmen

by Bill CawthonSnake oil was made by boiling rattlesnakes and skimming the oil that rose to the surface. Hyped as a miracle cure, rattlesnake oil doesn’t have any real medicinal value at all. Nonetheless, hustlers and conmen peddled untold numbers of bottles labeled as snake oil in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Gun control is similar. The entire gun control spiel was created for the gullible. Bold, completely unsupported claims are cou…