The timeless truism is that the people most insistent on controlling us continually prove to be incapable or unwilling to control themselves. This nugget of wisdom cuts straight to the heart of a recent headline-grabbing story: Recollections of Decades-Old Crime Omit Key Details about Assailant. We’re talking about fuzzy memories from a high-profile crime dating back decades, where the narrative conveniently glosses over critical facts about the perpetrator—like whether they were a law-abiding citizen or someone already steeped in criminality. Eyewitness accounts, as the story reveals, often warp over time, selectively editing out inconvenient truths such as prior convictions or the assailant’s illegal possession of the weapon used. It’s a classic case of hindsight bias dressed up as moral outrage, peddled by gun-control advocates who cherry-pick tragedies to fuel their disarmament agenda while ignoring the armed self-defense that prevents far more violence.
Dig deeper, and the 2A implications scream hypocrisy. These recollections typically amplify the gun itself as the villain, omitting that the assailant bypassed every common-sense restriction through black-market channels or theft—precisely because criminals don’t obey laws. Remember the FBI’s own data: defensive gun uses outnumber criminal ones by orders of magnitude, yet stories like this sideline the armed good guys who stop mass attacks in their tracks, from the Pearl High School hero in ’97 to the countless permit holders thwarting mall shooters today. The pattern? Elites and activists, safe behind their security details, demand we surrender our rights based on incomplete, decades-old anecdotes, all while their own histories reveal a penchant for lawlessness—think Hunter Biden’s gun antics or pols caught with unregistered pieces. It’s not forgetfulness; it’s willful blindness to protect a narrative that paints self-defense tools as the problem, not the predators wielding them.
For the 2A community, this is a rallying cry: demand full context in every debate. Push back with facts from sources like the Crime Prevention Research Center, which debunks these selective memories by showing concealed carry reduces crime rates in every studied jurisdiction. The real story isn’t omitted details—it’s the proven truth that an armed populace deters the very crimes these tales exploit. Stay vigilant, curate the unvarnished truth, and keep fighting for the right that keeps us free.
