Democrat Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) just handed the inflation hawks—and gun owners everywhere—a golden I told you so moment on CNN’s News Central. Reacting to the latest CPI numbers showing inflation not spiking as expected, Lynch scratched his head and admitted he’s not quite sure about the accuracy of the data, calling it merely a periodic snapshot that might flip to higher figures soon. It’s the kind of skeptical eyebrow-raise we’d expect from fiscal conservatives questioning bloated government spending, not a blue-team stalwart who’s spent years pushing Big Government solutions. In a twist of irony, Lynch’s doubt underscores how politicized economic stats have become, especially when they don’t fit the narrative of endless crisis justifying more control.
For the 2A community, this is more than economic trivia—it’s a flashing red light on the reliability of the very metrics Democrats weaponize against our rights. Remember how the Biden-Harris admin’s inflation explosion (peaking at 9.1% in 2022) fueled ATF’s panic-buying myths and ghost gun crackdowns, painting AR-15s as tools of economic despair? They blamed firearms purchases on pandemic stimulus checks inflating demand, leading to rules like the pistol brace ban and expanded background check pushes. If even Lynch questions CPI’s accuracy, it exposes the flimsy foundation of those arguments. When inflation stats were sky-high, they were gospel for restricting your Second Amendment; now that they’re surprisingly tame, suddenly they’re suspect? This selective skepticism reveals the playbook: cherry-pick data to justify encroachments on law-abiding gun owners.
The implications are crystal clear heading into 2024—don’t let gaslighting economists or their political allies erode your defenses. With CPI volatility proving government numbers are as reliable as a politician’s promise, the 2A fight boils down to timeless truths: an armed populace checks tyranny, inflation or not. Stock up, stay vigilant, and call out the hypocrisy—because if Dems doubt their own stats today, imagine what snapshots they’ll fabricate tomorrow to come for your firearms.
