{"id":1825507,"date":"2023-01-26T17:35:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T22:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1825507"},"modified":"2023-01-26T17:36:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T22:36:35","slug":"cory-booker-mocked-after-claiming-more-americans-died-from-guns-in-his-lifetime-than-all-wars-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cory-booker-mocked-after-claiming-more-americans-died-from-guns-in-his-lifetime-than-all-wars-combine\/","title":{"rendered":"Cory Booker Mocked After Claiming More Americans Died from Guns in His Lifetime Than All Wars Combine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcory-booker-mocked-after-claiming-more-americans-died-from-guns-in-his-lifetime-than-all-wars-combine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1825507&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2023.01.26-02.44-thepoliticalinsider-63d291c24cda2.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>After claiming that he had witnessed more gun violence deaths in his lifetime, Senator Cory Booker was interviewed by viewers. \u201call of our wars combined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Booker made these specious claims in an appearance with \u201cMorning Joe\u201d MSNBC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have more people in America in my short lifetime that have died due to gun violence than in every single one of our wars \u2014 from the Civil War and the Revolutionary War to the wars in the Middle East combined,\u201d The senator from New Jersey stated.<\/p>\n<p>He posted a clip of comments along with a caption, which echoed the sentiments. He seemed proud of his comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m 53 years old, and I\u2019ve seen more Americans die from domestic gun violence than from all of our wars combined,\u201d He wrote. \u201cLet that sink in.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m 53 years old, and I\u2019ve seen more Americans die from domestic gun violence than from all of our wars combined\u2026let that sink in. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KI2svCuO0I\">pic.twitter.com\/KI2svCuO0I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBooker\/status\/1618258087563128832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/joe-biden-really-just-claimed-half-the-american-population-has-been-killed-by-gun-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden Really Just Claimed Half The American Population Has Been Killed By Gun Violence<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Cory Booker Mocked \u2018Gun Violence\u2019 Claims<\/h3>\n<p>Needless to state, not all were buying the statistics Cory Booker was generating on gun violence as well as the history of American wars.<\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Get the most recent news by signing up<\/strong> Get political news, insights, and commentary directly to your inbox<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jason Roberge, Attorney, retorted. \u201cWhy isn\u2019t he wearing a mask to cover up all those lies?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why isn\u2019t he wearing a mask to cover up all those lies<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Roberge (@JasonRobergeVA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonRobergeVA\/status\/1618479086330056704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Buzz Patterson, Redstate columnist, quickly responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUhh, this isn\u2019t true,\u201d He wrote. \u201cYour staffers suck.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Uhh, this isn\u2019t true. Your staffers suck.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzPatterson\/status\/1618347076085243907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s never too late to stop lying,\u201d Jim Treacher, a political commentator tweeted<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s never too late to stop lying <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h4YVHGFFng\">https:\/\/t.co\/h4YVHGFFng<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jtLOL\/status\/1618593336453128194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Benny Johnson, podcast host, wrote \u201cCountdown to groveling apology to all veteran groups in 3 \u2026 2 \u2026 1 \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Countdown to groveling apology to all veteran groups in 3\u20262\u20261\u2026.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MIF18QAxJ1\">https:\/\/t.co\/MIF18QAxJ1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1618425648136978433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cory Booker&#8217;s misleading claim about gun violence in America and American wars is not something that he would be willing to apologize for. In fact, he\u2019s made the claim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booker.senate.gov\/news\/press\/video_booker-in-my-lifetime-there-are-more-people-that-have-died-of-gun-violence-than-in-every-single-war-in-our-nations-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">numerous times<\/a> In the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my lifetime, there are more people that have died of gun violence than in every single war in our nation\u2019s history, from the revolution to the current wars going on right now,\u201d He said this after a March 2021 shooting. \u201cWhy? Why are we here?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/cory-booker-get-up-in-face\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cory Booker Tells Supporters to \u2018Get Up In the Face\u2019 of Republicans<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Claim Has Some Holes in It<\/h3>\n<p>Here\u2019s the thing Spartacus \u2013 We\u2019re not here. Your numbers don\u2019t add up.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s disregard the fact that had somebody like Donald Trump said \u201cI\u2019ve seen more Americans die\u201d the fact-checkers would instantly declare their statement false because, obviously, they didn\u2019t personally witness that many deaths. Different rules for different people.<\/p>\n<p>Gun control zealots love to quote statistics from activists groups about gun use <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/campaign\/375728-bloombergs-claims-on-gun-control-fail-to-match-the-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">provably false<\/a> Statistics to reduce the risk of gun violence in America<\/p>\n<p>How? They also include suicides in their statistics \u201cgun violence\u201d as well accidental discharges of a person\u2019s weapon, among other things.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BIDEN: \u201c150 million people\u201d Gun violence has claimed the lives of countless people since 2007.<\/p>\n<p>What Joe?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vEude5IMIj\">pic.twitter.com\/vEude5IMIj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1232482744401158150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Political Insider <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/sarah-sanders-trump-school-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported in 2018<\/a> Everytown for Gun Safety, a group that made a misleading claim about the number school shootings in that year.<\/p>\n<p>In their 11-count, the group had three incidents involving a pellet gun and two instances in which a stray shot was found on campus. \u201cschool shootings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Morse, the deputy managing editor at Redstate, took aim at Booker\u2019s claim specifically referencing the suicide aspect of his \u201cgun violence\u201d claim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA solid chunk of those deaths are male suicides but you don\u2019t want to talk about mental health among men and how society treats them today,\u201d He fired back. \u201cYou\u2019re a fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A solid chunk of those deaths are male suicides but you don\u2019t want to talk about mental health among men and how society treats them today. You\u2019re a fraud.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBrandonMorse\/status\/1618599866070085633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Washington Post fact-checked Cory Booker\u2019s previous efforts to claim more Americans have died of \u201cgun violence\u201d Compared to all the wars of the past and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2019\/11\/07\/bookers-claim-more-people-have-died-gun-violence-his-lifetime-than-all-us-wars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unable to rate<\/a> The claim is true.<\/p>\n<p>Statista says that there are approximately 50,000 American war dead, not counting those who died in the Civil War and WWI. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/1009819\/total-us-military-fatalities-in-american-wars-1775-present\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">add up to 1,236,640<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to UC Davis 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/health.ucdavis.edu\/what-you-can-do\/facts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">there were 14,861 firearm homicides<\/a> Booker, in the U.S.A. would have to be 83 to witness the same number firearm homicides that the war dead. But again, total homicides include things like gang or drug violence, it\u2019s not all \u201ccrimes of passion\u201d This is what most people think of when they think about murder.<\/p>\n<p>WaPo described Booker\u2019s claim as a \u201cfacile comparison\u201d It is also suggested. \u201cthe numbers add up but don\u2019t tell you much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post also noted that, in the case CDC, the numbers were used to track \u201cgun violence\u201d These include self-defense and justifiable killings.<\/p>\n<p>They reported that they had received a total of, \u201c60 percent of the gun deaths \u2026 were from suicide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The numbers are simply exaggerated in order to create an antigun narrative. This is what simple-minded legislators such as Cory Booker use for emotional gain and to restrict your constitutional right to bear arm.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>It is now that you can support and share with the people you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks 3rd <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After claiming that he had witnessed more gun violence deaths in his lifetime, Senator Cory Booker was interviewed by viewers. \u201call of our wars combined.\u201d Booker made these specious claims in an appearance with \u201cMorning Joe\u201d MSNBC. \u201cWe have more people in America in my short lifetime that have died due to gun violence than &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1825510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[3884,16630,10035,9710,16631,3893,4204,10229,9216,6520],"class_list":["post-1825507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-americans","tag-booker","tag-claiming","tag-combine","tag-cory","tag-died","tag-guns","tag-lifetime","tag-mocked","tag-wars"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1825507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1825507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1825507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1825510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1825507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1825507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1825507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}