by The quote of the day comes from Lee Williams, The Gun Writer, in his fisking of The Trace’s “The Most Memorable Gun Violence Journalism of 2023.”
Regarding a CNN story that used the Gun Violence Archive (sic) as its source, he wrote:
Any data from the Gun Violence Archive, we have shown numerous times, is about as reliable as a $20 Rolex. Keep in mind the GVA claims there were 417 mass shootings in 2019. The FBI says there were 30, because it uses a much narrower and realistic definition.
A $20 Rolex is right up there with a bridge for sale that connects Manhattan with Brooklyn. Both are offered up for sale by con artists.