THIS, is an example, Mike, of the problem I am having with the "Winning 
Team" and their "News Articles" that are deceptive and misleading..

 You Folks Presented The Following:
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NRAWinningTeam.com extends it's comprehensive report on Australia 
with highlights of an Oct. 10th BBC News article showing that the 
UK is going the SAME WAY AS AUSTRALIA.

  CRIMINALS ARE HAVING A FIELD DAY!

        Just one example... 

 "...The crime rate is expected to soar for the first rise in 
 five years when official figures are published this week.."
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 MWE: The article was quite different from what you portrayed it to be. 
It certainly had nothing to do with Gun Laws, and nearly nothing to do 
with a REAL rise in the crime rates in the U.K.

 Here are the significant portions of the article:
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UK Crime figures 'to rise' 

Crime costs the UK an estimated �50bn a year 

The crime rate is expected to soar for the first rise in five years when 
official figures are published this week. 

 Recorded crime is expected to have risen by 20%, with the biggest rises 
being in burglary and vehicle theft. 

There is also expected to be a steep rise in juvenile crime. 

 The rise is mainly due to a "New Method Of COUNTING Crimes" 
reported by the 43 police forces in England and Wales. 

Last year 4.5m offences were recorded by the police. Home Secretary Jack 
Straw said taking account of the "New Recording Methods," that is likely to 
rise by 0.9m to 5.4m this year.
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 MWE: You were VERY DISHONEST with the opener for that article because the
article you presented didn't support your assertion. You were fully aware of
that when you wrote the headers. Crime may be up slightly in the U.K. but is
sure can't be attributed to the "Gun Laws" which are the primary thing the
"Winning Team" should be concerned with. A new method of COUNTING and
RECORDING criminal activity is not, "CRIMINALS ARE HAVING A FIELD DAY"...

 I expect HCI to tell lies and present deceptions. I'll be damned if I'll
accept the SAME THING from people who are supposed to be representing the
interests of NRA members and Gun Owners. 

 If you want to play those types of games, take my name OFF the list of
folks you purport to represent. My standards for the TRUTH are much higher
than that!!
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Mike Eglestone
Senior Master Sergeant (E-8)
United States Air Force, (Retired)
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"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It
is the argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves."

-William Pitt (The Younger), Speech - House of Commons - 18 Nov. 1783