Don't expect truth, accuracy, or decency from any organization run by leftists. Hell, any organization that doesn't expressly forbid them from participating is also suspect.
Actually 'Fact checkers' are under no obligation to tell the truth.
They can lie, slander, say basically whatever they want about whoever they want without any ramifications legally.
That is because they aren't held up to the same standards as journalistic outlets, they are essentially paid entertainment.
That is why they have money poured into them by special interest groups, they are a way to legally slander and misrepresent issues, and then Alphabet pumps them to the top of every search with SEO.
This legitimately makes my blood boil. We all know these fact-checkers are partisan hacks (John Stossell has done some work on it, and is currently suing, I think), but this is beyond the pale.
They declared something false without even a cursory reading of the most important fact: the law.
The prosecution thought they had the law on their side:
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948.60 Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18.
(1) In this section, “dangerous weapon" means any firearm, loaded or unloaded; any electric weapon, as defined in s. 941.295 (1c) (a); metallic knuckles or knuckles of any substance which could be put to the same use with the same or similar effect as metallic knuckles; a nunchaku or any similar weapon consisting of 2 sticks of wood, plastic or metal connected at one end by a length of rope, chain, wire or leather; a cestus or similar material weighted with metal or other substance and worn on the hand; a shuriken or any similar pointed star-like object intended to injure a person when thrown; or a manrikigusari or similar length of chain having weighted ends.
(2)
(a) Any person under 18 years of age who possesses or goes armed with a dangerous weapon is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
This section applies only to a person under 18 years of age who possesses or is armed with a rifle or a shotgun if the person is in violation of s. 941.28 or is not in compliance with ss. 29.304 and 29.593. This section applies only to an adult who transfers a firearm to a person under 18 years of age if the person under 18 years of age is not in compliance with ss. 29.304 and 29.593 or to an adult who is in violation of s. 941.28.
I'm no lawyer, but I read that to mean "this doesn't count for rifles or shotguns unless:
it's a short barreled rifle or shotgun (941.28)
-stuff about hunting( 29.304 and 29.593)
Don't expect truth, accuracy, or decency from any organization run by leftists. Hell, any organization that doesn't expressly forbid them from participating is also suspect.
Add another one to the pile of lawsuits. I'd love to see shitifact go the way of gawker.
Actually 'Fact checkers' are under no obligation to tell the truth.
They can lie, slander, say basically whatever they want about whoever they want without any ramifications legally.
That is because they aren't held up to the same standards as journalistic outlets, they are essentially paid entertainment.
That is why they have money poured into them by special interest groups, they are a way to legally slander and misrepresent issues, and then Alphabet pumps them to the top of every search with SEO.
You might want to change your opinion of journalistic outlets.
This legitimately makes my blood boil. We all know these fact-checkers are partisan hacks (John Stossell has done some work on it, and is currently suing, I think), but this is beyond the pale.
They declared something false without even a cursory reading of the most important fact: the law.
Fact checker's check that people dont get facts.
If anyone wants this in meme form
The prosecution thought they had the law on their side:
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948.60 Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18. (1) In this section, “dangerous weapon" means any firearm, loaded or unloaded; any electric weapon, as defined in s. 941.295 (1c) (a); metallic knuckles or knuckles of any substance which could be put to the same use with the same or similar effect as metallic knuckles; a nunchaku or any similar weapon consisting of 2 sticks of wood, plastic or metal connected at one end by a length of rope, chain, wire or leather; a cestus or similar material weighted with metal or other substance and worn on the hand; a shuriken or any similar pointed star-like object intended to injure a person when thrown; or a manrikigusari or similar length of chain having weighted ends. (2) (a) Any person under 18 years of age who possesses or goes armed with a dangerous weapon is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/948/60/1
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Anybody found the legislation that the defense used? It must be there somewhere.
I think the key is subsection 3a.
This section applies only to a person under 18 years of age who possesses or is armed with a rifle or a shotgun if the person is in violation of s. 941.28 or is not in compliance with ss. 29.304 and 29.593. This section applies only to an adult who transfers a firearm to a person under 18 years of age if the person under 18 years of age is not in compliance with ss. 29.304 and 29.593 or to an adult who is in violation of s. 941.28.
I'm no lawyer, but I read that to mean "this doesn't count for rifles or shotguns unless:
Right. Thanks.
scroll down literally in the same section... when possessing a rifle or shotgun, it only applies to short barreled rifles and shotguns
Right. Thanks.
They fact checked it last year, but they were incredibly wrong and should feel ashamed. They won't
They are so full of shit.
"The law may actually not have it written as illegal, but everyone just knows it is."
"Our system is not the transformation of law, it is the victory of socialism over law."
- Joseph Stalin (paraphrased, I do not know the exact quote)