At least they admitted it (hat tip to Small Dead Animals):
OTTAWA (CP) - The Canadian Press erroneously reported June 1 that there was a 16 per cent drop in the number of firearms crimes in the United Kingdom in 2006 compared with the previous year. In fact, figures from Britain’s Home Office show there was a 16 per cent drop in the number of handgun crimes in the year ended March 31, 2005, compared with the same period a year previous.
In addition, the story should have included information from the Home Office that supports Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day’s assertion that the number of overall offences involving firearms has increased in Britain each year since handguns were banned in 1997.
