Saturday, January 9, 2016

Quote of the Day (E.J. Dionne Jr., on the ‘Circular Illogic’ of Gun Extremists)



“[A]s soon as the weapons extremists have said that sane action is useless in the face of so many guns, they turn around and assert that those who support universal background checks and other small steps are secretly in favor of gun confiscation. Wait a minute: In one breath, they are implying, against all their other assertions, that the problem really is too many guns; in the next, they are condemning those who propose any regulations as would-be despots who want to disarm the country — the only thing their own rhetoric suggests would make a real difference. Welcome to a new philosophical concept: circular illogic.”— E.J. Dionne Jr., “The Gun Lobby’s Con Game Will Come to an End,” The Washington Post, Jan. 6, 2016

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