By
Paul Waldman / The American Prospect
Gun advocates are trotting out the same old
discredited lines.
There has been yet another mass shooting, something
that now seems to occur on a monthly basis. Every time another tragedy like
this occurs, gun advocates make the same arguments about why we can't possibly
do anything to restrict the weaponization of our culture. Here's a guide to
what they'll be saying in the coming days:1. Now isn't the time to talk about guns.
We're going to hear this over and over, and not just
from gun advocates; Jay Carneysaid it to White House reporters today. But if
we're not going to talk about it now, when are we going to talk about it? After
Sandy hit the East Coast, no one said, "Now isn't the time to talk about
disaster preparedness; best leave that until it doesn't seem so urgent."
When there's a terrorist attack, no one says, "Now isn't the time to talk
about terrorism." Now is exactly the time.
