It Took Just 1 Minute
To Shut Down
Gun Control Critics
Chuck Todd responded to conservatives who argue “now is not the time to talk about gun violence.”
He had a searing response for gun control critics who oppose even talking about gun violence in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
In the wake of the shooting in Las Vegas, Todd asks why is now not the right time to talk about how to deal with gun violence?
I'm obsessed with timing in the wake of Las Vegas.
He had a searing response for gun control critics who oppose even talking about gun violence in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
In the wake of the shooting in Las Vegas, Todd asks why is now not the right time to talk about how to deal with gun violence?
I'm obsessed with timing in the wake of Las Vegas.
In just one minute, the “Meet the Press” host called out the absurdity of such criticisms.
We hear it after every incident like this and we've heard it again today. Now is not the time to talk about how to deal with gun violence.
Now is not the time.
Think about that.
Why is now not the time?
Todd quickly listed examples to demonstrate how it was both necessary and logical to discuss issues of gun violence after such an incident.
- When planes flew into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon did we say now is not the time to talk about terrorism or Homeland Security?
- When our banking system nearly collapsed in 2008 did we say it's not the time to talk about financial regulation?
- When we heard that some 143 million people's records had been breached at Equifax did we say now is not the time to talk about cyber-security?
- When we learned about Russia meddling and fake news and cyber bots did we say now is the time to talk about regulating Twitter and Facebook?
- When North Korea launched longer-range missiles and claimed to have exploded a hydrogen bomb did we say now is not the time to talk about nuclear proliferation?
The point is, this is exactly the time to start talking about any issue, gun violence included.
If we wait until cooler heads prevail on any of these we'd never talk about it.
And In fact, if we applied the same logic to every other debate and every other crisis that this country faces that we do to the gun debate we never would have focused on any of those issues either.
Then again, maybe that is the point.
If we wait until cooler heads prevail on any of these we'd never talk about it.
And In fact, if we applied the same logic to every other debate and every other crisis that this country faces that we do to the gun debate we never would have focused on any of those issues either.
Then again, maybe that is the point.
By Rebecca Shapiro
Take a look at Todd’s full response in the video :
"When Americans are killed in mine disasters, we work to make mines
safer. When roads are unsafe, we fix them to reduce auto fatalities.
We have seatbelt laws because we know it saves lives.
So the notion that Gun Violence is somehow different - doesn't make sense.." .
- Obama
We have seatbelt laws because we know it saves lives.
So the notion that Gun Violence is somehow different - doesn't make sense.." .
- Obama
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