re: #7 Charles Johnson

By the way, the big push to divert the discussion of guns into a discussion about mental illness is really beginning in earnest tonight. And many liberals arguing for gun control are falling for the diversion, because yes, mental health care is terrible in America and it does need improvement - but they’re not seeing how the right (and watch, this will be a big NRA talking point) is using this issue to take the debate in a vague, pointless direction that will end up without touching anyone’s guns.

Another new one I’m seeing on Facebook - many, many people have started using the strawman of the government ‘confiscating 300 million guns,’ mostly under the guise of ‘concern’ about how ‘unweildly’ such an undertaking would be. I’ve seen it pop up in numerous discussions today, seemingly out of nowhere.

Somebody’s driving these talking points, and people are picking them up almost simultaneously. Coincidence?