J.R. Salzman Brilliantly Explains Why The Left’s Drugs/Guns Comparison Sucks

An intellectually lazy senior reporter at Vox recently explained why he doesn’t need to understand gun terminology.

Saying you need to understand gun terminology to have opinions on gun policy is the equivalent of saying you need to understand the biology of a heroin overdose to have an opinion on the drug war

— Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp) March 6, 2018

No. It doesn’t work that way, because five minutes from now, you guys will say, “Ban semi-automatic weapons now!” And I’ll say, “So you want to basically ban all guns?” And they’ll go, “No! Just semi-automatic guns!” And then I’ll have to scream into a pillow.

Cue J.R. Salzman. He brilliantly dismantled Zack’s argument.

We need to do something about all these drugs that are killing our kids!
I agree!
We need to ban marijuana, it’s killing our kids in droves!
OK but marijuana isn’t killing anyo-
Kids are shooting it in their arms with needles!
Ok but you don’t inject marijuana that’s other dru- https://t.co/gkF9G6TlWw

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) March 8, 2018

They’re also taking pills of it in the clubs because it makes them want to have sex!
OK but that’s not marijuana that’s ext-
Kids are even making it in bottles using Sudafed and it makes their teeth fall out!
That’s not marijuana, that’s met-

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) March 8, 2018

And now kids are getting marijuana pills from doctors and they’re overdosing and dying!
That’s not marijuana those are opio-
Why do you keep getting so hung up on details? Don’t you care about saving our kids?

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) March 8, 2018

Drugs like marijuana are killing our children and it’s time to act now and ban them all! Anyone who says otherwise is a shill for the drug lobby and wants our children to die! We need to get these powerful marijuana pills and needles off the streets now!

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) March 8, 2018

This is what it’s like trying to talk to someone who knows nothing about guns but is dead set on banning them. If you want to be taken seriously, then you should know what the hell you’re talking about.

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) March 8, 2018

It is very easy to gain even a basic foundation of gun knowledge so you know what the hell you’re talking about. At this point people are choosing to be ignorant. In which case, you deserve to be mocked. Ruthlessly.

— J.R. Salzman (@jrsalzman) March 8, 2018

Bam.

Ummm @zackbeauchamp has been educated way above his intelligence level…🤤😂😂

— Suzann Ortega (@suzann_ortega) March 8, 2018

I’d say so.