https://twitter.com/Neal_Dewing/status/325598246942670848
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/325598347589201920
That was uncalled for. What has Slate’s Matt Yglesias cranky this time? It looks like he didn’t appreciate critics of his gun control stance calling him out on his supposed expertise on “tactical firearms.”
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/statuses/325583155518128128
"Tactical" firearms? MT @mattyglesias: How many would've died on Tsarnaevs’ rampage had tactical firearms been widely available in MA?
— Will Cain (@willcain) April 20, 2013
This definitional game – tactical, military-style, assault weapons – to encompass "guns I don't like but know nothing about" is absurd.
— Will Cain (@willcain) April 20, 2013
Yglesias has a point: anyone is allowed to have an opinion on guns and gun control, no matter how little they know about the subject or how long they’ve been in office. But while gun rights advocates have been written off by the vice president himself as members of the “black helicopter crowd,” wouldn’t the very real probability that some of that mistaken “gun jargon” will be written into the law of the land inspire just a hint of “paranoia”?
@mattyglesias Maybe, but when your question relies on a technical distinction—as yours did—knowing what you're talking about is crucial.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) April 20, 2013
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/325605441029697536
no you don't have to be a gun nerd, but how about basic knowledge? Bc most gun grabbers don't have that. @mattyglesias
— (((Aaron “Worthing” Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) April 20, 2013
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@mattyglesias You absolutely can express that view. Then, people who actually know what they're talking about can mock and/or correct you.
— China is lying (@jtLOL) April 20, 2013
. @mattyglesias Having the first clue what you're talking about is not necessary, but it might insulate you from justified criticism.
— Grant Bosse (@grantbosse) April 20, 2013
@mattyglesias precision is pretty important when talking about what characteristics make a gun worthy of a ban
— S. Castro (@scastro87) April 20, 2013
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/325605955926650880
Experts like Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette?
Honesty:
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/325604498468904960
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