As Twitchy told you yesterday, the Washington Post published a piece thoroughly debunking one of the media’s favorite recent anti-gun narratives: that there have been 18 school shootings this year. And today, Jennifer Rubin is doing her damnedest to undermine the WaPo’s newfound credibility.
"Conservative blogger." https://t.co/4eONfmkAyl
— Blame Big Government (@BlameBigGovt) February 16, 2018
“Conservative blogger” Jennifer Rubin, ladies and gentlemen:
“[Fill in blank for any gun safety measure] wouldn’t have prevented this particular attack.” That would be an argument for doing more, not less https://t.co/fKv33BWHKw
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 16, 2018
You can’t prevent evil things.” Actually, you can prevent many evil things — murder, rape, etc. You, Mr. NRA, might not want to prevent the maximum number of gun deaths because you value gun owners’ convenience more than kids https://t.co/fKv33BWHKw
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 16, 2018
What a disgusting take.
Of course, there’s plenty more:
Just arm [fill in the blank — teachers, principals, students, clergy].” Unless you assume they have superior firepower, elaborate training and split-second reaction time, chances are that they will wind up hurting others or themselves. https://t.co/fKv33BWHKw
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 16, 2018
“It’s really a mental health problem.” We do have a mental health problem, but conservative lawmakers who raise this to deflect attention from guns rarely support increased funding for mental health. https://t.co/fKv33BWHKw
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 16, 2018
We cannot make schools perfectly safe.” Good grief, we don’t make that argument about cars or building safety codes. We can do much more w school design, door jams, safety alarms, creating barriers,improving escape routes and other technologies. https://t.co/fKv33BWHKw
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 16, 2018
They want the balance of interests to be wholly on the side of the gun owner. To have a rational discussion on guns, we should strip away the all-or-nothing approach, which has no constitutional basis and places no value on the potential to save lives https://t.co/fKv33BWHKw
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 16, 2018
Here’s one thing we know: Any “rational discussion on guns” can’t include Jennifer Rubin. She’s absolutely out of her mind.
For example, are the equities with people with a history of mental illness or spousal abuse who want guns — or with those who might be harmed? https://t.co/fKv33BWHKw
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 16, 2018
Pssst! Jennifer! It’s already illegal for people convicted of domestic violence to own guns.
reasonable arguments about what kind of gun laws are effective, where lines should be drawn and what kind of people should be prohibited from gun ownership But the blanket argument against any gun safety law is wholly unpersuasive and irresponsible. https://t.co/fKv33BWHKw
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 16, 2018
Who the hell is against gun safety? Besides homicidal maniacs who won’t be deterred by any law, that is.
https://twitter.com/BioMechGinger/status/964534293111349249
https://twitter.com/Corduroyalist/status/964537581378654208
Jennifer Rubin’s Trump Derangement is so severe that she may actually need to see a doctor. It appears to have permanently scrambled her brain.
The continued advertising of Rubin as a conservative blogger undermines WashPo's credibility. https://t.co/kx0XUGDI9z
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 16, 2018
She gets stupider and more ignorant by the day. So kudos, I guess. https://t.co/7XBX2IZS2A
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) February 16, 2018