Our teenagers are running around shooting each other.
(that's terrible. why?)
Because of all these damn guns.
(the guns made them shoot each other?)
Yes. And these white devil gun dealers are responsible.
(Did your troubled teenagers buy guns from the dealers?)
No, they bought them illegally or stole them.
(so how are the dealers to blame?)
Because they put guns on the streets.
(technically, they put guns into homes, and your teenagers steal them and use them on the streets.)
Doesn't matter, even if we shut down these local dealers, the gangstas will still get guns from the red states.
(are the red state dealers selling guns to your gangstas?)
No, we send scumbags to try and buy them or steal them.
(oh I see. but if your teenagers are stealing guns and getting them illegally, and also I might mention that our teenagers here are not shooting each other, doesn't that suggest an alternate solution to you?)
Yes. Make all guns illegal in the red states too.
(lather, rinse, repeat.)
That sounds about right. Circular logic at it’s best.