Today's Daily News cover for 3rd anniversary of Newtown CT shooting

[Straw Man]

47. Once more, with feeling.

And the writer did use a statement about guns. It's right there, literally the word "guns" appears.

"Here's a good time to remind everyone that the Second Amendment was written by slaveholders before we had electricity, much less the kind of weaponry that would-be murderers can buy today. But sure, if you think it's that precious, we can compromise: If you love the Second Amendment that much, feel free to live in a powdered wig and shit in a chamberpot while trying to survive off what you can kill with an 18th century musket. In exchange, let those of us living in this century pass some laws so we can feel safe going to class, or the movies, or anywhere without worrying that some maladjusted man will try to get his revenge by raining death on random strangers."

Perhaps we have different definitions of "literally," you and I, but I don't see the word "guns" in there. But yes, there are references to "weaponry" and "musket."

However, nobody, least of all me, is saying that the writer doesn't have lots of bad things to say about guns and the Second Amendment. But "written by slaveholders" isn't a valid criticism of that particular amendment unless she is trying to convince us that only the Second Amendment, and not the rest of the Constitution was "written by slaveholders." You wouldn't be trying to make that particular claim, would you?