During his appearance on Crooked Media’s Lovett or Leave It podcast, comedian Larry Wilmore argued that some guns should be called “weapons of mass destruction” and implied support for gun confiscation.
According to Wilmore, calling certain types of firearms “assault weapons” does not go far enough to convey the damage they cause.
Referring to last week’s shooting in Dayton, Ohio, Wilmore said, “I believe in 30 seconds, if you can kill nine people and injure over 20, you don’t have a gun, you have a weapon of mass destruction,” Wilmore said. “So that is the language that we’re going to have to use.”
“‘Hey, don’t come for my gun,’ I’m not coming for your gun, motherf—er! I’m coming for your weapon of mass destruction,” he continued, comparing the firearms to having sarin gas. “Exactly. I can’t have that, motherf—er because it’s a weapon of mass destruction. Just like you can’t have a weapon of mass destruction.”
“That’s what we need to do. Change the language, change the way we think about this, and seriously, some of these things we cannot call guns,” he added.
“I’m not coming for your gun motherfucker. I’m coming for your weapon of mass destruction.” On #LovettorLeaveIt, @larrywilmore talks about why we need to change the language we use when talking about guns. https://t.co/y8eUNQCYha pic.twitter.com/h1pgilPmXQ
— Crooked Media (@crookedmedia) August 11, 2019
According to U.S. law, a weapon of mass destruction is defined as any of the following:
- A destructive device, such as an explosive or incendiary bomb, rocket, or grenade.
- A weapon that is designed to cause death or serious injury through toxic or poisonous chemicals.
- A weapon that contains a biological agent or toxin.
- A weapon that is designed to release dangerous levels of radiation or radioactivity.
