2016-06-13, 07:01 PM
MetaSeraphim Wrote:Because you used the gun law version of Godwin's law so of course there wasn't a reference like that you clod.
The creator himself has applied its use to other things so good job on being wrong.
Just because something is brought up often in response to certain events, doesn't make it an example of extended Godwin's Law. It's only Godwin's Law if it's not relevant to the discussion.
Godwin's Law talks about bringing up the Nazis in a discussion that has nothing to do with them.
Shootings have a lot to do with gun laws. They are a big part of why people want gun control laws. So it's perfectly natural that someone would bring that up in relation to this topic.
Although it turns out that, in this case, the shooter wasn't an example of "in America, any random wacko can walk into a gun shop and buy whatever they want", so the argument isn't particularly convincing.