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WILMORE: We're still trying to wrap our heads around the horrible event that happened on Thursday in Oregon. It's tough to talk about. But one of the things that's toughest for Americans to talk about is the issue of guns.

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WILMORE: They shift, you stop talking about gun violence and you make it about mental illness. Now it's not unimportant to talk about mental illness, but it's still a shift, ok. Then the “switcheroo.” You swap out the Second Amendment for the First Amendment and everybody's like what the (bleep). “Shifteroo” is (bleep) brilliant, you guys, (bleep) brilliant. And we're still not having that honest conversation about guns, ok. Now the third step comes after the president makes this somber plea to America, which unfortunately he does all too often. So it feels like we're finally going to have that honest conversation, but not so fast. ... This is when haters (bleep) all over the president for daring to start the conversation.

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WILMORE: There's nothing wrong if when there's a problem, you talk about that (bleep) problem. Right? A conversation about guns includes guns. A conversation about Putin includes Putin. You don't have to be a toast master to know these rules of conversational engagement. Right? Alright, ok, then comes step four, horrible suggestions.

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WILMORE: More guns is your answer? Head hurts. Head hurts. Just to be clear, they're saying that in places with fewer guns, the odds of getting shot increase, which I guess is just like how the odds of getting attacked by a shark increase in places with no sharks.

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WILMORE: And finally this is how the door in the conversation is shut by step five, too soon. The argument that it's disrespectful to talk about how to find to solutions so close to a tragedy ... if we never have this conversation and keep thinking it's too soon, we'll stay in a constant state of too late.

Previously:

On CNN, Mark Kelly Debunks Myth That “Gun-Free Zones” Attract Shooters

Politico Magazine Contributor Debunks Right-Wing Media's “Good Guy With A Gun” Myth

Conservative Media Use Oregon Community College Shooting To Revive “Gun-Free Zone” Canard