Alyssa Milano claims masks will protect you more than an AR-15

"The better the actor, the more stupid he is." --Truman Capote

If Capote was correct, Alyssa Milano must be an incredibly good actor because she is the poster child for Stupid. But of course, she might be an exception to the better actor rule and is simply one of the stupidest actors without acting talent. 

Milano tried to persuade "anti-maskers" to wear masks to guard against COVID-19 in spite of the fact that cloth masks are more of a fashion statement than a medical prophylactic measure. She claims that cloth offers more protection than AR-15s.

The anti Second Amendment conservative-hating actress tweeted:

"Anti-maskers are the same people who think they need an AR-15 for 'protection,'" 

"LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK: A MASK WILL PROTECT YOU *MORE* THAN AN AR-15 WILL."

She mixes the idea of protection from a virus with protection from those who would do violence because she is stupid. The analogy is a non sequitur because the types of protection being compared, are not comparable and she is not able to see the disconnect.

So if you want protection from coronavirus, perhaps masks can help somewhat, or at least give one the illusion they can. AR-15s and firearms in general are not actually meant to protect us from viruses or even the common cold. And just like some masks are better than others for protection from viruses, some firearms offer more protection against those who would do us harm.

A Colt 1911 with its 45 caliber slug has great stopping power, especially at close range, but it isn't great at distances over 55 yards. An AR-15 firing a 223 Remington round or 5.56 x 45 NATO round, is good up to around 600 yards and holds a lot more rounds than the Colt 1911. 

Of course, neither weapon is useful against coronavirus, but neither is Alyssa Milano's apples and oranges argument.

"Uh, they could theoretically both protect you against different things," one Twitter user wrote. "Is there a reason you think these two things are mutually exclusive? Or related in any logical way at all?"

Another Twitter user said, "I guess you can strangle bad guys with your mask."

But the best comment as I see it was from on person challenging her to a duel writing, "I get an AR-15 and she gets a mask."

Truman Capote really had incredible insight.

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