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Nothing points out the bankruptcy of our nation’s gun-control debate better than the mythologies that surrounds it.

“Although no one piece of legislation will eliminate all gun violence, this bill will get guns off the streets and keep them out of the hands of people who wish to cause harm,” congressman Payne, Jr.

“The sole purpose of these types of weapons is to kill as many people as quickly as possible,” said Rep. Cicilline in a press release.

Ban guns. All guns. Get rid of guns in homes, and on the streets, and, as much as possible, on police,” wrote Phoebe Maltz Bovy for The New Republic.

Pennsylvania could become the latest state to require an eligibility license to purchase handguns, if legislation introduced this week becomes law.

“If you think gun control is going to change the terrorists’ point of view, I think you’re, like, out of your mind. I think anybody [who says that] is. I think it’s absolutely insane,” said actor Kurt Russell.

Everytown is running a gun-control ad during the GOP presidential debate Tuesday night.

At a daily briefing at the White House, press secretary and spokesman Josh Earnest was unable to provide an explanation for why Americans are buying more and more guns in record-setting numbers.

When it comes to gun politics, one demographic bucks trends. Millennials, now a sizable part of the vote, are fairly divided when it comes to firearms policy and show about as much support for gun rights as older demographics.