There are people out there who only seem to have a tenuous grasp on reality. Sometimes, it's because they're insane and they need psychiatric treatment. Others are just so willfully deluded that they imagine things as fact that simply aren't.

Most gun control advocates fall into the latter camp, though not all of them. Some fall into the former.

At its heart, people who favor gun control tend to believe that gun control can deliver results that aren't reflected by reality.

In the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, we're going to hear from many of those people a lot in the coming days and weeks. It seems, however, that this might be the dumbest take I've ever seen. Or probably ever will see, if we're being honest.

Let's start with the headline: "Alternate universe where the United States has proper gun control sees Donald Trump covered in a milkshake"

Oh, wow.

Just...wow.

Because assassinations can only happen in pro-gun nations. Meanwhile, just over a year ago, in Japan--one of the most gun-controlled nations on the planet--there was an assassination. The killer built his own firearm, tested it, then used it to kill former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a campaign for the nation's ruling party.

That doesn't sound remotely familiar at all, now does it?

Let's note, however, that Abe was killed with a gun. No milkshakes.

But let's see if the author makes any more sense in the body of the piece.

In an alternate universe identical to our own except for the United States enforcing proper gun control, news is emerging that former President Donald Trump has been hit by a milkshake.

The incident stands in stark contrast to our own universe, where Trump was recently struck on the ear by a bullet fired from a rifle legally owned by a man not old enough to drink alcohol.

This incident sparked a nationwide debate on the need for stricter gun control, though no tangible action is expected to follow – which is par for the course in a land where thoughts and prayers flow far more freely than sensible legislation, even when the victims include children and presidential candidates.

Meanwhile, in the parallel universe where America has adopted gun control measures akin to other Western democracies, the story unfolded quite differently.

The disgruntled attendee at the Trump rally, unable to procure an assault rifle at the local Walmart, resorted to the next best thing – an innocent milkshake. With all the anger he could muster, the individual hurled the dairy projectile at Trump to make clear his political opposition to his policies, leaving Trump dripping in frothy indignation and strawberry syrup.

Nope. Just as stupid.

First, there's no nation on the planet where no one can procure a firearm. They all have some pathway toward legal gun ownership, for one thing. They also all have an illegal black market for firearms.

If a would-be assassin wanted a gun, they could figure out a way to do just that. Especially if they can get close enough to throw a milkshake.

However, when you're playing make-believe, you can set any rules you want. You can pretend that no one with nefarious intentions could get a gun at all, that they'd only be able to get a milkshake. 

I'm sure Abe's family in Japan is glad to know their loved one wasn't assassinated despite all the gun control laws in the world, that he really only got hit with an ice cream-based treat.

Assassinations happen all over the world. In May, the prime minister of Slovakia--a gun-controlled nation--was shot in an assassination attempt. Was the issue here milkshake control?

Look, I'm not surprised that people are using this to criticize GOP opposition to gun control. Nothing about that shocks me in the least. 

I am surprised to see someone make such an absolutely moronic claim and no one in control could see the absolute idiocy of that argument. You'd think someone would have some sense somewhere along the line, but nope. 

This is American politics today, unfortunately.