Trump’s Sudden Love of Gun Control Isn’t That Sudden

© 2018 National Review ^ | March 1, 2018 10:33 AM | By JIM GERAGHTY

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Donald Trump, a Manhattan real-estate mogul who had traveled with his own personal security for years, had never really been a “gun guy.”

In his 2000 book, The America We Deserve, he wrote, “I generally oppose gun control, but I support the ban on assault weapons and I also support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun.”

Even in his remarks accepting the (NRA) endorsement, Trump made comments that suggested he found owning a lot of guns . . . kind of worrisome. “My sons are members,” Trump declared. “They have so many rifles, so many guns, that even I get concerned. I say, ‘That’s a lot!’”

Wednesday we learned that the Trump White House . . . might not be all that different from the Clinton White House on guns after all. During a meeting with Vice President Pence and senior senators . . .

Trump endorsed the Assault Weapons Ban. Trump endorsed background checks for private sales at gun shows. Trump endorsed raising the age to purchase firearms to 21. Trump declared the top priority of the NRA since Trump’s election, concealed-carry reciprocity, “will never pass.” (This bill would ensure that if you have a valid concealed-carry permit in your home state, you are allowed to carry a concealed weapon in any state.) Trump contended members of Congress were “petrified of the NRA” and that he was not. “They have great power over you people. They have less power over me.” Finally, Trump contradicted his own vice president’s assurances about due process and basically contended that the government should seize firearms from people it deems dangerous and go back and get legal justification later.

[xzins]

I refer you to the section that allows congress to make laws for the security of the citizenry.

[bootless]

Thanks for your reply.

I’m not piling on him. I’m aware of the context, personalities, history, and surrounding events of this meeting, I also believe that I (and any other conservative) am justified in questioning and critiquing this tactic when the pull quote is blatantly anti-Constitutional.

Also, even if you support this (or any) POTUS who aligns with your principles, making this kind of comment more of an off-the-cuff thought spoken aloud... if there is no response to its lack of conformity to the Constitution, we can be sure that a potential tyrant-in-waiting will take notice of this silence.

Thanks.

[bootless]

You’re welcome, and God bless!