Posted on 02/23/2018 6:40:51 AM PST by davikkm
President Trump tweeted on Thursday morning that the Congress should basically create a national gun registry, as he proposed something along the lines of “comprehensive background checks”, whatever that means. Here’s the tweet:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/966662241977360384
The thing is, this tweet can be interpreted in 2 ways. If you’re a leftist, you may argue that President Trump finally caved on gun control, and in the aftermath of the Florida high-school shooting he’s asking Congress to create a national gun registry and universal background check legislation, a measure pushed and lauded by the anti 2nd amendment left for years. It’s interesting that not even dear leader Barry Obama did not dare pass such a law, when the Democrats had total control over the US government, and it would be very weird for the Donald to do such a thing, that would alienate his fan base for ever, making him a one-term president. In case you’re not getting the part with the national gun registry, you should know that universal background checks cannot work sans a national gun registry. And following gun registration requirements, there’s just one small step to make, which inevitably leads to gun confiscation. The example is California, where universal background checks were followed immediately by registration requirements and then by gun confiscation legislation. Check out this tweet from the NRA about the gun-registry issue:
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This is how it's done...and how the Left is defeated.
depending on how this goes, it can make trump a one term president.
Trump has suggested a lot of things that, once he has a chance to think them through and discuss with his staff, we never hear of again. This will be another example of that.
hupe yer right!
No, he is not.
No, he’s echoing the sentiments of the left.
Makes them calm down..................
Everybody should be impressed. When is the last time we had a President sat down for a listening session directly with affected people? And still, liberal maniacs don’t have one good word to say about our President.
Well if he is, then so am I. Better background checks and hardening the schools. Nothing wrong with that.
NO, and he is not going to cave. Cut it out.
I sure could support a concerted effort to get mentally disturbed individuals into the background check database. I can’t believe so many never make it in, allowing them to buy guns.
“Better background checks and hardening the schools. Nothing wrong with that.”
Whether or not there’s anything “wrong with that” depends on the details.
The media intentionally conflates two separate issues. Everyone, including the NRA and GOA, agrees that convicted felons and those adjudicated as mentally incompetent should not be able to purchase firearms or have access to them. The President supports measures that will make it possible to enforce this existing laws.
This is completely separate from the liberal agenda of restricting the right of everyone else (i.e. non-criminals of sound mind) to keep and bear arms of their choice. The media strategy is a bait and switch - making sensible people think they're talking about the first when they're really talking about the latter.
“I sure could support a concerted effort to get mentally disturbed individuals into the background check database. I can’t believe so many never make it in, allowing them to buy guns.”
The term “mentally disturbed” is as well defined as the term “assault weapon”. It’s kind of like pornography: I know it when I see it.
We’ll need some criteria for “mentally disturbed” and the opinions of anti-gun, pro control mental health “experts” won’t cut it.
Nope. Make it two.
everything hinges on who gets to define “sound mind” and what due process surrounds those who fail to meet that bar..
He is leaning left with his comments, but everybody knows this is the 3rd rail in DC. Nothing substantial will get to his desk and he knows this.
I think people who are on psychotropic drugs should not have access to guns. However that right should only be suspended until the person achieves stability. Maybe three separate doctors confirming or something like that.
All this talk by President Trump about "looking at" raising the age to purchase guns to 21 or expanded background checks is just a smokescreen. He's buying time and playing interference for worried swing/blue state Republicans up for reelection this fall. When the next big news story or "crisis" hits and takes the media's attention away from gun control. Then Trump will drop gun control like a hot potato....
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