They save things like that for when the GOP are in majority
It was never a priority for them
This isn’t about a weapons ban, it’s mean to take HIllary out of the news, get her back into it...
This way they can blame it on the cowardly Republicans and deflect they facts that Obama is supporting the muslims.
My idea why:
They don’t care about the guns. They want the people.
They want the people to be arrested and put away. They want us not disarmed, they want us dead.
So by “taking the guns away” we disappear into the fray - and we start to look like other tools and zombies that support them. They need to separate us.
They had their priorities with Crony Capitalists, who wanted the GIVERnment to act as their proxy and strong Arm Americans into slavery and fealty of the insurance companies.
That’s what I’ve been saying on Facebook all day - I guess great minds think alike
Like most of their agenda, they don’t actually WANT what they are demanding. They want the ISSUE. They keep trotting it out to see if it is “ripe” yet. So far they have been kicked in the teeth every time. Even if they ever get the numbers they don’t intend to seriously enforce gun control, it will be just a convenient reason to punish conservatives (at least in their minds). They all know that no good libtard is ever gonna be charged with gun crimes because that law does not apply to them. Like donating to campaigns, fer crying out loud. So until the polls show the are taking a hit the will rattle their sabers and harrumph but the last thing the will do in this country is tell us turn them in...because they know that will be the last thing they do in this country.
they would have if Fast and Furious had not gone south.
So now they have to rely on their hadjis.
Because just like the NRA the issue is a gravy train for them.
If they heat the water too quickly the frog will jump out of the pot instead of slowly boiling to death.
the dirty little secret is that they didn’t have the votes then, either.
Because they don’t care about actually banning guns. They care about leveraging the side effects of fighting over it: it’s a great issue for when they _can’t_ pass it, demonizing the R majority and whipping up support for replacing them. Then when in the majority, the issue is conveniently forgotten, not wanting to lose that tool and not wanting to suffer the massive losses that follow enacting a ban: pass a ban, lose the majority.
and/or
Because they don’t want to deal with the enforcement of a ban. 49 dead from a terrorist is useful propaganda material. A million mad-as-hell otherwise law abiding citizens is bad news. Numerous bloody shootouts with those resisting enforcement (see Waco siege) is a political nightmare. Sparking an actual civil war, with 3%ers actively killing prominent Leftists, is the political Armageddon they literally can’t survive.
Stimulus cash.
Then Obamacare was the big priority.
Lost the house after 2 years.
Alex, the answer is why would the rats focus on ‘healthcare’ leaving immigration reform and gun control on the perimeter? The plans laid down called for certain items at certain times.
That is why Cap and Trade and gun control failed - because not enough Republicans signed on to make it a "bipartisan" bill. The Dems had the votes to pass it on their own.
Reid didn't want to lose rural votes.
No clue what was up with Pelosi.