Notice that he’s back-pedeling on the issue...if he ever intended to even do anything about it. Trump has a history of goading enemies into making mistakes. He came out and sounded “reasonable” ... but the proof is in the pudding, as the old saying goes. No action thus far, and he’s tossing around excuses for not wanting to sign any such bill.
I agree with what is undoubtedly your position, which is that red flag laws are utterly unconstitutional, on several levels. They also tend to punish, without recourse, those who did nothing wrong, and can certainly be abused to do so rather easily by an “enterprising” prosecutor and police chief.
WRT Trump and gun control - though I didn’t, and don’t plan to, own a bump stock, I was and remain opposed to them being banned as Class 3 weapons, since they quite obviously aren’t, as even the batphuckers realized. Of course, the entire NFA and all regulations promulgated thereunder are, IMHO, void ab initio as being in gross violation of the 2nd Amendment.
Yes, he has … We the (deplorable) People raised a ruckus about it.
No action thus far, and he’s tossing around excuses for not wanting to sign any such bill.
Which, to my mind, justifies raising a ruckus any time he starts to go in the wrong direction. He does seem to listen and learn. That puts him head and shoulders above most politicians.
To the rest of your post: 100% agree.