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Bang / Guns Title: Dems worry: Are we overplaying the gun-control hand? A number of rank-and-file lawmakers view this month’s shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school as a potential tipping point in the years-long congressional stalemate over new gun restrictions. Shedding caution, this growing chorus of Democrats is calling for extensive reforms, including a ban on military-style weapons. The bill itself demonstrates the problems Democrats face in dealing with issues outside of their own cultural experience. John noted last night that the bill would ban certain kinds of so-called “assault rifles,” but it may go a lot farther than that. The language in the bill could very well render all semi-automatic firearms illegal, even apart from the 205 specific weapons listed in the bill: Almost every semi-automatic pistol has a “detachable magazine.” They have detachable magazines because they don’t have cylinders, which is what revolvers use. You have to detach the magazine to load ammunition into it, even if you only own one magazine per pistol. The only qualifier on this prohibition is that it applies to firearms “with a military-style feature,” which is left undefined. Does an improved sight (such as a laser sight) qualify as a “military-style feature,” even though it improves aim and makes the weapon safer to use in self-defense? Custom grips? Black-matte finish? We don’t know, and it’s a safe bet that the people who wrote this bill know even less. Nor do they care; they want this bill to render most of the weapons held by legal gun owners illegal. It’s the basis for a massive gun grab. And that’s the reason why some Democrats who understand cultural differences and political geography see a replay of the last four elections about to unfold: “It’s easier to demagogue on this than to do something about it,” the aide added, “and you risk overreaching as a party if you try to make it a one-size-fits-all [issue].” This bill will be tremendously popular in the urban-coastal cores, which Democrats already hold. It’s not going to be popular at all outside of those progressive enclaves, where most of the 60-million-plus gun-owning households exist, and where voters know what a “detachable magazine” actually is. This bill and the Democratic hysteria getting whipped up behind it isn’t about fixing the problems that led to the Parkland school massacre — it’s a gun grab, pure and simple. It’ll be easy for “Republicans to play that up in a lot of districts” that Democrats need to win for a majority because it’s true. Between “crumbs” and gun grabbing, Democrats really have set themselves up to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in this midterm. If this bill goes nowhere, Democrats will likely run on the message that only a Democratic majority can get this bill passed. And you know what? Republicans will run on the exact same message. Good luck with that, Mrs. Pelosi. Poster Comment: We really need to pin the Dems on this one. It may be the only chance to save the House GOP majority. I like how Trump is trolling them on guns, encouraging them to go further. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread |
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