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Republicans only care about gun rights when Democrats are in office. Same with Democrats about abortion. Neither do anything to reinforce either right when they

• gruez 3y ago
  >Neither do anything to reinforce either right when they control a majority of the branches of government. Unfortunately "control a majority of the branches of government" isn't enough to get legislation passed. You need control of house, senate, and presidency. The senate is particularly difficult because of filibusterers, so you need 60% votes, not a simple majority.
  • jasonladuke0311 3y ago
    Read: they aren’t willing to spend the political capital. Which shows how much they truly value the issue. Much easier to bolster the status quo. Bonus: when that issue is under attack, you can rally the troops by saying “see? They’re coming after us!”
    • netsharc 3y ago
      Obama said Sandy Hook was the worst day of his presidency, and his biggest regret was not being able to change US gun laws[1], being blocked by congress. He did spend a lot of the Dem's political capital in the first term fighting for better healthcare/Obamacare. [1] https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/united-states/former-president-of-the-united-states-barack-obama-says-failure-to-overhaul-gun-laws-his-biggest-regret-at-melbourne-event/news-story/934934f84e847a287fc104da0ba53ce7 https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/united-states/former-p...