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The President knows his proposal will never pass the House - hell, I doubt it's even going to come up for a vote - and he knows it sounds good to his base, who
by gyardley 14y ago
The President knows his proposal will never pass the House - hell, I doubt it's even going to come up for a vote - and he knows it sounds good to his base, who has no idea what an assault weapon is and doesn't get that actual 'assault weapons' (as opposed to scary-looking things they don't understand) haven't been legal for civilian purchase since 1986. This is just political theatre, an attempt to look like he's doing something while actually doing nothing.
- Cushman 14y agoAgain, I generally support gun control, and I'm not looking for a political discussion about that. My question is why progressives continue to list such an absurdly poor idea next to more reasonable and effective proposals.
- gyardley 14y agoAnd I posited that they would rather do something that looks good to the base than something reasonable and effective.