Biden says it’s ‘time to outlaw’ AR-15 after Trump assassination attempt

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Biden says it’s ‘time to outlaw’ AR-15 after Trump assassination attempt - Lemmy.World

Biden is doing this to drive a wedge into Republicans. The gun nuts and the ones that don’t care about guns will have differing opinions because now gun violence affects them directly. It’s really smart.

Biden looks presidential. Trump has three choices:

  • Come out against AR-15s, for obvious reasons. This makes gun nuts less likely to vote for him.

  • Come out in favor of AR-15s. He looks insane to Republicans who don’t care about guns.

  • Trump ignores the issue or waffles and looks unpresidential.

  • Number 3 is most likely. Of course the correct answer is number 4: propose a competing policy that is nuanced. But that’s impossible for trump.

    Trump already said he’d take away everyones guns, no questions asked, years ago. No one that supported him even blinked. This means nothing to them.
    I’m pretty sure the NRA had a heart attack when they heard that 🤣
    That’s just bullshit, he did not. He said the one stupid thing about ignoring due process for red flag law situations. This is pretty far and away from “everyone’s guns”
    You made me curious, thank you. The actual quote is “take the guns first, go through due process second.”