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

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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.

    How many Republicans don’t care about guns?

    Lots of them. Do you know any Republicans? None of them care about issues that don’t affect them and their families. Even other “conservative” issues. They are not driven by policy.

    Only Republicans with guns care about guns. And only 50% of Republicans have guns.

    news.gallup.com/…/percentage-americans-own-guns.a…

    They don’t care about each other. Liberals care about what other liberals think. Stop thinking like someone who cares about policy.

    What Percentage of Americans Own Guns?

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    I’ve never met any Republicans that were pro-gun-bans. I really don’t believe you’ll be able to find a single one either.

    This is dumb as fuck timing by Biden, but I’m sure he can’t help himself because he’s been super anti-gun for decades so it’s probably just like a reflex at this point for him to to off about banning guns after a shooting.