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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
Look.
If Trump even opens the door a crack, this is a huge win.
Ban on bump stocks. Increased background checks. Minimum age to buy guns.
Those are all steps in the right direction.
I would hope that even his most outspoken critics would agree and give him credit if/when those happen.
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Wow, this is like giving Trump credit for getting through a speech without insulting half the world or ####ting his own pants. Credit for what exactly?
Ban on bump stocks was already in the works after Las Vegas. This was done without Comacho’s input or blessing. No credit there.
Increased background checks? This is meaningless without details. It is unlikely that you are going to see any change to the system. To do so would require great expense and investment in connecting dissimilar databases that the NRA has worked extremely hard to keep separate. That’s just the cold harsh reality of the system and how it is set up.
A minimum age to buy guns already exists. Try changing that age and watch it get challenged in court, all the way to the Supreme Court. No way are the age restrictions changing, not when a kid can enter the armed services at 18 and be expected to carry a gun in defense of his country, but not own one, as outlined in the second amendment. Not going to happen.
As usual, Trump is all talk, but when reality sets in it is highly unlikely that anything with change. In fact, gun restrictions will continue to ease. Bump stocks may disappear, but universal concealed carry is on the way as is access to suppressors and other restricted weapons. The uniformed will be happy with the “win” on bump stocks, but will soon be outraged as more restricted weapons become available for sale without a tax stamp or extended background, and carrying them concealed will be extended across the nation. One step forward, a dozen steps back. Oh, but that President Camacho!