Biden: universal background checks could exclude family members

[Skribs]

I buy that they want power, and are callously willing to profit on these tragedies, but I don't buy that these politicians actually want these tragedies to occur.

 

[wild cat mccane]

and are gun supports willing to compromise at all?

No.

Some say that is good. I disagree.

 

[Ryanxia]

No compromise. We've done enough of that already with our Rights that '"shall not be infringed".

 

[BHP FAN]

Compromise would be both sides being willing to give something, in this case it's just the antis being willing to take a little less... it's not the same thing.

 

[Ryanxia]

Well said BHP Fan.

 

[goon]

I think we should push for a re-opening of the NFA registry.
Only one or two legal machine guns have ever been used in crimes. Statistically, they are less harmful to society than lightning strikes.

If they offer us re-opening the NFA registry in exchange for background checks, maybe that's a deal worth making.

Funny thing is that I do support background checks. I'd have supported them if they'd asked. But they didn't bother to ask - they decided to use the power of their offices to bully instead. That is not what government is supposed to do.

 

[Skribs]

Goon, I believe it was 1, and it was used by LEO. So much for the theory that they can be trusted and we can't.

 

[Ryanxia]

Skribs, to my knowledge it was 2 and both were LEO's (not to get off topic).

 

[gc70]

I buy that they want power, and are callously willing to profit on these tragedies, but I don't buy that these politicians actually want these tragedies to occur.

Politicians do not want tragedies to occur, but they know tragedies will inevitably occur.

 

[Skribs]

I know that, too, GC70. I was arguing against the idea that politicians want them to occur more often, which was presented in post 51.

 

[BHP FAN]

while politicians might not wish for a tragedy to happen, we know it's their policy never to let one go to waste. Ask Rahm Emanuel.

 

[Manco]

I buy that they want power, and are callously willing to profit on these tragedies, but I don't buy that these politicians actually want these tragedies to occur.

Why don't they address the real underlying issues, then, in a meaningful way? No offense, but I think that you grossly underestimate how callous and cold-blooded many of those in power can be. Have you by chance ever read The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli?