I can see trying to do things differently in the future if the actions taken can be thought of as reasonably effective toward solving problems AND worth the potential downsides. But in this case, every one of the things that the governor says he wants to do are right out of the liberal handbook for disarming the population and for ensuring the eventual onset of tyranny. Importantly, NONE of his new proposed laws address ANY of the facts of the case which he claims is prompting this move. Let's review:
- getting rid of their scary looking modern sporting rifles and large mags.
- The shootings were ALL done with semi auto pistols. NO AR-15, AK-47 used. Obviously this rule is NOT being pushed in order to solve the problems of this shooting.
- the new proposed rules limits mag size to 10
- The shooter had .45 caliber pistols. They don't say which model, but one of the most popular .45 caliber semi auto handguns is the Colt 1911. It comes standard with a 7 round mag and virtually nobody puts more than that in them. Why? Because they are meant to be holstered and large mags that stick past the bottom of the butt of the gun will just make you look gay and stupid. So this rule had nothing to do with the recent incident which is being used to justify the new rule.
- the governor wants to limit gun purchases to once per month.
- The shooter bought the two guns in question 2 years apart. Again, the punishments, which are not being applied to the shooter but only to everyone who did NOT shoot, do not match the crime and WILL NOT stop the next one from happening.
- the new control grab requires people to report stolen guns within 24 hours
- These guns were not stolen and the man was within his legal rights to possess them.
- the new corrupt law also provides for red flag laws "to keep guns away from people who are a clear danger to themselves and others".
- The shooter showed no outward signs that he was going to snap. He apparently resigned from the job under his own impetus, had no track record of bad or violent behavior, etc. So again, another rule right out of the liberal handbook is used to beat the people up with even though the new rule has no tie to or justification by the facts of the current case.
Also, if you start a knife fight with someone you better be able to finish it because you might be the one who gets hurt. Translating that to politics, be careful what you try to get away with because if it fails then it doesn't just fail for you; it weakens your entire political party. And that is what I predict will happen this time. Ralph Northam is going to take a political beating on this one IMO. He's just playing this card too late in the game. The Trump card has already been played.
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