What the hay are ‘intelligent’ background checks for would-be gun owners? Trump says he supports them. Has the President been snookered by the Democrats who are claiming they are currently impeaching him?
There has never been a gun bought privately used in any mass shootings.
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There is no feeding the beast — Democrats — and he will regret it if he intends to infringe on our rights. There is no point in becoming concerned now because we haven’t a clue what he means since we already have intelligent background checks. It might not be a problem. It usually isn’t a problem when he makes declarations.
The President made his comments Friday.
“On background checks, we have tremendous support for really common-sense, sensible, important background checks,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
The president said the issue “isn’t a question of NRA, Republican or Democrat,” and added that he had spoken with the head of the National Rifle Association.
“We will see where NRA will be, but we need meaningful background checks,” Trump said. “We don’t want people who are mentally ill, people who are sick, having guns.”
That is true but we must keep our due process. The President sounds like he is anticipating a problem with the NRA. He also thinks they are going bankrupt.
Trump said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is on board.
“I will tell you I spoke to Mitch McConnell yesterday,” Trump said. “He’s totally on board. He said, ‘I’ve been waiting for your call.’ ”
The next bit of information is troubling. He had a “great talk” with Schumer?
Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are likely to disagree, but Trump told reporters he had a “great talk” with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., about the issue.
“I think that the Republicans are going to be great and lead the charge, along with the Democrats,” Trump said.
President Trump says he has a “great relationship” with the NRA: “I have a lot of respect for the people at the NRA … frankly, we need intelligent background checks” pic.twitter.com/MqImmGl1Ee
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 9, 2019
ANN COULTER ISN’T HAPPY
Ann Coulter ripped him on Twitter, but that is premature.
“QUIZ: Does @realDonaldTrump know less about gun laws or immigration law? WE ALREADY HAVE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. Forcing widows to lose money selling her husband’s gun to a nephew is not going to stop one gun crime,” she tweeted.
We like her ideas though!
“Laws that would actually reduce gun crimes: 1) prosecute of straw purchasers 2) concealed carry laws,” Coulter continued. “3) stop hiding the disciplinary records of high school kids 4) allow crazy people to be institutionalized 5) force local officials to follow up on ‘red flag’ tips.”
Lindsey Graham is working on a Red Flag bill with Richard Blumenthal of all people, and he definitely knows less than the President.
This “banning semi-automatic weapons nearly identical to those used by soldiers” is in no way accurate. https://t.co/REdPc6ceQy
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) August 9, 2019
Dana Loesch Had a Few Questions
The one thing we cannot tolerate is the elites infringing on our rights. Twenty-two states have already passed Red Flag bills without due process. It will destroy our Bill of Rights.
#AmericaFirst– @HvonSpakovsky:
The Radical Left wants to infringe on our 2nd Amendment Rights & the RINO’s are caving. Dems also want people to show an ID & submit a background check to purchase guns, but don’t want people to show an ID to vote. It makes no sense. #MAGA #Dobbs pic.twitter.com/jVWAvEnCQc— Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) August 9, 2019
A typical veiled hit piece against Trump over gun control.
Yes, we already have background checks. Te problem is that they are not uniform state to state and there is no connectivity between the databases or feedback into those databases to keep them up to date.
People change over time and a once sane person can go insane. If the doctors that determine mental stability and law enforcement officers pick up a person for a violent crime, there is no easy way to correct the database and confiscate the guns a person should not be allowed to have,
Intelligent gun control, upon notification that a violent crime was committed by a person or that person was mentally unstable, the guns in that person’s possession would be removed. Under the current fractured system, that simply cannot be accomplished to any real degree of success.
All of the recent mass shooters had trouble with the law and in their schools yet nothing was really done until their powder keg exploded. That is the elephant in the room that no one really seems to address. More laws are not going to fix these problems but judicious application based on up to date and timely feedback to the data in the background heck system will alleviate most of the problems. No system is perfect and no system ever will be. But we can make things a lot better without infringing on anyone’s 2nd Amendment rights.
We’re not going to “make things better” by imposing even further restrictions on law-abiding citizens’ ability to own guns. That’s what laws do; the criminal element ignores laws.
Any solution to the gun violence problem will have to be centered on identifying the PEOPLE who are responsible BEFORE they commit the crime, not “guns”. “Guns” don’t just jump up and shoot people. It’s not a “gun” problem; it’s a PEOPLE problem. Even if there WERE no guns, these people would still kill, with machetes, vehicles, bombs ….. it goes on and on. Are we going to try outlawing all that stuff? Good luck with that.
Show up to the gun store with your Democratic party member card, don’t get a gun. Over 35 years old and still wear a man bun or a ponytail, don’t get a gun. Show up with a cup of Starbucks, don’t get a gun.
Wearing a crystal around your neck, don’t get a gun. T-shirt with Che, don’t get a gun. Obama sticker on your car, don’t get a gun. Nipple rings, nose rings, expanded earlobes, don’t get a gun.
Not a comprehensive list, but a great start. Would eliminate 90 percent of the retards.
As long as the background checks are for the psycho’s and nutjobs and known trouble makers, I don’t have a problem with it. But realize, any of these asshats can steal a gun anytime and anywhere. Stupid laws don’t stop criminals.
For all the power of the President, despite all the talk and name calling, he doesn’t seem to be very interested in taking much “action” to eliminate the globalist threat to America does he?
He allows the FCC to sleep while the MSM hammers away with lies, division, and misrepresentation of the truth does he? As an obvious propaganda arm of the globalist controlled DNC he could easily investigate and revoke their licenses to broadcast..No?
He doesn’t seem very interested in actually holding the coup conspirators accountable with jail time does he? he could order investigations and the arrest of nearly any citizen ..No?
Never even mentions Hillary or the foundation anymore does he?
Hasn’t gotten really anywhere on the wall yet has he?
Now he is taking up Hillary’s intended job of more gun control…
I am beginning to suspect that this actor that they put in office to “represent” America was only placed there to keep Americans “in their seats” while the globalist takeover of the country continues.
At the end of the day…Sure, it “looks” like he is fighting and they are “blocking” in the daily news but things aren’t actually adding up with this guy…Are they?
Investigations must be done properly and not according to your timetable. … If Trump did all you’re suggesting, on his own regardless of legal authority, he’d be shut down by the Courts across the board.
Like Coulter, you’re an ‘all-knowing’ pretender.
Any time I see Ann Coulter attacking the President, I know the President is right.
Any time I see someone attacking Ann Coulter, I immediately reach for the saltines. Polly want a cracker?