Joe Biden pledges to ban assault weapons if Democrats control Congress after midterms
www.independent.co.uk
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    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      This will sound crazy but their theory must be that this will really drive turn out. A sane, intelligent party would campaign on stuff like abortion. But what can we do? They're democrats.

      • Shamwow [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        They're banking on Roe v Wade pulling their base out to vote, so they're banging the drum on all Democrat talking points.

    • grey_wolf_whenever [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I think that a lot of liberals want something like this. Correct me if Im wrong but id assume pro gun leftists are a minority of even DSA types.

  • BurgerPunk [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    So what, were they getting a bump from minor, means tested loan forgiveness, and now they've got to bring out the big guns to throw the midterms?

  • spring_rabbit [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    Banned in a way that leaves us hopelessly outgunned by fascists and unable to catch up, or banned in a way that is actually going to effect our opposition?

    • DefinitelyNotAPhone [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Banned in a way where they declare three random aesthetic features of an AR-15 illegal and gun manufacturers take about ten seconds to crank out a ban-legal version that's operationally identical to the pre-ban rifle. If carbon fiber barrel shrouds, any barrel end attachment that prevents you from deafening everyone at the range when you fire, and those little M-16 carrying handlebar things get the axe this time around I'll have a bingo!

      • Rod_Blagojevic [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        Banned in a way where absolutely nothing is going to happen except I'm going to have to hear the stupidest right wing discourse ever when I go to work, annoying me so much that I will again decide not to vote for Joe Biden.

      • SerLava [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Hey you're leaving out the possibility that he bans a cosmetic feature that directly inconveniences gun owners and imprisons a handful for doing essentially nothing, but doesn't in any way affect lethality. We could have all the negative effects with none of the good!

        If we join together and expend what political capital we have, we have a good shot of making AR-15's slightly uglier to look at.

  • UlyssesT
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    18 days ago

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    • Quimby [any, any]
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      2 years ago

      yeah. literally nothing is gonna happen with this.

    • eduardog3000 [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      They're recognizing how horrible an idea it is, but most of them still refuse to recognize the real truth: Democrats want to lose.

  • Shamwow [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Biden can promise that but I doubt his party will back him up.

  • D61 [any]
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    2 years ago

    makes jerking off hand motion

    Sure ya are, buddy. :specter-global:

  • MrBeerbelly [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Lol any dem who loses in the midterms is gonna blame CRT and pronouns, like the (D) president didn't say this crap