U.S.A. — “President Biden Announces 13 New Actions to Reduce Gun Violence by Maximizing the Benefits of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,” a Sunday White House Briefing Room “Fact Sheet” statement claims. The unproven presumptions packed into that headline are that “gun violence” is a legitimate term rather than an exploitable political one, that it will be reduced, that infringements on rights are beneficial, that they are politically unifying, and that the result will be safer communities.
That’s some concentrated weasel-wording there, packing five full lies in just 20 words. Seasoned Democrat propagandists are nothing if not pros at that.
“These reports make clear that BSCA is saving lives,” the statement continues, citing as “proof” that “enhanced background checks” have kept some under-21-year-olds from buying guns, prosecutions of people, some of whom may just be enthusiasts and collectors, is up, and tax plunder has been redistributed “to make our schools safer, improve access to mental health services, and help young people deal with the trauma and grief resulting from gun violence.”
That the schools are still “gun-free” predator empowerment zones, and that the statement is short on empirically documenting how swarms of headshrinkers have done anything but encourage and fund complementary neuroses is secondary to an observable reality: They’re claiming lives are being saved without actually proving that they are. Yeah, they’re pros at this.
As for those benefits, the statement is promising that will be forthcoming, it’s curious that an administration that’s talking about enhanced background checks is so quiet – some might say obstructionist – on the president’s son, Hunter Biden, getting a gun after denying using controlled substances on a Form 4473 Firearms Transaction Record. ATF, the Justice Department, and a federal court have all said that’s Hunter’s private business and no one else’s, and the Secret Service has signed an affidavit denying any involvement at all.
As far as keeping guns out of dangerous hands, the false assumption being pushed here is one that ignores a 2016 Department of Justice prisoner survey:
“An estimated 287,400 prisoners had possessed a firearm during their offense. Among these, more than half (56%) had either stolen it (6%), found it at the scene of the crime (7%), or obtained it off the street or from the underground market (43%). Most of the remainder (25%) had obtained it from a family member or friend, or as a gift. Seven percent had purchased it under their own name from a licensed firearm dealer.”
In other words, don’t look for weekend headlines on Chicago and Baltimore homicides to show a statistically significant reduction anytime soon. Ditto for anything “mental health” or “red flag”-related, especially since we’re basically talking bribes to the states to do end runs around due process.
The whole thing is a meaningless boondoggle that does what Democrats with the media in their pockets do best: Spend money that’s not theirs, attack rights, and spread lies. And helping them do that this time out were the usual suspects from the Vichycon wing of the GOP, the useful idiot/self-serving swamp creatures who continually prove themselves adept at turning coats and stabbing backs.
First, we get to thank Marco Rubio, who introduced the bill.
Then there are 10 Senate Republicans who cut a deal in June of last year to an “agreement in principle [talk about an oxymoron] on gun control legislation,” which was “the number needed to break a GOP filibuster on the package.” They were:
- John Cornyn, R-Texas
- Thom Tillis, R-N.C.
- Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
- Richard Burr, R-N.C.
- Bill Cassidy, R-La.
- Susan Collins, R-Maine
- Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
- Rob Portman, R-Ohio
- Mitt Romney, R-Utah
- Pat Toomey, R-Pa.
And true to what we’ve come to expect from them, NRA at the time provided cover, saying:
“As is our policy, the NRA does not take positions on ‘frameworks’. We will make our position known when the full text of the bill is available for review.”
That way, a form of “plausible deniability” could be maintained with those who don’t look too closely at things to realize the bill itself would never have advanced in the first place without that “compromise.” No matter, memories are short, and everyone was counting on four of the senators retiring in 2022 and another five not being up for re-election until 2026.
Assuming Rubio, Cornyn, Tillis, Graham, and McConnell are still in the running, expect “A” grades and boilerplate assurances that they’re “staunch defenders of the Second Amendment.”
About David Codrea:
David Codrea is the winner of multiple journalist awards for investigating/defending the RKBA and a long-time gun owner rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament. He blogs at “The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance,” is a regularly featured contributor to Firearms News, and posts on Twitter: @dcodrea and Facebook.
No arms law has ever passed without Republican help. Republicans are not pro-2A and until people start waking up to that fact we will continue to get more infringement. Many of them are much more pro-gun than Democrats but there is a big difference between being pro-gun and pro-2A.
The only TRUE “representatives” that seem to be concerned about our RIGHTS are those that are NORMAL. Like Lauren Boebert or Matt Goetz. Rand Paul is on my list. The “lawyers” among them are nothing but beholden to our adversary through their B.A.R. accreditation. Most of the rest were born psychopathic control freaks.
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i am so sad to have little marco as my senator for this and pushing the red flag laws after parkland.
i wish some real republican would run against him.
Maybe the long distance way is the answer that is coming soon. Or the stop sign way. Think about it. Or maybe Jim Bell’s way will become the way..google that name.
OK, I just looked up Jim Bell, I had heard of his idea before, but didn’t recognize his name. From reading of his trials and tribulations in the legal system, I am a bit surprised that he didn’t take the next logical step, and demand to see his written guarantee that he would actually GET a fair trial in it! He was right there, nearly stepping upon it, but yet still didn’t see it! If it were a snake, it would have bitten him!! He knew enough about the legal system to see that he was being ram rodded and… Read more »
I literally feel your pain. I live in Florida. I never voted for him, but I was forced to vote against all his opponents. Same with “Eyes-never-blink” Rick Scott, although I admit he’s much better that Marcito Rubio, or Foamboy, as he should be known. If you haven’t heard about it, look up “Marco Rubio foam parties.”
Spoons are more of a concern for me.. too many fat people.
Ban them spoons.
My rifles are well behaved and shouldn’t be punished.
Unless the spoon is attacking your diet, why be so hard on spoons?
Unless it’s a black, military style assault spoon…
What does it mean when the ‘government of the people’ makes it explicitly clear what they want but the Government does exactly the opposite?
It doesn’t sound like “Consent of the governed”, does it? Usurpations, maybe yes?
The NRA will go the way of the greatest donation. They have a history of compromising their own principals when someone throws enough money their way. Case in point, the NRA wasn’t in the habit of endorsing candidates in primary elections until John McCain spent 11 million dollars to defeat J. D. Hayworth.
J.D. was an NRA A+ candidate, but McCain was never higher than B-. That year the NRA didn’t publish ratings for those 2 candidates, instead, they just endorsed McCain outright.
The NRA can’t compromise its principals, it has none! It is amoral! BTW, Wayne LaPierre would be proud of BLM! Check this out: https://freebeacon.com/democrats/black-lives-matters-revenue-plummeted-88-percent-this-year/
Could they share some directors, maybe?
I was called regularly by the NRA on my cell phone for donations. I have no idea how they got my number. I’ve been a life member for several decades. When the caller asked me for a donation I asked, “Why, does Wayne LaPierre need a new Mercedes Benz?” and hung up. I haven’t had a call from the NRA since and that was about six months ago, a record.
Vote out anyone (Dem or GOP) that does NOT stand for the second amendment! PEROID!
Add to that a quick search of North Carolina’s Administrative Office of the Courts records that show that between 2017 and 2022, well over 50,000 people were charged with the felony crime “Felon in Possession of a Firearm”, but just a small number ever convicted. Thousands upon thousands of those charges have been forgotten or dismissed. It would seem that prosecutors don’t really take these crimes very seriously even though both North Carolina senators voted for this bill, obviously wanting to “Do Something”® about this problem. Universal Background Checks are useless if Felons and other criminals simply ignore such laws.
Maybe, just maybe they were looking at what the felony was. Like felony drunk driving. My neighbor is a felon because he drove drunk three times. AND BY THE WAY…does the 2nd amendment end with SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED unless you’re convicted of a felony??? If you paid your dues to society why should ANYONE be denied a means to protect themselves from deadly force? Clue me in. I want to read your answer.
It’s a standard prosecution tactic. Charge the offender with as many felonies as possible so they are facing decades in prison. Then generously offer to dismiss most of the charges if the offender agrees to plead guilty the “big one”. Or course pleading out usually means the scumbag will be back out on the street and back to business sooner. The prosecutor gets the conviction without rolling the dice on a jury trial. The only stat that matters to the prosecutor is conviction ratio and the defense (usually a public defender) can hang their hat on how easy their clients… Read more »
DemoSocialists constantly trot out that “weapons of war” meme to support their plans to ban firearms.
Americans no longer recall that it was n attempt by the British to confiscate “weapons of war” from the colonists that set off the American Revolution, or that our Founders were so wary of over-reaching government that they ensured, in the Constitution that such “weapons of war” not be denied American citizens.
And in the meanwhile they build domestic armies among us to do their bidding. I am reminded of the Declaration of Independence daily. One of the charges against the tyrant King was this: He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people , and eat out their substance. SOUND FAMILIAR? Shall I make a list? Let’s start with that new 87,000 ARMED to use deadly force IRS agents. Then we can go the ATF, FBI, NSA, TSA, SBA, NEA, FCC, FDA…well hell, I don’t have the TIME to post all of… Read more »
You ain’t defecating there!
Exactly. Speaking of NEED, why does Social Security or NOAA NEED AR-15s and millions of rounds of ammo….they DON’T, but yet, they have them.
Anything can be a weapon of war! Like a tea cup for example
As I’ve said many times on ammoland (and elsewhere too), the beltway has been bought and paid for. The vast bulk of them, Rs and Ds alike, follow the same marching orders from the same masters. Until we can fix that problem, not much else we do will matter. They’ll just use our own tax dollars to destroy us. We can (and are), and should, be fighting delaying actions all the way around. But ultimately, until we can cut the head off this snake, it will just keep growing new tentacles. For as long as we keep feeding it. Stop… Read more »
“They’ll just use our own tax dollars to destroy us” THIS IS THE PROBLEM. THEY DON’T USE OUR TAX DOLLARS!
Amen. And the biggest buyer is China.
everyone that wants to keep their freedom will need these tools of survival
Who need s 100 round magazine? Citizens removing a tyrannical government!
“What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance. Let them take arms.” – Thomas Jefferson, letter to James Madison, December 20, 1787
Wish we could get rid of Cornyn. He is a bane to all us Texans. As our Native American friends used to say, ” he speaks with a forked tongue”.
How about those of us in Utah. Mitt the Great! When elected his R competitor was a doctor, whose ideas were very conservative. Mitt won because he had been successful with the SLC Winter Olympics and he was thought of as a brilliant person. Many of us knew better, but not enough. The fact that the LDS Church backed him was also significant. I sure hope we can get rid of him next go-around.
Yesterday Knute Knute made this comment on the post about “Founders Knew”… That is the way of civilizations. Courage inevitably leads to liberty, since it’s not possible to enslave a man of courage. Such ones would rather die fighting. While taking as many slavemasters as possible along with them. Then liberty turns into abundance, abundance breeds apathy and dependence, and the cycle starts all over again. It’s the history of planet Earth in one paragraph.
THAT IS MY CREED AND PROMISE.
It’s not the bill of needs. It never was. Check out attorney Mark Smith at; Four Boxes Diner on YouTube. He has the straight skinny on all of it.
Who needs an ink pen that will write a mile? Why do car speedometers go up to 120 MPH? Why does your belt need all those holes in it? Who needs all the teeth on their comb?
The issue isn’t need, the issue is RIGHTS. That, and the stated reason for having the 2nd Amendment, having arms suitable for a militia. Similarly, we should have the RIGHT to buy a select fire AR without all the rigamarole.
No civilian needs an AR-15, they need an M-4.
They need one if they want one.
I do.
And TOW ITAS….don’t forget the tow missiles.
FJB, John Cornyn and the NRA.
And quite a few others, including several Federal agencies.
Toomey, PA— this scumbag knew he was retiring and didn’t gaf if he screwed over his constituents. Hell, his departure paved the way for that walking mental case Fetterdouche. If PA gets anymore blue, I don’t know if I’m gonna make it until I can afford to move to Texas or another Deep South red state.
It’s time to finish the job and remove all anti 2nd A politicians from our government because it is the right of We The People to own any and all weapons as we see fit, including fully auto weapons and magazines of any capacity.
It is our God given right to defend ourselves against evil , tyrants, and those who wish to do us and our loved ones harm.
FIFY Joe Biden.
In our complete government perhaps only 5% try representing their people. The other 95% are only in it for themselves.
I’m so glad Portman is gone. I still have Rep Mike Turner, who is now anti-2A. His daughter was at a bar across the street from the Dayton shooting. I guess he only legislates for his family now. I hope someone, who can win, will run against Turner.
GOP & DNC… …Just Two Different Stripes On The Same Putrid Skunk.
If we should not have these weapons then neither should the police or military. The forefathers intended for us to have arms and munitions to oppose any who should try and oppress us, this includes our own government.
But as long as they can keep us against each other they have nothing to fear. Black, white, gay, straight, asian, hispanic all Americans need to unite or we will be squashed under the oppression of tyranny