BOO HOO! Anti-Gunners Lament Trump Election, Brace for Impact

JUST IN: MSNBC guest melts down over Trump picking Pam Bondi as the next Attorney General, says they should “fear” her because she’s competent.

Liberal political scientist Jason Johnson said Bondi is an “effective pick” who is “worse” than Matt Gaetz.

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A recent report at ABC News summed up the post-election trauma of America’s gun prohibitionists: The story was headlined “Gun violence prevention groups brace for Trump to keep promise of ‘concealed carry reciprocity.”

It’s not the least of their worries, as explained in an article published by The Trace, which had this headline: “The Power Trump’s Cabinet Will Have Over Gun Policy.”

To suggest the gun control crowd is in a panic might be an understatement, as they worry about all of the gun laws which have been adopted, especially in blue states, that may fall under constitutional scrutiny. The Trace article notes, “Those laws and regulations are being challenged in court now more than ever before.”

And instead of Matt Gaetz being the next attorney general, incoming President-elect Donald Trump, who obviously learned a lot during his first term, quickly turned to former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. Despite AMMOLAND Editor-in-Chief Fredy Riehl’s thoughtful look at her “mixed record” on gun rights, Bondi scares Democrats and the hard left, as acknowledged recently by political scientist Jason Johnson, appearing on MSNBC.

“We should all fear (her) because she’s competent,” Johnson said. “She is a dangerous and effective pick…”

More evidence of the fear now ramping up among Democrats was the creation of “Governors Safeguarding Democracy,” an alleged bipartisan group of state chief executives created by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, both hard left Democrats. The group doesn’t tell who their members are, but despite claims of bipartisanship, one might easily presume the membership roster is decidedly Democrat.

For example, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who will be sworn in as governor in January, has vowed to fight the new Trump administration. Democrat Ferguson filed scores of lawsuits against the first Trump administration and many of his Evergreen State critics have suggested he suffers from Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS).

The ”party  of gun prohibition” is continuing to live in denial after their loss of Congress and the White House back on Nov. 5. According to a recent Rasmussen survey, “57% of Democratic voters believe their party did a good or excellent job during this year’s election.”

“Not surprisingly,” Rasmussen reported with only a hint of sarcasm, “that opinion is shared by only 16% of Republicans and 23% of voters not affiliated with either major party (Independents).”

If Trump follows through on his promise to sign a national concealed carry reciprocity bill—it would have to be passed by Congress first—it would be a major setback for the anti-gun movement, which has some powerful players, including the billionaire-backed Everytown for Gun Safety and its subsidiary Moms Demand Action and the Alliance for Gun Responsibility. Don‘t overlook the Brady Campaign or Giffords, which also have some big-buck donors.

However, with Trump returning to the White House and the Senate under GOP control, expect the new president to pick up where he left off, appointing conservative judges to fill federal court vacancies. This is perhaps more fearful to gun prohibitionists than having Bondi reverse the Biden-Harris administration’s weaponization of the FBI and ATF against gun owners and retailers.

With all of this facing Democrats, it may be no wonder why it appears to many observers that in his final two months in office, Joe Biden is determined to ramp up the war in the Ukraine, leaving Trump with an international crisis, since nothing else they’ve tried over the past four years has derailed him.

Important to the ABC report about concealed carry reciprocity is the roster of states that do not honor non-resident carry permits and licenses: “Nine states — including California, Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey and New York — and Washington D.C.” Add Oregon, Rhode Island, Maryland and Massachusetts to the mix. What do they all have in common? They’re run by Democrats.

The second Trump term may be the closest thing to a “worst nightmare” for the gun control crowd, at least for the first two years. The midseason election could shift things for Trump, so he must get a lot done over the next 24 months. If he is successful, it could at least level the legal playing field for gun owners and Second Amendment activists in the judiciary. Reforms at the Department of Justice, to include the ATF, would have the greatest impact.

Expect a fight because recent history has demonstrated that die-hard gun prohibitionists will not go quietly into the night.

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