U.S.A. — Led by California Congressman Mike Thompson, 109 House Democrats in the “Gun Violence Prevention Task Force” have signed a letter to Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, insisting that the House “schedule votes on gun violence prevention legislation without further delay and also offer to quickly advance gun violence prevention legislation should other planned legislation be canceled again.”
The one-page letter asserts, “The American people strongly support action on the gun violence crisis and the gun violence prevention laws that will keep their kids alive. A recent Fox News poll shows that 87 percent support universal background checks; 80 percent support red flag laws and 61 percent support banning assault weapons.”
According to a press release from Thompson’s office, Democrats in the “task force” want McCarthy to fill any voids in the House schedule that might occur when other business is suspended or delayed. They claim gun control legislation is “life-saving.”
As reported by The Hill, Congress started its August recess a day early, cancelling scheduled votes in the process, allegedly due to “internal disagreements” among House Republicans on an appropriations bill.
Incredibly, Democrats want help from Republicans to pass their gun control package.
“To save the lives of our kids,” the Task Force letter says, “we only need the opportunity to vote on gun violence prevention legislation and the support from a tiny minority of the Republican Conference. For example, if only 20 Republicans, 10 in the House and 10 in the Senate voted for the Bipartisan Background Checks bill, we would have the votes to help prevent felons, domestic abusers, terrorists and people with serious mental health conditions from accessing guns.”
Democrats want this for more than just getting their agenda moving. With even a handful of GOP votes, Democrats and President Joe Biden—along with the gun prohibition lobby—can claim the legislation is “bi-partisan.”
What The Hill and the Task Force letter both overlook is that criminals and terrorists do not get their guns through legitimate channels, so there is no background check involved anywhere in the process. People convicted of domestic violence are also disqualified from buying firearms, so existing law needs to be enforced.
The Democrats’ 300-word letter was transmitted Thursday. The focus on child safety pulls on emotional strings as Thompson writes, “American children should not be scared to go to school. Parents should not be scared that when they send their kids off in the morning that it may be the last time they see them alive.”
The letter also refers to “a recent Fox News poll” which says 87 percent of Americans support universal background checks while 80 percent support so-called “red flag laws” and 61 percent “support banning assault weapons.”
Similarly, a CNN poll from May said 64 percent of respondents “favor stricter gun control laws” with Democrats (92%) and Independents (65%) tilting towards more restrictions but only 36 percent of Republicans felt that way.
Other revelations in the CNN survey included:
- Strong support for gun ownership among Republican men, who say (72%) “believe guns make public places safer;
- Seventy-three percent of Republican men and 55 percent of Republican women oppose tougher gun laws;
- While 58 percent believe government action can prevent mass shootings, but 42 percent disagree;
- Seventy-six percent of people living in homes without guns support tougher laws.
However, a Rasmussen poll released May 5 said, “Sixty-eight percent of Republicans, 47% of Democrats and 57% of the unaffiliated don’t trust the government to enforce gun control laws fairly.”
Rasmussen also reported that 51 percent of Republicans, 41 percent of Democrats and 35 percent of Independents “live in gun-owning households.”
In May 2022, Rasmussen released the results of another survey which revealed more likely voters (50%) do not believe stricter gun control laws will prevent mass shootings, while 40 percent think tougher gun laws would prevent such shootings.
At the time, the shooting of several people in a Buffalo, N.Y. supermarket was still fresh on people’s minds, but according to Rasmussen, “Sixty-one percent (61%) think it is not possible to completely prevent shootings like the one in Buffalo. Only 24% think it is possible to prevent such shootings completely, while 15% are not sure.”
The Hill recalled last year’s passage of Joe Biden’s gun control bill, but there likely will not be a repeat performance, especially not with an election year looming.
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Dave Workman is a senior editor at TheGunMag.com and Liberty Park Press, author of multiple books on the Right to Keep & Bear Arms, and formerly an NRA-certified firearms instructor.
These idiots pushing gun control should not be allowed to have armed guards everywhere they go period end of story. Live what they preach instead of rules for thee but not for Me
Does anyone really think that Democrats are really interested in safety? What they really want to do is to disarm the American public when they attempt to assume total control.
While 58 percent believe government action can prevent mass shootings, but 42 percent disagree; – quote from the article. I offer up the idea that government action does not prevent mass shootings, it quite possibly perpetrates it. Government action did not stop the Uvalde, TX school shooting while the school was swarming with armed police officers. Nor did it stop the Sutherland Springs church shooting because the USAF failed to record the shooter’s domestic violence conviction into the NICS system. These are the two recent events that come to mind. I’m sure there are many, many more. It is my… Read more »
i would like to see the verbiage of that fox poll. it is doubtful that those numbers are legit. children wouldn’t be scared if progs hardened schools. why is it that banks, the capital buildings, the white house, airports are protected by people with firearms and not our schools? For example, if only 20 Republicans, 10 in the House and 10 in the Senate voted for the Bipartisan Background Checks bill, we would have the votes to help prevent felons, domestic abusers, terrorists and people with serious mental health conditions from accessing guns.” isn’t it already illegal for felons, domestic abusers,… Read more »
Red flag laws are UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
No matter what ANYONE wants!
It gives the GESTAPO the power to take guns from law abiding gun owners without first proving guilt! And with the current GESTAPO led legal system nothing good about “RED FLAG” laws can happen!
Thats all the CRIMINAL BIDEN CARTEL needs to systematically disarm legal law abiding citizens, that empowers criminals to break the law with IMPUNITY!
NO TO RED FLAG LAWS!!!!!!!!!!
I want criminal control, not gun control!
The 2nd Amendment only affirms our inherent right of self defense. It does not grant it, it does not give “permission” to defend oneself. It merely states and obvious universal truth. Removal of it from a piece of paper will not negate that truth. Doing so can only cause the 2nd to go kinetic and defend itself. To the death as necessary.
It appears we have 109 idiots that need to resign for violating thier oath to uphold the constitution .
McCarthy that f@cking swamp scumbag piece of SHlT needs to respond with these words:
“Shall not be infringed”
Is attacking each other really helping? Arguing over semantics and modern v past interpretations of key catch phrases that have been deliberately manipulated to instigate division, isn’t constructive to any conversation, and it certainly doesn’t help us as Gun Owners/2A Advocates to present a United Front, when it’s needed the most.