• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    and they are the only real tool we have

    Because when people give a common sense recommendation for more tools, some people want to insist we can’t do anything new…

    Like, do you just not understand what people mean when they say:

    We need more gun control

    Because it’s a real basic sentence…

    There’s just no path to federal gun control now

    Just give up without trying because it’s not guaranteed to work…

    Fucking trump banned bumpstocks on a whim, but when it’s a Dem in charge suddenly anything being accomplished is impossible. That shit gets old quick.

    Biden can do things, he’s just so obsessed with getting Republicans to vote for him that he won’t.

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      8 months ago

      They just tried to remove the speaker for passing a fuckin budget dude. They’d kidnap his children and murder them on a livestream if he agreed to gun control. That’s the MAGA reality. They’re radicals.

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        8 months ago

        We can’t do anything about gun violence because people with guns will use violence…

        You’re basically arguing that not only do we negotiate with terrorists, we have to endanger everyone else to keep the terrorists happy

        Did you never learn how it worked out when people tried to appease nazis?

        Spoilers: they never stay appeased long.

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          8 months ago

          Walk me through the math on gun control. Which GOP reps will support it in the house and senate? Tell me their names. I’ll assume that all dems and independents will go along with it

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            8 months ago

            In 2021 Dems controlled the House, Senate, and presidency… It wasn’t till 2023 the Republicans had the House.

            So why do you assume it wasn’t done during those two years?

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              8 months ago

              Walk me through the Senate math as to how they could have achieved the 60 votes in 2021 then

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                    8 months ago

                    Mate, if I’m going to have to keep guessing what you’re talking about and you can’t string 10 words together to explain, this ain’t gonna be productive…