From:
david.j.worrell@gmail.com
On Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 12:57:42 AM UTC-8, Jeremy H. Denisovan wrote:
Oh but look, it wasn't Obama or Hillary 'coming for your guns',
after all.
It was Trump! :) Jesus, what a crazed man.
Trump Attacks the GOP and Sides with Democrats on Gun Control https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpTOkPDdeao
He'll probably change his so-called mind and nothing will happen.
But... wow, that shit was crazy. Probably scared the Republicans
half to death...
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Yep. And that took, oh, about a day. :)
After Brief Split, Trump and N.R.A. Appear to Reconcile
http://tinyurl.com/ybl72g8m
Excerpts:
“He has an A-plus rating from the N.R.A. because he made specific promises,” Kellyanne Conway, the White House counselor and one of those on the president’s staff who has tried to ease the anxiety on the right, said on
Friday. “He understands the
overlap between gun owners and those voters who supported him,” she insisted,
adding, “Nobody’s making legislative policy in the Cabinet Room.”
And now, after a brief flirtation with gun control that was more of a freestyle
riff than a formal statement of principle, the National Rifle Association and Mr. Trump appear to be back on the same page. Their reconciliation came after an Oval Office
meeting on Thursday night with Mr. Trump, top White House aides and the N.R.A.’s president and chief lobbyist. They spoke “cordially,” said one person with knowledge of the discussion, and left in good spirits, though this person added that Mr.
Trump said he still could not understand why an 18-year-old could buy an assault rifle but not a handgun.
Ms. Conway said that no one should expect the president and the N.R.A. to be in
lock step on every issue, but that they remained generally in sync.
“There will be broad agreement absent perfect alignment,” she said. “And that sounds like any relationship.”
Given Mr. Trump’s history of abruptly reversing himself, no one can be sure what type of gun legislation he might actually sign if a bill ever makes it to his desk. And that uncertainty has reawakened old anxieties about the sincerity
of his political
promises.
...
Through more than $30 million in spending to support Mr. Trump, the N.R.A.’s political arm turned into a virtual “super PAC” for him, attacking Mrs. Clinton in the same way Mr. Trump did — as someone who would leave women vulnerable to attackers
in their home by taking away their guns...
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I think it's interesting to see the headlines for "RELATED COVERAGE"
Is This the Moment for Gun Control?
A Gridlocked Congress Is Under Pressure
FEB. 25, 2018
The True Source of the N.R.A.’s Clout: Mobilization,
Not Donations
FEB. 24, 2018
Frustration Grows as Congress Shows Inability to Pass
Even Modest Gun Measures
FEB. 15, 2018
A List of the Companies Cutting Ties With the N.R.A.
FEB. 24, 2018
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List of Major Companies cutting NRA ties:
* First National Bank of Omaha
* Delta Air Lines
* United Airlines
* Allied and North American Van Lines
* Avis and Budget Car Rentals
* Hertz
* Alamo, Enterprise, and National Car Rentals
* Starkey Hearing Technologies
* MetLife
* Chubb Insurance
* TrueCar Auto Pricing
* SimpliSafe Home Security
* Symantec
For me, that's good advertising, and I'll remember it.
Other companies made clear how they had no connection already,
such as Wyndham Hotels and Best Western.
Need more companies to follow, take away power from the gun mongers...
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