President Trump held a bipartisan discussion on gun reform earlier today in which he seemed to completely eject his party’s long-held beliefs on gun control in favor of spitballing suggestions that seemed to be in line with what Democrats have been proposing for some time now.
He accused some of the members of Congress in attendance of being too afraid of the NRA to act, which is sure to infuriate the organization given that they donated millions upon millions of dollars to get him elected.
The president rebuffed Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA) after the Majority Whip (himself a victim of gun violence) suggested a law allowing concealed carry across state lines. Trump told Scalise he believes such a provision would never pass a vote. Trump also seemed open to Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) suggestion of an assault weapon ban, a measure which much of the GOP base opposes.
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At one point Trump even suggested having the police seizing guns and then figuring out due process afterward, a proposal that would have had gun owners calling for violent revolution in the streets if President Obama had called for it. Such a move is illegal and as soon as the words left his mouth the far-right gun fetishists and a bevy of conservatives who often support Trump pounced.
Trump casually floats idea of "immediately" taking guns away from all people who are "mentally ill."
"I don't want mentally ill people to have guns." pic.twitter.com/OSfMGIYzJW
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 28, 2018
PENCE: "Allow due process so that no one's rights are trampled."
TRUMP: "I like taking the guns early … Take the guns first, go through due process second."pic.twitter.com/vLQ1PMnmp9
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) February 28, 2018
Twitter exploded with prominent conservatives taking Trump task for his comments. Clearly, the president either doesn’t know or doesn’t care what his supporters want.
The conman reality television star ran as a Republican because he knew it was the only party that he could get elected with, but this man has no real beliefs. He panders to whichever room he is currently in and freestyles policies based on whatever pops into his head. It’s nice to see his incompetence finally tearing apart his own party.
This is the most radical anti-gun proposal uttered by a president in modern times. Gross. Disgusting. Awful. Wrong. https://t.co/gaeZs1Q3WM
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) February 28, 2018
Has any conservative org been more aggressively supportive of Trump than the NRA? Yet today he:
-Seemed open to assault weapons ban;
-Scorned concealed-carry reciprocity;
-Mocked Republicans for being afraid of the NRA;
-Advocated seizure of weapons without due processWow.
— David French (@DavidAFrench) February 28, 2018
Someone at the NRA pr department was hoping to get away for Spring Break. Instead everyone is coming in to the office and probably will sleep on cots. “Everyone? Mr. Lapierre?” pic.twitter.com/LSWdjFodBc
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) February 28, 2018
Very bad Trump. https://t.co/JJX6hBhSky
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) February 28, 2018
Bad Trump: He pushes for a "comprehensive" gun control bill.
Smh. Sounds like comprehensive immigration reform.
"Comprehensive" anything that the government does isn't good.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) February 28, 2018
Trump may end up giving gun grabbers more room for a legislative victory than Obama ever did.
Pathetic.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) February 28, 2018
The insanity of Trump mouth-farting on national TV about removing guns from citizens without due process is surpassed only by Democrats' excitement at the possibility of actual Trumpian authoritarianism.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 28, 2018
This is an AMAZING point. For Trump, due process is a problem when people think Rob Porter is guilty of beating his ex-wives, but not a problem when government seizes guns from citizens. https://t.co/XdOzM8wkz4
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 28, 2018
Breitbart reacts: “Trump the gun grabber” pic.twitter.com/JbVH2HbgBi
— Jon Passantino (@passantino) February 28, 2018
