White House Counselor: “Republicans Can Find Common Ground On Guns”
BY Herschel Smith
5 years, 2 months ago
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Sunday differences between Republicans are “all reconcilable” on gun control legislation.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said last week that strengthening background checks and so-called red flag laws “will be front and center” when addressing gun violence in the Senate after mass shootings in Texas and Ohio left at least 32 people dead.
But John Barrasso of Wyoming the No. 3 GOP senator, told reporters Friday he has “a lot of concerns about the due process component of“ red flag laws, adding he doesn’t “want to punish law-abiding citizens.”
Asked about the conflicting responses, Conway said on “Fox News Sunday” it’s “all reconcilable.”
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“We can protect people’s civil liberties, privacy, constitutional rights and public safety all at the right time,” Conway said.
“A” can be “not-A” at the same time it’s “A.” I guess she believes in the tooth fairy too.
So either Trump (or his communications people) sent her out to parrot those words, or she believes them and is counseling the White House (and thus, Trump).
Either way, it doesn’t portend good things and it once again demonstrates that Trump is out to alienate the base that put him in office.
On August 13, 2019 at 7:35 am, Okanogan Off Grid said:
This “red flag” crap reminds me of people being killed in “swatting” incidents. Does anyone really think that those “progressives” who think themselves better than the rest of us will hesitate to turn in a gun owning neighbor as a dangerous person who needs to be disarmed?
On August 13, 2019 at 9:55 am, Longbow said:
Once again, Pre-emptive surrender is the Republican strategy. They are NOT the opposition to the DemonRats. They are the facilitators.
On August 13, 2019 at 11:35 am, Roger J said:
If there were truth in advertising, the red flag laws would be called “SWAT your ex-“, because that’s exactly the way they will be most used.