The GOP is running scared....

[Lulu Latech]

Now they want to "compromise" on what will be watered down gun legislation. Democrats need to be bold and keep calling them out on their BS. They are going to lose.....Take a lesson Democrats...Be like Beto and rise up!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

1. They're just stalling for time. They're counting on this one blowing over, too.

[Magoo48]

60. Exactly, just like Ukraine is blowing over, like Parkland blew over, like Sandy Hook....

But, the mayhem and slaughter continues on and on while the merchants of death get richer and richer.

[Pantagruel]

2. Doubt it.

To date the massacres only effect seem to be to stimulate sales of automatic weapons.

[mobeau69]

7. Gun and ammunition stocks have already jumped and that's

not including the market rally today.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. We're already screwed because they have Manchin

On the committee. This should never have happened. Take a page out of the J6 committee appointments. What if the Dems allowed one of their Trump supporters on the committee instead of Liz Cheney?

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

4. No they aren't

They are doing what they always do. Give lip service to some compromise, run out the clock, and when the publics attention inevitably moves to something else, they'll drop the pretending and refuse to do anything.

[Diraven]

16. Good legislation takes longer than evil

The news cycle will move on and the immediate anger will start to die down so then the NRA will move in and scaremonger their congressional minions into passing bills to actually loosen gun laws in order to preempt any gun control laws they claim are being planned.

[live love laugh]

24. ✓ And that's only til the firestorm blows over.

[LymphocyteLover]

27. I think they are a bit worried about how angry people are about this

[DENVERPOPS]

47. Agree

They should be worried..........If this and the Abortion issue don't give the dems all they need in the 2022 and2024 elections then the Dem leadership should be replaced...........

Then again, with the attitude of Republican Politicians seemingly not worrying about anything they do, no matter how corrupt, I wonder if they know they are invincible and don't have to worry about any future elections.

Maybe they know the "fix is in, on any future election.

[LymphocyteLover]

59. Yes, agree. I think they think they are the only ones who can fairly win elections

but they are also delusional, and that can be used against them.

Totally agree that if losing abortion rights and the gun control and the Jan 6th crimes aren't enough to get our voters out, it's like WTF are we doing? And we will need new leadership.

[ificandream]

54. Some dumbass Repugh (like MTG) will say something to stir outrage and make headlines.

Then it'll all disappear from the headlines.

[uponit7771]

58. +1,

[paleotn]

5. No wiggle room. No compromise....

Pelosi and Schumer have got to strike now while the memory is still fresh. Bring up REAL gun legislation and let the Murder Party shoot it down....pun intended. Get them on record and then beat the hell out of them with it until Nov.

[NQAS]

9. Start multi-year plan to repeal the 2nd amendment.

What we're seeing today is the culmination of a 50-year plan to repeal Roe, emasculate government, exempt corporations from any meaningful taxation, demonization of anything not republican or conservative, etc. The Dems need a similar 50-year plan to repeal the 2nd amendment, enact 1950s-level corporate taxation etc.

[The Grand Illuminist]

14. Never will happen.

Even with a Costitution Convention, no way that will garner close to 38 states.

[Generic Brad]

52. It won't happen today, but 50 years from now?

We owe it to future generations to take that bold step and start down that path.

[roamer65]

18. Stack the SCOTUS and use it to put the 2nd Amendment back to what it is.

An amendment designed for the arming of state militias.

[napi21]

39. Threr's no need to repeal the secon ammendment. That would never happen anyway. I believe

a better solution would be to repeal the authority for the general public to buy and/or own automatic assauolt rifles. There is NO reaseon anyone other than the military to have an assault weapon. They are designed & built to KILL a lot of people in a short time!

[Zeitghost]

42. It is already illegal

To sell new automatic assault weapons to the general public. Used ones are highly regulated, extremely rare and very expensive ($10K+).

[RicROC]

45. Repeal the Electoral College,too

[MontanaMama]

6. "Be Like Beto"

I want that on a tshirt.

[leighbythesea2]

44. Me too!

Maybe i will make some for the June 11 march.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Their PR crisis teams are hard at work on damage control.

All lies to fool the public.

Just like with Putin, don't believe the GOP.

[Raven123]

10. The Guns Over People party has no intention of passing meaningful legislation

[Efilroft Sul]

11. We've already compromised by allowing this shit go on for far too long.

We've tried it their way. Now we're going to do it our way.

[pandr32]

12. We need to increase the pressure and hold it.

[llmart]

13. I want them more than running scared...

I want them run out of town - for good!

Dems need to never let up on this until every voter knows who aided and abetted the massacre of school children.

My heart is just sick over the thought of those little innocent children being slaughtered like animals because a bunch of assholes want to own personal arsenals.

[GoodRaisin]

15. The Republican shootings will continue until they are made to own it. nt

[anarch]

17. I doubt it, they're just trying to avoid the public eye for the moment

they own the SCOTUS, so even if any legislation might happen (unlikely IMO), it would be struck down pretty quickly I think. They packed the courts, they ratfucked the census, they are continuing to work to install full fascism just as they have been for some time now.

That said, don't let the fucking cockroaches scurry under the floorboards; don't let the fuckers sleep, keep after them.

[Joinfortmill]

19. Yup.

[Tarheel_Dem]

20. I'm sorry. Call me cynical, but we've been here before. This too, shall pass & absolutely....

nothing will change the status quo. My guess is they'll dig their heels in even further, once the smoke clears.

[Auggie]

21. +1 ...

Dig their heels in or create a new bullshit excuse for gullible gun nuts.

[HUAJIAO]

22. I just watched a few minutes of the NRA constipation,

ugh, convention.. Abbott, LaPierre(?), the "MC" and Kristie Noem. I think that is her name.


Holy shit are you ever right. They have absolutely NO INTENTION whatsoever of doing anything

[shrike3]

23. Unfortunately, you're right.

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The only difference I see this time is, the gun humpers on my social media are being very quiet.

[Tarheel_Dem]

29. They won't be quiet for long. I think the op, like many on the left, mistake the outrage of...

people like us, who watch MSNBC & participate on left leaning chat forums, for that of the American public at large. Sadly, it's just not that simple. People making declarations like "GOP running scared" are free to make such declarations, but they're bound to be disappointed and eventually wind up blaming Democrats for the failure to change things. The gun culture in this country is deep seated & heavily financed by interest groups, and they ain't going nowhere.

[shrike3]

30. Yes

[towerbum]

41. just like passing gas !

[WhiskeyGrinder]

25. Evidence?

[njhoneybadger]

26. Nothing will ever happen until there is a school massacre every week.

Especially if they start happening in private white schools.

[Hekate]

28. Just stalling for time

[BlueIdaho]

46. There will be no compromise legislation

You are correct. This is a tactic designed to get the GQP to the next bright shiny political object. In the end they will announce that it’s the Democrats fault a compromise could not be reached.

[Thunderbeast]

31. NO!

Confiscate and destroy all assault weapons.

Confiscate all personal handguns. This was Richard Nixon's conservative opinion in 1972 (when the great public fear was black people arming themselves).

Mandatory background checks for rifles and shotguns. 90 day waiting period.

Mandatory registration and liability insurance for personal arms. If your gun is stolen and used in a crime, you and your insurance are liable for damages. Let actuaries determine the true cost of the Second Ammendment.

If we are serious about addressing gun violence...GET SERIOUS ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE!

[BaronChocula]

32. Amen

Please Democrats. Unify just long enough to lead from a position of strength.

[sop]

33. Nothing will change until we have an anti-2nd Amendment organization as well-funded as the

NRA, with as many active members willing to only vote for candidates promising to enact gun control, and always vote against pro-gun candidates.

The NARA (National Anti Rifle Association) members would also have to ignore every other societal problem as singlemindedly as pro-gun voters. Unfortunately (or fortunately), that doesn't fit the profile of the typical progressive voter.

[BadgerMom]

34. Or like Zelensky and Ukraine.

Give no ground. Those Republican SOBs haven’t through all these years and all these deaths. We’ve got the momentum. Don’t relent.

[Tucker08087]

35. No! Not this time!

They told us we will lose our right because we are women and motherhood is sacred. They screamed they are pro-life. Then when life, OUR CHILDREN, are mowed down, they are silent or full of lies. Or both. Yes, both. THEY gave us this power by trying to take it all. We must not let them. WE MUST BE THE PARTY OF LIFE! This Mom is pissed. I am woman. Hear me roar!

[Joinfortmill]

50. Amen, sister.

[flying_wahini]

36. The ONLY law that will work is to repeal the 2nd Amendment.

Buy back programs, license forfeiture for breaking the rules. Etc etc

Let them cry.

[Lulu Latech]

38. Repeal of that Amendment would take years and will not happen

What we need is a Supreme Court that will support the amendment as written which is a well regulated militia....aka the National Guard. If you want to go out and play with guns....go enlist and train every month.

[ancianita]

37. Just keep calling them the PARTY OF DEATH! The rest of the year!

[Joinfortmill]

49. Yup, if you haven't left the GOP by now, you are part of the problem.

[PatrickforB]

40. Yeah, time to stop being the proverbial "Mr. Nice Guy" and get real.

We want universal background checks, bans on assault weapons and stuff like bump stocks.

[kimbutgar]

43. Assault weapons are weapons of mass destruction and outside of the military no one should be

Allowed to possess that type of gun. Pass legislation that makes them illegal to possess. Give a grace period of 6 months to turn in with a gun buy back program. And if a person is caught in possession afterwards of one of them they should get 6 months in jail.

We’re not taking away your pistols or rifles just those large capacity assault weapons. And also ban those large capacity cartridges.

[lastlib]

53. Only 6 months?

I'd put it at at LEAST five years. Give it teeth!

[Joinfortmill]

48. They should be, they're killing our children with their greed. A reckoning is coming.

Stay tuned for two things: The public hearings coming in June. We're going to see a lot of early retirements. And the Justice Department swooping down on Texas after this horror and mass shooting of mostly young children, while the local police officers stood around and let it happen. People are done. At last, they are done.

[Liberal In Texas]

51. I don't believe the GQP is afraid. I think they're just in spin mode trying to make this massacre

into an actual political plus or at worst just neutral by pretending to participate in bipartisan control legislation.

I agree, we need to keep calling for the removal of weapons of war from the gun culture as a start.

[Snoopy 7]

55. Don't do it

All the members in the House & Senate have seen McConnell pull this BS again and again. McConnell will either water it down so bad that it doesn't appear to help anyone or he will have them approve the bill then NOT FUND THE BILL. McConnell has had years of crap where he hurts the American people (a.k.a. he own constituents) and he doesn't care because his wife funneled so much money into the state that McConnell looks good. His wife gave his state so much money while refusing to assist the rest of the country, it's all politics and McConnell can not be trusted...

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

56. I think the GOP is loving this.

Dems are arguing among ourselves about how much to regulate, and how to define various technical terms related to firearms. As long as THE ISSUE is gun-control, Reps will gain seats.

GOP was a bit worried when the right to abortion was THE ISSUE. With that issue, DEMS seemed to be heading for increasing majorities in the fall.

Which issue will be THE ISSUE in November? Or will it be something else, like the economy?

[liberal N proud]

57. Heard on ABC today that now is not the time to discuss gun control

I was half asleep so I cannot say what republican said it.

[birdographer]

61. They aren't "scared"

That implies a whole lot of things that just don't apply. An awareness on their part that they have done something wrong. Concern about having done something wrong. Believing that anything threatening at all will happen to the party of trump, which is impervious to any laws and is never held accountable. They aren't scared at all.

[DFW]

62. Why?

Did someone point one of their weapons at them?

[dlk]

63. Republicans generally don't compromise

If they say they’re willing, something’s up.

[OverBurn]

64. They are still making the same lame arguments on social media. Nothing has changed.

The old but still idiotic one "cars kill more people we don't outlaw cars". Of course we have to get a license to drive a car, pass a test, have it renewed, and buy insurance. Any asshole 18yo can buy a AR15 these days.

The stupidest one I've read is "Cain killed Abel, we don't outlaw rocks". Yes, somebody posted something that fucking stupid on facebook. My head nearly exploded.

[LeftInTX]

65. Scared? Run?

Wake me up when they run.....

They're still running this country

[Lulu Latech]

66. You haven't seen Ted Cruz lately

He has running down to an art form....

[LeftInTX]

67. He's still a my effing senator..

My idea of running scared would be, "I quit"

[Lulu Latech]

70. I'm so so sorry for your pain

I live in beautiful blue WA so I am gratefully deprived of the little joy I could muster by calling his office everyday to confront his staff who enable that POS

[SoonerPride]

68. I wish.

They don’t give a fuck

[bif]

69. A few "thoughts and prayers" then it's back to business as usual.

Nothing is going to change.

[kairos12]

71. They are waiting for the MSM to get back to Amber and Depp, and baby formula.