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In reply to the discussion: sensible gun control [View all]Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)So no, we can blame a lot of things on a scumbag Congress but this isn't one of them.
In 2010 we held Congress and the BATFE was running on a Democraticly written budget.
Of 80,000+ people who committed a FEDERAL FELONY illegally attempting to buy a gun do you know how many were prosecuted?
44. 62 had charges brought and they dropped 18 of those cases leaving 44 prosecuted.
In 2010. When we controlled the budget and we controlled the White House, where we controlled the DOJ who set the policies.
Democrats have to own those numbers and that failure.
Sorry, but historical record shows that our party is just as bad and just as much to blame for not enforcing the laws. There was no scumbag Congress to blame it on in 2010.
This is part of our own house we need to get in order. Sticking your head in the sand about it and screaming "terrorist loving fascists" doesn't accomplish anything nor does pretending this problem isn't bigger than just a scumbag Congrss- that is if you are actually interested in real solutions instead of just wanting to yell that the other side is terrorist loving fascists to try and score political points.