McConnell blinks. Gun humping is obviously not going over well with the public if

[applegrove]

it means dead children. McConnell Open to Raising Age to Buy Assault Rifles

June 7, 2022 at 7:09 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 13 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/06/07/mcconnell-open-to-raising-age-to-buy-semiautomatic-rifles/

"SNIP.......

“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has privately expressed an openness for raising the age to 21 for purchasing semiautomatic rifles, but the issue is unlikely to be included in any final deal because most Republicans are opposed to it,” CNN reports.


https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/07/politics/mitch-mcconnell-automatic-rifle-ages/index.html

......SNIP"

Or maybe he does not want the blame when changing the age goes up fails. Anyhow a change anyway.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Well, I'll believe THAT when I see it.

for MoscowMitch.

[applegrove]

6. Glad you are back Peggy.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Thank you, my dear applegrove...♥

[wnylib]

15. Massacre Mitch will not make an effort

to influence his party members to vote for a higher age, so what he says about it is as meaningless as everything else that spews out of his mouth.

Remember what he said about TFG after the coup attempt, and then how he voted against impeachment.

Massacre Mitch talks one way and acts another way.

[Midnight Writer]

2. He's "open to it" as long as there is no chance of it passing.

I've seen this guy filibuster his own bill.

He is a snake.

[dchill]

11. Absolutely. NO REPUBLICAN is negotiating...

...in good faith. When they fail to reach agreement, they'll blame Democrats for trying to take their guns.

[Rebl2]

18. Yep

[crickets]

24. Exactly. nt

[Amishman]

34. exactly, same as Manchin being open to a new AWB

lip service because both know there aren't 10 crossover votes for either proposal.

[ripcord]

3. He may be open to it

But I bet he won't push his party to hard to support it.

[Hassler]

4. Moscow Mitch is a liar. He'll change his tune when he thinks it will work.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

7. Assuming that raising the age to 21 is not in the bipartisan bill...

I think the next step is to introduce this (and other) measures individually and force Republicans, McConnell included, to vote up or down on the record.

Ordinarily I'm not a fan of introducing legislation that our leadership knows is going to fail, but these are extraordinary times.

Force members of the GOP to record their votes. One item (only) at a time. No package deals around which anyone can make excuses.

[towerbum]

20. might be a stick'y wicket on gun age -----

but not putting a age limit on how long these old buzzard's can serve in U.S. congress ! people are damn well fed up with these congress critters !

[Just A Box Of Rain]

25. Okay.

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As a point of information, this person is a huge fan of his 88 year-old Democratic Senator, so I would not support losing her due to imposed age limits.

[towerbum]

28. back at ya'-----------

might be didn't think through enough ! my apologies!

[PTWB]

9. I'm not sure that would survive a constitutional challenge in the courts

I’d be fine with raising the age to purchase any semi-automatic weapon to 25, personally, though that also would be unlikely to survive a court challenge.

[70sEraVet]

26. The only way we could limit to age 25 is through mandatory insurance.

Put a mandatory insurance on semi-automatics, and just like on automobiles, the insurance on the under-25 crowd would be through the roof.
And if little Jimmy sneaks his dad's gun out one night, and shoots a few people, dad's insurance is covering NOTHING!
I know I'll get eaten up with posts, about how I don't know what I'm talking about - and they wouldn't be wrong. But the 'Market' may be the ONLY way we can get some form of control over this situation!

[Raven123]

12. Don't believe reports. Believe legislation up for a vote

[Tetrachloride]

13. Raising the age range ? that's it ? the only solution starts with getting rid of Republicans

what math is accomplished with raising the age range?

[rubbersole]

14. Moscow Mitch was on the list....

..the recent Wisconsin judge assassin had. Maybe it caused him to focus. Nah.

[llmart]

16. Even if they did vote to raise the age to 21, I'd still be mad as hell.

Does anyone here think a parent is going to feel better about a dead child if that child is killed by a 21 year old instead of an 18 year old?

This is absolutely ridiculous. The news media is acting like it's a huge story that some in the GOP and Mitch are "willing" to act on this.

Ban the damned AR15's!

[PTWB]

31. There will be some reduction in murders if we raise the age to purchase semi automatics.

So while there will be no solace for the parents of a child murdered by a 21 year old, there will be plenty for the parents of the child who wasn’t murdered at all.

Also, the number of people killed with all rifles combined — including an AR-15 — is statistically insignificant compared to people killed with handguns and other firearms. Banning ARs will have a relatively insignificant impact on total gun violence, unfortunately.

[llmart]

32. Most ridiculous argument I've every heard.

"So while there will be no solace for the parents of a child murdered by a 21 year old, there will be plenty for the parents of the child who wasn’t murdered at all."


Keep your NRA talking points in the gungeon where you might find someone who actually believes those tired, old talking points from the NRA.

[PTWB]

35. What on earth are you talking about?

Did you completely misunderstand what I posted? The section of my post you quoted is talking about how we would have fewer murdered children if we raise the age to purchase these weapons, thus fewer parents would be mourning their murdered children.

You think THAT is an NRA talking point? Lord have mercy.

You’re the one who wrote that raising the age to purchase weapons would be ineffective because parents won’t care whether their children are murdered by an 18 year old or a 21 year old. That ignores the fact that fewer children would be murdered in the first place. That sounds like an NRA talking point.

[Novara]

17. If he opens his mouth, he's lying

Who would believe him about anything?

[towerbum]

22. just a big garbage disposal!

[ananda]

19. How is that blinking? Are our goalposts that low... that we accept...

assault rifles as a part of our truly fucked up society?

[applegrove]

21. Yes. The goalposts are very low for Mitch. In fact they are subterranean.n/t

[groundloop]

27. Totally agree. The age to buy assault weapons should be at least 150.

The GQP totally refuses to accept any solution which might jeopardize the profits of their benefactors.

[NullTuples]

23. Please forgive me if I don't trust Addison "Mitch" McConnell for a single moment.

[Kaleva]

29. 18 y/o's or even 10 y/o's could still buy an AR15 from an unlicensed private seller

"For long guns, which includes rifles like AR-15s and shotguns, the minimum age of purchase from a licensed dealer is 18 under the federal law. But there’s no minimum age to purchase a long gun from a unlicensed seller. "

https://thehill.com/homenews/politics-101/375154-what-are-the-current-age-restrictions-on-guns/

Some states do have laws that set a minimum age to be able to own a long gun.

[BootinUp]

30. The people of this country have to make it happen.

It could happen.

[Emile]

33. He is playing the voters. He knows it will never pass

and that's including his no vote!