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In reply to the discussion: In November my home state of PA went Red [View all]krispos42
(49,445 posts)110. He spent 8 years hoping a new AWB would pass Congress.
        In the months and years after Newtown he expressed frustration on multiple occasions that Congress did not pass stricter gun-control laws, like background checks and magazine limits and banning "assault weapons".  He came out very strongly in April of 2013 after the Senate shut down several such laws.  2012 was the year we had both the Aurora shooting and the Sandy Hook shooting.
Gun owners are pretty much correct in thinking that, given a chance, Democrats will outlaw certain types of guns and limit magazine capacities; it's in the party platform and has been for a couple of decades now.
You're mocking people for thinking that Democrats will do what Democrats have stated they want to do.
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