One basic fact: The majority of Americans do not want assault weapons in the hands....

[kentuck]

...of the mentally ill, or the young, or those that are guilty of domestic abuse, or those with a criminal record. The majority of Americans want a national database of names of those not equipped to handle these types of weapons. It is for the safety and security of us all.

The majority of Americans would rather these weapons be banned altogether.

Why cannot the politicians listen to the majority of Americans?

[SHRED]

1. They will be forced to listen

NRA money is toxic now.

[underpants]

2. Answer: because the liberal media elites are so out of touch

See! It just makes sense

[spanone]

3. Pink Floyd knows why.....

[IronLionZion]

4. "Trump gleefully signing his repeal of President Obama's restriction on purchase of weapons by the m

"Trump gleefully signing his repeal of President Obama's restriction on purchase of weapons by the mentally ill."



https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-signs-order-loosening-gun-restrictions

Some people really put the dumb in Freedom.

[smirkymonkey]

8. Disgusting, lying pig!

Look at that shit-eating grin on his face. God, he makes me sick!

[mainstreetonce]

5. Because the NRA knows how to get out the vote

We have to know how to counteract that.

[meow2u3]

6. The majority of Americans don't want combat weapons in the hands...

...of ANY civilian. They belong on the battlefield, not on the streets.

[Calculating]

7. So remove them from cops too

..

[kentuck]

10. For many years, cops in Britain did not carry guns.

I don't know if they do at present or if they still carry only a billy club?

But that would be nice if we were that civilized.

[IronLionZion]

12. Ironically, after some high profile shootouts with bank robbers

cops were mandated to have more powerful weapons than what is available to civilians, including bullets that go through bulletproof things.

Things got really out of control once SWAT teams got military surplus equipment and became much more militarized without adequate training in de-escalation of situations.

[hack89]

9. Because we don't do national referendums

That support for AWB is not evenly distributed. In many states the majority oppose AWBs. Their elected officials listen to their voters not people in other states.

[MineralMan]

11. Because the majority of Americans doesn't bother to vote.

Perhaps we can do something about that. I recommend it.