Half-baked money hungry politicians are a big part of the problem. Florida state GOP lawmaker threatens to show Biden 'why the Second Amendment was written' In the wake of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left at least 19 students and two teachers dead, one Florida lawmaker took to Twitter and sent a veiled threat to President Joe Biden, should he take action on guns. "I have news for the embarrassment that claims to be our President — try to take our guns and you’ll learn why the Second Amendment was written in the first place," Florida GOP Rep. Randy Fine wrote. This is not the first time that Fine has drawn controversy, as he once referred to Palestinians as "animals" and called a fellow Jewish man a "Judenrat" when he criticized the Israeli government's policies under then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
this is all that needs to happen... all parties come togther and say "let's trace every step of how this kid got guns and if we find holes and lax regulation let's fix it, enforce it. Instead we get: Dems: We need major gun control and remove all guns! GOP: You are not touching my guns and I am voting down anything! and Texas saying any incidental minor teensy weeny little bother that stands between me and a gun is verboten! yet they are ok with licenses for hundreds of other meaningless and less dangerous activities. and then we have to listen ted cruz with his vagina mouth comments
the problem - as usual - is the extreme on both sides of the argument. Just like abortion or any other issue. One side takes an extreme stance, the other then digs in their heels and takes an extreme stance. "No abortion" vs. "abortion up to birth" leads to no agreement. "No guns" leads to "guns for everyone, on demand", leads to no agreement. We'll never get anything accomplished because we're being driven against each other by the media and state.
since it helps both sides get elected, I dont see it ever changing. Too easy an issue to keep voters scared and voting red or blue