These “rigorous background checks” and “extremely strict” regulations that you speak of don’t seem to be very effective in keeping military grade weapons out of the hands of bad actors.
But any attempt to tighten these rules up results in a lot of hysterical screaming and hand wringing from right-wingers who are scared their guns are going to be taken away.
Probably because they themselves are lunatics who shouldn’t be allowed outside unsupervised, let alone in possession of a rapid-fire weapon.
Wow. Just… wow. No, wait… Jerry Fallwell Jr, who took over from his father as president of the university, also got to live by a different set of rules while he was there. Apparently the university finally drew the line at threesomes with the pool boy.
The 2024 election isn’t a replay of 2020. It’s a replay of 2016. Both sides are offering the one candidate capable of losing to the other.