The cries for gun control are a distraction from Democrats’ failures

Published February 20, 2024 2:06pm ET



The incessant cries for new gun control laws after shootings continue to run into the reality that gun laws already on the books were violated leading up to those shootings. But Democrats and activists don’t care because their goal is to crack down on law-abiding gun owners.

The Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting spawned the same gun control talking points from politicians and left-wing pundits alike. Despite knowing nothing about any of the details of the shooting, we were told that now was the time for gun control or, as President Joe Biden put it, “Today’s events should move us, shock us, shame us into acting.”

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