So I’m watching Morning Joe, and they keep saying that the two things people said they cared about most in the election were Healthcare and Gun Control.
One thing I specifically noticed on Northam’s web site related to gun control.
When you look at the Issues menu, it lists Gun Safety somewhat prominently.
The Gun Safety page is a laundry list of things Northam has done to make the NRA crazy. Voted against conceal-carry, voted for expanded background checks, supports mental health checks, supports banning assault rifles, the whole tamale.
This is very unusual for Virginia. Nobody in Virginia runs against the 2nd Amendment, Republican or Democrat. I’ll be honest, I didn’t want to vote for this guy after I read that page. I’m not a fan of mass shootings, but this is a laundry list of “feel good” solutions that aren’t going to do anything except erode 2nd Amendment rights.
But check this out.
I looked at Northam’s Policy menu. This is where he lays out what he’s actually going to do if he’s elected.
There’s nary a word about guns there.
Pretty shrewd. He’s tricked people into thinking he’s going to do something about guns when he actually isn’t going to. (That would be the job of the Virginia Legislature anyway, and good luck getting any gun control through there.)
At least, I hope so. Maybe I should go buy a bunch of guns just in case.
