Gun Control & RKBA

Last edited Sun Nov 6, 2016, 12:55 PM - Edit history (1)

As I assume most DU'ers are aware, Colonel Doug Applegate is giving Issa a serious challenge this election cycle. A recent poll actually had Applegate leading by a narrow margin. By virtue of the fact that I get the GOP mail from a former right-wing tenant, I can report that Issa is nervous........letting his constituency know that every vote matters. Applegate is reminding voters about Issa's wealth accumulation while in Congress, while Issa is going after Applegate on personal matters relating to his divorce and a DUI.

I donated to Doug's campaign, and (obviously) voted for him by mail last week. Crossing my fingers for high Dem turnout, because with California's assinine new gun laws, good GOP turnout is all but guaranteed. Of course, Hillary's recent comments aren't helping a bit. If Applegate pulls this off, it will be in spite of Democratic Party insanity on the gun violence subject rather than because of it. If Applegate loses by a narrow margin, there will be absolutely no doubt that well-intentioned/misguided "gun control" played a large role in the defeat. Sweating bullets here -- no pun intended -- hoping that we get rid of the Slimeball Witch Hunter In Chief.

Now........to address your question:

Finally, is there a Democrat for whom you can cast your vote in favor of empowering local agencies to address the root causes of violence rather than restricting simple tools owned by a third of all Americans?

Hate to come off as negative/fatalistic -- but I tend to doubt it. Governor Brown reversed his intelligent position on "assault weapons", for example, and I suspect the reason that he did was to stay in good graces with the presumptive winner of the upcoming presidential election. That, and perhaps he's thinking legacy.......wanting to be remembered as a good & loyal Democrat. The lunatic right is almost completely self-radicalized -- but we've definitely tossed some petrol on the fire with our culture war surrounding gun violence. I truly fear what the next 4+ years will bring, as I don't see us coming to our senses anytime in the near future. If Clinton hasn't figured out that "assault weapons" bans are both dishonest as well as politically toxic, she never will.