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Re:Geographic ‘hot spots’ for cigarette and firearm deaths i... by jasonladuke0311 on Sunday September 17, 2023 @09:32PM (#37551186)
Read: they aren’t willing to spend the political capital. Which shows how much they truly value the issue. Much easier to bolster the status quo. Bonus: when that issue is under attack, you can rally the troops by saying “see? They’re coming after us!”
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Re:Geographic ‘hot spots’ for cigarette and firearm deaths i... by netsharc on Monday September 18, 2023 @07:47AM (#37554925)
Obama said Sandy Hook was the worst day of his presidency, and his biggest regret was not being able to change US gun laws[1], being blocked by congress. He did spend a lot of the Dem's political capital in the first term fighting for better healthcare/Obamacare.

[1] https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/united-states/former-p...

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