Ivanka Trump Demands Federal Gun Confiscation Law
Jose Nino
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Ivanka Trump is jumping on the gun confiscation bandwagon.
After mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, politicians on both sides are calling for some form of gun control.
Senator Lindsey Graham led the push for “common sense” regulations in the wake of the El Paso massacre.
El Paso shooting is sick and senseless.
Time to do more than pray. Time to enact common-sense legislation in Congress to empower states to deal with those who present a danger to themselves and others — while respecting robust due process.
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— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) August 4, 2019
He renewed his campaign for red flag laws which “have proven to be effective in states that have them.”
May not have mattered here, but Red Flag laws have proven to be effective in states that have them. (2/2)
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) August 4, 2019
President Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, agreed with Graham’s proposal saying that “Congress should enact Red Flag laws/ Extreme Risk Protection Orders in EVERY state and increase resources dedicated to mental health support.”
Congress should enact Red Flag laws/ Extreme Risk Protection Orders in EVERY state and increase resources dedicated to mental health support. https://t.co/YWgccND8dH
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) August 4, 2019
Many America First advocates have complained about Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner’s influence in the Trump administration, especially on the issue of immigration.
These suspicions are not baseless considering that Ivanka and Kushner fundraised for staunch mass migration and gun control advocate Cory Booker.
Now, these suspicions are becoming more valid as Ivanka is pushing for one of the most draconian forms of gun control
Red flags are already law in 17 states and will likely have more traction after these shootings.
While mainstream Republicans are kowtowing to these measures, no compromise pro-gun activists are scared at the implications of these laws.
Dudley Brown, the President of the National Association for Gun Rights, gave a lurid portrayal of what will happen if these bills become law of the land:
They [Law enforcement] can literally come to your house at 2 in the morning. Yes, they can knock on the door. Sometimes they don’t knock. Sometimes they use a battering ram to open the door.
One thing to note is that Connecticut was one of the first states in the country to pass red flag laws in 1999. That being said, this wasn’t enough to keep Adam Lanza from carrying out an atrocity at Sandy Hook in 2012.
Red flag laws may not be the cure-all gun control advocates make them out to be.
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