Delving Into Rep. Eric Swalwell’s Gun Control Proposal

By Tom Knighton

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Rep. Eric “Nuke ’em All” Swalwell has campaigned primarily on one issue, and that’s gun control. Despite the supposedly broad support for restrictions on firearms within the Democratic base, Swallwell is polling only slightly better than my cat. He’s being beaten on the issue.

That means Swalwell had to up his game, which he did when he rolled out his gun control plan.

Let’s take a look at this point by point.

• A 48-hour cooling-off period between the time a person purchases a firearm and the time they take possession of it.

This is a common proposal among Democrats who claim that it somehow prevents people from committing suicide or spur of the moment shootings. Except, they also tend to support euthanasia or assisted suicide, and there’s little evidence to suggest that murderers won’t murder if they can’t get a gun right away. At best, potential killers and suicides will shift to another means. That’s it.

• Implement background checks for all firearm and ammunition purchases.

Here’s the typical call for universal background checks, which won’t do anything to stem the flow of black market guns on our streets. That’s where criminals are getting firearms, after all.

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