Trump May Lose Gun Rights Supporters’ Votes

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Posted August 9, 2019 2:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Evan Vucci

A solid part of the Republican base is gun owners. While some Democrats own guns and even support gun rights, they’re a distinct minority in the gun rights community. Guns and Republicans are synonymous in a lot of people’s minds, which is why gun rights supporters were a big part of President Donald Trump’s base when he shocked the media by winning the 2016 presidential election.

However, things haven’t been all roses and daisies since then. Trump had the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives make a ruling that would classify bump stocks as machineguns to ban them without legislation. But generally, the president got a pass on it. After all, what transpired is still better than what almost happened. As a result, a lot of gun rights supporters were willing to shrug it off.

Now, in the wake of mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, President Trump is once again signaling his willingness to wheel and deal on gun control legislation.

It seems that for some, it’s enough to make them reconsider voting for the president next time around.

Less than a week before calling for more gun control laws, President Trump invited …Read the Rest

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