When The Guardian recently posted a story telling how dangerous a second Trump presidency could be for gun-ban advocates and the gun control movement in general, the authors actually made a great case for exactly why gun owners should vote for the former president.
The story, headlined “If Trump wins the election, this is what is at stake,” touts how much President Biden did for anti-gunners (actually, he didn’t accomplish much). And details how Trump could “derail” much of Biden’s efforts.
“Now, advocates fear that those broadly popular policies could be easily reversed if Trump and congressional Republicans win in November, eroding incremental progress made on addressing the two most common types of gun deaths—suicide and homicide,” the story stated.
With that proclamation, the report then began to explain what some of Trump’s changes might be if elected. And those possible actions read like a wish list for America’s gun owners, who have been under siege nearly every day for the past four years.
“If Trump wins election again, advocates expect him to immediately shutter the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which Harris oversees, and nominate a gun industry-friendly leader as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,” the report stated. “He could also disrupt implementation of the BSCA and wind back some of the Biden administration’s efforts to broaden background checks.”
Oh, the horror! What might sound like a nightmare to gun-ban advocates sounds like exactly what most pro-gun advocates have been working to accomplish. That doesn’t stop those from the pro-regulation side from wringing their hands in worry over Trump’s chances.
“Having a Trump administration means that we can look forward to having to fight like hell to not lose the incredible progress that we’ve made on just common basic gun safety measures across this country that are, frankly, saving lives every single day,” said Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action.
Other anti-gun advocates put it in even stronger terms, couching the upcoming election as nothing less than a battle of good versus evil. Emma Brown, executive director of the gun safety group Giffords, believes that since Vice President Kamala Harris is a self-proclaimed Glock owner, she’s the answer to all of our problems—not a hypocrite who favored handgun bans only a few years ago.
“Ultimately, we have Kamala Harris on one side, who’s being very clear that we do not have to live in a country where we are under constant threat of gun violence,” Brown said. “And on the other hand, you have Donald Trump promising to be the most loyal friend to the NRA. So, I actually think it is a contrast that is extremely clear.”
In fact, the contrast is extremely clear. Only one of the candidates is the answer to our violent crime woes—and it isn’t Harris.
