I have come to the conclusion that Eric Swalwell actually is insane. I don’t mean that as hyberbole, or in a gratuitously insulting way.
I think he is crazy.
Frankly, I thought it was rather odd when he noted that “The government has nukes,” then said he was sure he and the people he threatens could find “common ground” if we just talked. We were talking, and he threatened overwhelming military force against civilians.
That isn’t normal.
Since then, I and others have been pressing him on the question which most victim disarmers avoid like the plague: How?
How is he going to enforce his proposed ban? Particularly, how is he going to accomplish a ban and turn-in when even registration schemes never get compliance rates out of the low double-digits? When even a ban on toys — bump-fire stocks — saw a compliance rate of less than one-third of one percent? And despite weeks of checking, I can only document a single bump-fire stock turned in to the ATF. Even when faced with draconian penalties under the NFA. (Unless you count my baker’s dozen.)
How, Swalwell? How are you going to get those guns?
Last week, he answered the question.
NRA Twitter is losing its mind with “how is Swalwell going to take guns from law-abiding owners.” SPOILER: I’m not. I’m organizing with the Moms & students, and we’re going to CHANGE the law. Weapons of war will be no more. #BanandBuyBack #EndGunViolence
“[W]e’re going to CHANGE the law. Weapons of war will be no more.”
I see. That does answer the “how” question. Change the law and the firearms magically evaporate. He doesn’t have to go after send the Army after us.
It has to be magic, because the whole point of our questioning was based upon noncompliance with unconstitutional laws. Noncompliance which has been documented for decades.
The “weapons of war” (he also hasn’t told me what nation generally issues semi-automatic rifles to its regular troops) will simply be no more. Poof.
That is not the thinking of a person making radio contact with reality.
We have a man who threatens to kill Americans, and is clearly delusional. Eric Swalwell needs to be Baker Acted as a clear danger to himself and everyone in the country. I’d say “red flagged, too, but even this psycho has constitutional rights.
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