When Republicans see that they can't win on merit, they create a lie that becomes a myth that carries the day -- at least with their uninformed, ultra-conservative, sorta paranoid base.
Now they're at it again to defeat background checks. An unprecedented 90% of the American people support this; even a majority of NRA members support it.
But to defeat the expected vote in the Senate today, they've created this false myth that it will lead to a "national gun registry" that could be used to target gun owners in some sort of bad way.
This is completely false. In fact -- the bipartisan deal worked out by Senator Joe Manchen (D-WV) and Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) specifically forbids the establishment of a national registry.
That doesn't stop them from making a political wedge issue of it. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) acknowledges that the bill forbids it, but says that he believes "it could lead to the creation of a national gun registry and puts additional burdens on law-abiding citizens."
At least one senator who was leaning toward voting for the bill now says he will not support it.
This is insane -- and utterly shameful.
Ralph
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