Bidens cluelessness about assault weapons versus shotguns.
Okay half-slow laughin Joe didnt actually say that but he might as well have. While defending his position this past Thursday that banning the rifles incorrectly called assault weapons" wont negatively impact upon Americans safety he pointed out that you shouldnt trouble yourself: shotguns would still be available and theyre more effective anyway. He said reports the Daily Caller:
A shotgun will keep you a lot safer a double-barreled shotgun than an assault weapon in somebodys hand who doesnt know how to use it even one who does know how to use it. You know its harder to use an assault weapon to hit something than it is a shotgun.
…You want to keep people away in an earthquake? Buy some shotgun shells.
Alright Joe; if youre talking about close-quarters self-defense youll get no argument from me. Now would you again explain why you want to ban AR-15s?
I mean if theyre so relatively ineffective if its so hard to hit a target with one why are you worried about getting them off the street? What do you want to put more effective guns in criminals hands?
And if shotguns are so devastating so much more formidable than those dreaded assault weapons (that arent) shouldnt you endeavor to ban them? Of course this is on the agenda; as Dianne Crimestein once admitted if she had her way all guns would be confiscated (except presumably the one she owns).
And I can see it now. Lets say that the anti-Second Amendment folks succeeded in banning assault weapons (that arent). When another incident such as the Aurora Colorado massacre occurs where most of the wounds were inflicted with a shotgun the media will actually report it accurately. You see therell no longer be a reason to lie and place the onus on the AR-15 because it will already be illegal and the reportage will go something like this: Experts point out that a shotgun is actually more devastating in close-quarters attacks on soft targets than AR-15s and AK-47s which are already illegal." And the statist politicians will say perhaps Its a hole in the legislation that assault weapons were criminalized while far more dangerous shotguns were left on the streets. Obviously if these hand cannons are more devastating than an AR-15 theyre assault weapons too. And we must take action immediately." Thats exactly how our assault liberals might play it.
As of now though you can still own a gun that is so much more dangerous than an assault weapon (that isnt). In fact Vice President Biden endorses it. And thank you Uncle Joe for explaining firearm facts of life to America. Im so glad youre on our side.