As Twitchy reported, Sen. Chris Murphy, who has taken the lead on the Democrats’ latest push for as much gun control as they can get following a terrorist attack on an Orlando nightclub, outlined his latest strategy for the Dems: hit the GOP and NRA hard on their sale of guns to ISIS.
After all, by not passing legislation that ignores due process in order to keep assault weapons from people who might one day commit an act of terrorism (determined without resorting to religious or racial profiling, of course), the GOP is essentially selling guns directly to ISIS.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren quickly jumped on the bandwagon.
.@ChrisMurphyCT said it right: The @SenateGOP have decided to sell weapons to ISIS.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) June 20, 2016
Nice try. Actually, far from it. Pathetic attempt is more like it.
.@SenWarren A registered Democrat literally decided to join ISIS and kill 49 people.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) June 21, 2016
Where did you hear he decided to join [omitted]? Was it when he mentioned [omitted] in that 911 call?
Sen. Ben Sasse pulled no punches in his response to Warren.
This isn't true.
You know it isn't true.
But that probably doesn't matter for your political purposes. https://t.co/uYum6Qrocp— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) June 20, 2016
@BenSasse That "probably" is so charitable it should get you a tax deduction.
— Joe Kehoskie (@joe_kehoskie) June 21, 2016
@BenSasse @SenWarren @ChrisMurphyCT @SenateGOP it's about as true as her claim to be Native American
— Chad Hannan (@ChadHannan) June 21, 2016
@BenSasse @SenWarren @ChrisMurphyCT It's so lacking in integrity and intelligence that it makes me worry who is leading this country
— H.W. Wellford (@HWWellford) June 21, 2016
@BenSasse @hughhewitt @SenWarren Baby steps. At least she is admitting the shooter was linked to ISIS. Logic can come later.
— John Henry (@j_henry2) June 21, 2016
@BenSasse @SenWarren @ChrisMurphyCT @SenateGOP So Senator Warren you equate due process with support for terrorism? Interesting.
— Sean (@kanafitz) June 21, 2016
According to the Washington Post, all Democrats are on notice from point man Chris Murphy to make that connection, and to hammer it hard. Let’s see how long it lasts.
@BenSasse How is it not true? Sell a gun to a guy on the terrorist watch list, you’ve sold a gun to an (alleged) terrorist. Duh.
— Bonzo (@BonzoBeckett) June 21, 2016
Um, no. Even without the parentheses, “alleged” assumes the person has been formally accused of committing or planning to commit a terrorist act. The terrorist watch list? Who knows what that is, really.
Everyone wants to keep weapons frm terrorists.
Debate is whether ExecBranch can define terrorist alone–or if govt needs to persuade a judge— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) June 21, 2016
Liberals-
How are you not AT ALL scared of a future strongman President deciding political enemies are terrorists & taking away your rights?— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) June 21, 2016
@BenSasse it doesn't matter to her that this could take away Americans' rights. It's just part of the liberal "Ban All The Things" approach
— Play Stupid Games (@WinStupidPrizes) June 21, 2016
@BenSasse @indyrallen @SenWarren @ChrisMurphyCT @SenateGOP Truth is not a priority of Sen. Warren….
— Clio Unbound (@ClioUnbound) June 21, 2016
@BenSasse She's remarkably dishonest.
— A. Puog (@ByondPolitics) June 21, 2016
@BenSasse @hughhewitt @SenWarren @ChrisMurphyCT @SenateGOP shame is not a flaw of Ms. Warren
— chris davis (@cdavis211) June 21, 2016
@BenSasse @CyrusBaird @SenWarren She fails to mention her party's policies that allow these people in the country in the first place.
— Wildfowler (@Waterfowler365) June 21, 2016
@BenSasse @SeeTac7 @SenWarren @ChrisMurphyCT @SenateGOP Too late. OBAMA AND HILLARY ALREADY SATURATED THAT MARKET.
— Jim M (@ottomul) June 21, 2016
@BenSasse @hughhewitt @SenWarren @ChrisMurphyCT @SenateGOP her President sold weapons to Mexican gangs. Double standard much?
— Paul Knight (@Gaga_In_Fla) June 21, 2016
@BenSasse can you ask her about when she'll get to denouncing Obama and Holder for Fast and Furious #wontholdmybreath
— #RHOCT (@Oenonewept) June 21, 2016
@BenSasse @SenWarren @ChrisMurphyCT @SenateGOP But the Obama administration REALLY DID sell weapons to drug cartel costing American lives.
— Zac Bonesteel (@ZacBonesteel) June 20, 2016
@BenSasse @redsteeze @SenWarren @ChrisMurphyCT @SenateGOP I'd sell guns to ISIS if we could track them, bahahaha
— Prime Capital (@prime1133) June 21, 2016
