As you know, there’s been big news out of New Zealand in the wake of the Christchurch shooting that has pro-gun control liberals in the U.S. calling for something similar:
UPDATED: #NewZealand bans sale of semi-automatic rifles, institutes mandatory buyback program https://t.co/yXuxV17IoU pic.twitter.com/mn1z0ARQPZ
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) March 21, 2019
Stephen Gutowski and Charles CW Cooke find the support for the New Zealand leader’s “mandatory buyback” method of confiscation to be ironic, considering how many on the Left have been defending their calls for gun control:
I sure see a lot of people who like to say "nobody is coming for your guns" celebrating this confiscation effort. https://t.co/e3quZ8v7gi
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) March 21, 2019
“That constitutional provision I insist I support gets in the way of laws such as this, which I insist I don’t want.”
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) March 21, 2019
Do the pro-gun control Left and those in the media who spin on their behalf who say “nobody’s coming for your guns” realize how their cheers for confiscation efforts come across? Maybe they don’t care:
"Nobody" has really been working overtime in NZ! https://t.co/Qqq1FdTI9K
— TheJollyFlyingScotsman (@JollyScotsman) March 21, 2019
Imagine that. https://t.co/rfC73oALqj
— J.B. White (@RattlerGator) March 21, 2019
What will politicians do when terrorists start using bombs? https://t.co/wZqPcMmXup
— Liberty. Individuality. Federalism. (@FreeBlackMan) March 21, 2019
Find a different way to blame the NRA?