Monday, 6 June 2022

The Morning Briefing: Will Squish Republicans Cave to Democrats on Guns?

The Morning Briefing: Will Squish Republicans Cave to Democrats on Guns?

Top O' the Briefing

Happy Monday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Squid taming was in Brian's blood but the call of the haberdasher was just too strong.

Thanks to Oval Office Occupier Joe Biden's speech last Thursday, America's argument raged on all through the weekend. Let us be clear about one thing: there is no gun "debate" in this country, it's a knock-down, drag-out fight.

We've had a lot of content written these past few days covering the issue. I wrote a column on Friday that included something that comes up in conversations a lot lately:

As I often tell people, in over half a century of shooting, my guns have never shot anybody. Why should my Second Amendment rights be run roughshod over? No one has ever been able to make that case to me.

That may seem a little simplistic but I would like someone to take a crack at answering it.

The coastal ...