“But I think the more opportunities for education in responsible firearms ownership and use the better,” Pincus said. [More]
No problem finding common ground with AstroTurfers and flat-out grabbers.
Absolutists warning against alliances with Democrats, not so much.
What a trainer wreck. Speaking of which, when are the “smart” Bloombergians going to train people on America’s most popular rifle, you know, for “gun safety” to benefit millions, and how will they square that with demands to ban them?
Besides, training Democrats: What could go wrong?
[Via Andy M]
Rob Pincus sounds reasonable at first — who wouldn’t benefit from some training? — but as he goes on, he transitions to an admission that he thinks NOBODY should own or carry a gun unless they’ve had a lot of professional-level training, and he’s willing to see laws passed to that effect.
And — shocking precisely nobody who is paying attention — he just happens to be a firearms trainer. Conflict of interest? He’s certainly not a disinterested third-party interested in preserving individual rights; there’s a business opportunity, and he intends to capitalize on it.