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Can this partly explain why he appeared to put Biden in charge of gun control?
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Yep. He wants to disengage himself from the issue while looking like he's doing something on the issue. The best way to do that? Appoint a panel.
Panels talk. Then they talk some more. A few months later, they publish a report, all nicely double-spaced with a pretty cover. By that point, the public is more concerned with other issues, so it gets forgotten. The point is, the President can say "I did something."
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About 60% of the population wants to see some action.
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Actually, about 60% of people who actually answer the phone at dinner time and agree to talk to pollsters want to see some action. Those folks don't always indicate a general cross-section of the population.
That said, New York
just gave us a very effective (if not morbid) argument not to give an inch.
Their bill is very much in line with what Feinstein and others said they wanted, and it's a good indicator of what can happen when folks "just want to do something" without considering the consequences.