cognitivedissonance: From Sen. Mitch McTurtle McConnell’s...

cognitivedissonance:

From Sen. Mitch McTurtle McConnell’s official Facebook page.

Please tell me how background checks infringe on your right to own a gun unless you are going to fail said background check.

Head over to Facebook if you want some, er, interesting commentary. There’s many people calling him out as well.

Personally, I find this disgusting to gloat about, particularly when there were a majority of votes — just not two-thirds, because the Congressional GOP believes in BREAK EVERYTHING, ACCEPT NOTHING as strategy — and the American public overwhelmingly supports background checks. 

You know who else does? NRA spokesman Wayne LaPierre — or at least Wayne LaPierre did in 1999 when he testified before Congress:

And there’s more. Here’s other things Wayne LaPierre thought were reasonable in 1999:

• “We think it’s reasonable to provide for instant checks at gun shows just like at gun stores and pawn shops.”
• “We think it’s reasonable to prosecute more than just two dozen thugs last year for putting illegal guns in criminals’ hands.”
• “For a century we’ve taught it’s not just reasonable but essential to use safety locks, trigger locks, gun safes or any voluntary means appropriate to keep firearms out of the wrong hands.”
• “We think it’s reasonable to make gun show instant checks just like gun store instant checks.”
• “We think it’s reasonable to demand strict prosecution of criminal activity, whether it takes place in a big-city alleyway or small town gun show.”
• “We think it’s reasonable to provide full funding for the National Instant Check System so it operates efficiently and instantly.”
• “We think it’s reasonable to expect our government to prosecute more than 24 hoods last year for providing guns to criminals.”
• “We think it’s reasonable to support the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act.”

Gosh, Wayne, you’d sound just like a gun-grabbing liberal if you hadn’t have changed your tune!

Perhaps Sen. McConnell’s has 19,000 reasons to be obstinate. In 2012, McConnell received $19,000 from the NRA — the highest amount donated to any member of Congress. Period.

In conclusion:

Of course, that’s assuming McConnell has feelings…