Most* of what Trump did that didn't pan out for the American people was in choosing the wrong person to do a job. But that bumpstock "redefinition" was a gross overreach and 100% knee jerk, despicable.
I assumed he did the bumpstock ban in order to have something to point to during the re-election debates regarding gun violence, which was a guaranteed debate topic that makes Republicans look bad (because 'dead children'). But then Covid came along and there weren't any major shootings to cause gun violence to come up in the debates.
Plus, I think he knew the courts would throw it out anyway, down the road. So in the long run, no lasting harm and yet the bonus of 'See, I did something to stop gun violence!' for re-election.
Never trust anyone from the government on guns... No matter how nice they may seem.
Trump included, the bumpstock ban was the dumbest thing he could have done
he did a lot of dumb things and said some stupid shit tbh...especially in his last year :I
you can't be totally biasedly for someone to not see the bad too. :/
Most* of what Trump did that didn't pan out for the American people was in choosing the wrong person to do a job. But that bumpstock "redefinition" was a gross overreach and 100% knee jerk, despicable.
I assumed he did the bumpstock ban in order to have something to point to during the re-election debates regarding gun violence, which was a guaranteed debate topic that makes Republicans look bad (because 'dead children'). But then Covid came along and there weren't any major shootings to cause gun violence to come up in the debates.
Plus, I think he knew the courts would throw it out anyway, down the road. So in the long run, no lasting harm and yet the bonus of 'See, I did something to stop gun violence!' for re-election.
Just my theory.