That is a good point, and to be honest, I had completely forgotten about both assassination attempts. When I heard him bring it up during the debate that “he took a bullet to the head”, it just felt like every other crazy grandpa story. Especially since he also says stuff like “they’re eating the dogs and cats”.
Since there haven’t been any policy changes and no one even seems to WANT policy changes, it’s yet another in the long list of “thoughts and prayers”.
But agreed on the imagery of how political campaigns look with guns. It gets a bit too “Y’allquaeda”. I just want the campaigns to show him as the whiny baby he is.
Except you’d also have to factor it county-by-county with how long it would take to drive to a state where there is no ban.
It’s the same with guns. If your neighbor won’t ban it, it’s not really a ban. It’s an inconvenience charge that only the rich can afford to pay.