"FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) - The Florida Senate rejected a proposal to ban assault weapons, and voted for a measure to arm some teachers, weeks after 17 people were killed in the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history."

I'm not sure how to deal with living in a world where The Onion makes more sense than Reuters and the AP. 😢 🙁 😠 😦

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-florida/florida-senate-rejects-ban-on-assault-weapons-votes-to-arm-teachers-idUSKBN1GG0QT

@jannamark To be fair, “assault weapons” is an undefined term that means nothing. “Arm teachers” is a comprehendable plan. This is one way that they win. Liberals propose garbledegook half-measures and loose. Fascists propose workable plans and win.

@rotatingskull Really? Is that what you're going with?

If it's an argument you're looking for, enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQFKtI6gn9Y

@jannamark @rotatingskull seriously??????

@MissSnarkerson @rotatingskull

A common whine among the some internet trolls is that “assault weapons” is an undefined term and well basically exactly what @rotatingskull posted.

Which is bs. California managed to define a certain classes of weapons as assault weapons. So have other states. Yes, we may have to fight this slog state by state, and over the useless bodies of politicians the NRA bought, but it can be done.

https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/regagunfaqs#1

@jannamark @MissSnarkerson Also your liberal “right to choose” is nonsense. We need free abortions on demand.

@MissSnarkerson

Now you can clearly see @rotatingskull proudly waving the troll flag, using "your liberal" rather frequently, as a signal to other trolls to jump on board.

Almost as if this person does not understand how Mastodon works.

@jannamark @MissSnarkerson Impressive to see liberals acting like they’re the wise old sages after losing to the obvious clown with the bad hair. Liberals can’t govern and they can’t win elections. What are they good for?

@rotatingskull @jannamark @MissSnarkerson I, too, like starting fights by presuming that those with different opinions belong to an outgroup that I detest!

Gosh darn {adjective} {outgroup}s, they're all {negative generalization}!!!

@wilbr @jannamark @MissSnarkerson Not really. The assault weapons ban is perhaps the definitive liberal strategy. A shooting happens, then liberals pas a ban on “assault weapons” which are defined in some bizzare and trivial way. Then gun manufacturers very slightly tweak their guns so that none of them are “assault weapons” anymore. Then more shootings happen. Wash, rinse, repeat.

The fact that liberals keep trying it makes me think they actually enjoy failure.