Cornyn booed over gun control compromise, Tucker explains: If there’s one reason to vote GOP, ‘it’s to prevent that’

(Video: Fox News)

While Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has been summarily panned all week by conservatives since announcing a bipartisan compromise on gun legislation that could erode due process in the United States, his shame tour began in earnest Friday when he appeared at the annual Texas Republican Convention in Houston where he received the welcome you’d expect.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson, a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment, had been railing against the Senate’s measures that would lead to the imposition of red flag laws throughout the week on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” After previously discussing the “problematic” laws that would lead to mass gun confiscation in an attempt to prevent crimes that had not been committed, the host drew attention to Cornyn’s reception in his home state.

Citing a primary reason that gun owners vote Republican is their desire to keep their firearms, Carlson stated, “it’s not surprising that John Cornyn is very unpopular with Republican voters. Watch his reception today at the Texas Republican Convention. Listen for the boos.”

The negative reaction, which included chants of “go back home,” took place throughout the speech where Cornyn attempted to assert he was still protecting their rights. He argued, “Democrats pushed for an assault weapons ban, I said no. They tried to get a new three-week mandatory waiting period for all gun purchases, I said no. Universal background checks, magazine bans, licensing requirements, the list goes on and on and on. And I said no, no, 1,000 times no.”

“I will not, under any circumstance, support new restrictions for law-abiding gun owners,” he later added. “That will always be my red line.”

Of course, using doublespeak that establishment politicians are loathed for, Cornyn can tout with sincerity his opposition to “new restrictions” because a confiscation under potential red flag laws is another thing entirely.

Carlson pointed out, “Prosecutors across the country are refusing to enforce laws that we already have and when you do that, crime spikes. So, if you’re in the United States Senate, if you’re John Cornyn from Texas, supposedly a free state of Texas, you’d probably want to do something about that. But no, John Cornyn has decided to take guns from lawful gun owners, and if there’s one reason you vote Republican, it’s to prevent that.”

The host also explained, “The amazing thing about John Cornyn is he admits he doesn’t care about gun crimes committed by actual criminals. We know this from a piece in Axios, and we’re quoting: ‘Senator John Kennedy asked Cornyn during one lunch, “Are we focused on gang violence in inner-city murders?” And the response was, “No, we’re not focusing on that.”‘”

Whether the RINOs of the party will get away with promoting these kinds of violations of the Constitution remains up to the pressures applied by their constituents. Republicans of the Lone Star State who proudly display the Gonzales Flag flown during the War of Texas Independence, emblazoned with the slogan “Come And Take It,” decided they will not stand by quietly while the Bill of Rights is eroded and issued a resolution that backed their jeering of Cornyn.

On Thursday, as reported by Texas Scorecard, the Republican Party of Texas’ Platform Committee issued a resolution unanimously condemning Cornyn and his fellow Republican senators for their compromise writing: “Whereas those under 21 are most likely to be victims of violent crime and thus most likely to need to defend themselves. Whereas ‘red flag laws’ violate one’s right to due process and are a pre-crime punishment of people not adjudicated guilty. Whereas waiting periods on gun purchases harm those who need to acquire the means of self defense in emergencies such as riots. Whereas all gun control is a violation of the Second Amendment and our God given rights. We reject the so called ‘bipartisan gun agreement’, and we rebuke Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.).”

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6 thoughts on “Cornyn booed over gun control compromise, Tucker explains: If there’s one reason to vote GOP, ‘it’s to prevent that’

  1. I thought it was bad news when I learned that Cornyn was put on this committee. I can’t remember anything this man has said in the last few years, seems to be keeping his seat warm and collecting. Same with McConnell, IMO. The swamp is overflowing.

  2. Weird. I always see Grahamnesty’s name in these ‘bipartisan’ deals. Also Weird, I never see stories where his BFF Shamitty even asks him about them, let alone berates him about them. I guess not so weird. The Left has Madcow. The Right has Shamitty. BOTH of them have their Kool-Aid drinking followers.

  3. Always amazes me how Republicans can be heralded as “about to win in a landslide” and SUDDENLY all these weasels start pissing off the base and convincing them there’s no point to vote. Well not this time. Cornyn may think he’s safe until 2026, but the GOP BASE is not walking away disgusted any longer. We’re going to fight the RINOs, and you’re on the list Cornyn. You might want to check in to the moving costs after the 2022 election, impeachment looks good on you.

  4. One of the unexpected positive side effects of issues like gun control is the outing of many repubs as RINOs. Cornyn is clearly in this group.

  5. Cornyn was elected in 2020 and assumed office in 2021. He figures he has five years to make you forget whatever he does today. Sadly, with voters, he may be right.

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