If Trump goes along with this idea wholesale then that will be it.  He will concede the mantle of "Presidential Temperament" to Clinton and the left.   The libertarians were already dubious of him and that will send them running to the hills.  The natural gun lobby of the right won't back him and you can forget about blue dog democrats in coal country.  

 

Moreover, it came down to him and Cruz in the end because the base of the party feels like the establishment betrayed them.  5% difference in a presidential election can be chalked up to independents moderates undecideds etc.  The historical blow outs happen when your base doesn't even support you.  If he betrays the Base now then you might be looking at something worse than Dukakis.  

 

In fairness, he just sent out a tweet that he was going to meet with the NRA (the presumptive experts on the subject).  If that's all it is, then that's all it is.  I think that Bill nelson Put forth a bill that would in a sense ALERT the FBI if someone on one of the lists purchases a firearm so that the case can be reopened or brought to a conclusion. 

 

Eric, Jag, FBT and others have brought up some really great points that i am both familiar with and in 100% agreement with.  The problem from a political perspective is that "No one on a ______ List should be able to buy an assault weapon" Is a seductive three second sound bite.  If he comes out with a proposal to knock the stink off of it a little it might have a chance but if so he better have the Head of the NRA sign off on whatever it is and it better be so simple transparent and common sense that the more libertarian wing (we see you Eric) would feel 100% comfortable with it.  Short of that, it could be one of the only things that could truly sink his campaign.  

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