Maybe we should just let all the criminals out of jail and put the guns in jail.

Republicans could use the general disquiet in the country about rising crime, mass shootings, terrorism, and sanctuary cities to promote a conservative agenda on guns, immigration, and criminal justice.  Instead they cede the field to Democrats and allow them to define the narrative.  They operate solely in the world Democrats present to them.

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The tragic irony is that there are many tragedies on the immigration and criminal justice front that do indeed have redressable public policy angles, yet Republicans won’t use them to promote a conservative agenda.

More here:
http://www.stridentconservative.com/a-capitulation-on-guns-dems-say-jump-gop-asks-how-high/