ren said,
"Or it could be a changing strategy of antis that paint us as unreasonable, hard headed pro 2As that don't want 'sensible' laws."
Long-standing strategy, not a changing one. Offer a patently ridiculous law, then paint the opposition as "uncompromising."
Happens with more than gun control, and most of the time the low-information peasantry doesn't notice the ploy.
Kelly seems to operate on the same plane as a lot of high-profile pols and stars: "What's good for me is good for thee. Until I get mine, then it's 'up yours,' peasant."
Terry