During debate on an ATF rule that makes it a felony to own an unregistered, stabilizing brace on a firearm, Rep. James McGovern took Republicans to the woodshed over one of their talking points. Republicans' refusal to deal with America's gun violence problem has put us at risk, and they decline to accept any gun regulations even while children are being slaughtered.

"So I don't, you know, I'm not sure what the gentleman's talking about, but let me also say that he keeps on saying that this bill will turn gun owners into automatic felons," McGovern said. "That by owning or buying one of these stabilizing braces, American gun owners will become felons."

"That's just not true," the Democratic Congressman said. "And by the way, I should tell the gentleman, someone has to be convicted of a crime in a court to be a felon."

Here it comes:

"And let me give him an example, one that he might be able to relate to," he continued. "Despite being charged with 37 counts for mishandling classified documents, former President Trump is not a felon."

"He only becomes a felon if he is found guilty of the crimes that he was charged with and is sentenced to a year or more in prison, which may very likely happen," McGovern said.

"And I ask to insert into the record an article from the Washington Post entitled, here are the 37 charges against Trump and what they mean," he added.

Still, Republicans won't do a damn thing about the epidemic of gun violence in this country.