Rep. Eric Swalwell, who is running for the Democrat Party’s 2020 presidential nomination, is swinging for the gun control fences in an attempt to win over the lefty base. Swalwell’s latest move has been a pledge to institute a mandatory buyback for any guns he considers too scary to be privately owned. Those refusing to cooperate would be jailed, according to Swalwell:

Good news! Eric Swalwell no longer wants to nuke defiant ‘assault weapon’ owners (just throw them in prison instead) https://t.co/smr5qujMgg — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 15, 2019

I’m the only candidate that’s proposing we ban and buyback the 15 million assault weapons on our streets.@UNLVYoungDems pic.twitter.com/2sFaOU5wZD — Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) April 16, 2019

Swalwell later tried to explain further to an “NRA Twitter that’s losing its mind” (which was actually conservative Twitter mocking his ridiculous plan):

NRA Twitter is losing its mind with “how is Swalwell going to take guns from law-abiding owners.” SPOILER: I’m not. I’m organizing with the Moms & students, and we’re going to CHANGE the law. Weapons of war will be no more. #BanandBuyBack #EndGunViolence — Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) April 16, 2019

But you know Swalwell’s campaign is in trouble when even something that radical doesn’t go far enough for some, including Vox’s criminal justice, guns & drugs correspondent:

This tweet makes zero sense. https://t.co/HKaKIJGvjV — German Lopez (@germanrlopez) April 16, 2019

Anyway, it's fine to ban certain guns and take them away. Other countries have done that and seen fewer gun deaths as a result. New Zealand is doing it right now. — German Lopez (@germanrlopez) April 16, 2019

So what should be done?

The real problem here is the suggestion we should only do this with assault weapons. It'd be better if we did it with all semiautomatic weapons (including, especially, handguns). — German Lopez (@germanrlopez) April 16, 2019

Gee, what could possibly go wrong?

? I hope you are prepared to be disappointed — Andy Lancaster (@andylancaster) April 17, 2019

Progressives aren’t exactly known for their prowess in thinking things through.

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Never fails.