Why I expect Trump to go soft on Second Amendment now that he's been targeted for assassination

All the signs point to Trump becoming the next James Brady, a Republican who converted to the dark side on gun control

The Republican National Committee has removed almost every reference to the right to keep and bear arms from the 2024 party platform, a signal that those at the top of the ticket will be positioned to compromise on the issue.

Trump has in the past already supported one of the most pernicious anti-Second Amendment policies – so-called red-flag laws – whic…