Nothing like stacking the deck

"Last week, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, found a loophole in the “assault weapon” ban in Washington to bring 10 rifles to her hearing as a prop intended to show that these same rifles should be prohibited on a national level.  The Washington Metropolitan Police Department and Philadelphia Police Department brought the illicit weapons to the press conference, aided by the U.S. Capitol Police and the Senate Sergeant at Arms. "

And yet Republican Senators were denied when they attempted to bring firearms to disprove the hype and myths.

Nothing like tying the oppositions hands as much as possible.