I think they still blame him for the mass shootings today because of cutbacks in federal spending on mental health care. But I think that is a real gray area as the field may have begun pushing more towards pills than putting people away. But if you say, "It's not the guns" then they say, Reagan cut back on mental health spending.
But they do like to quote him from time to time as he was more moderate than some Republicans are today. They also note he signed a bill giving amnesty to 2.7 million illegal aliens but conveniently ignore that the enforcement arm of the bill was a total failure; the inclusion of which was key to getting Reagan's signature.
In the end, they cherry pick what they like while vilifying him in general.
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