Lip Service

Manchin said gun owners didn’t oppose background checks in theory but were concerned that government wouldn’t stop with checks.

“What we found out is that people couldn’t trust government that they would stop there,” he said.

Which goes to show that Manchin's support of the Second Amendment has always been a facade. Government and the prohibitionists have proven time and time again that they have no intention of ever stopping until all civilain firearms ownership is banned. Any claims to the contary are just lip service.