I'm going to get flamed but here goes.
It is not axiomatic that these politicians want to ban guns. Sure...some do. Also not axiomatic is that what these politicians want is control. They don't want control...they want power...they want money...they want the perquisites (aka perks). If they had control, there would be control and somebody would be able to control them eventually...Soviet Union style...almost everybody who advocated control ended up controled themselves...controled to death.
Guns are not a threat to the politicians in this country. There are millions of guns, millions of gun owners, and the politicians...of either stripe...continue to run their show...sock away their millions...they want to keep it that way. What is a threat to these politicians is cheesing off people who vote. No votes, no political office. No political office, no power, no money, no limos, no special treatment. Gun bans and gun control cheeses off voters...lots and lots of voters. God bless the NRA for keeping that in the forefront of everybody's mind. VOTE VOTE VOTE and make sure you know who to vote for.
Do I suggest the current administration is a friend to the gun owner? No. But the current administration is headed by the consumate professional politician. I think he has not pressed gun control because it would cost him an election. I think he will not press gun control if elected again because that would cost his political cronies elections. Remember Ronald Reagan? They guy hated abortion like poison and spoke against it at every opportunity. However, in the end, he lifted nary a finger against it (at least in terms of its legality) because a) there was a Supreme Court ruling, and b) a huge number of VOTERS would have turned against him. Now this is not exactly apples to apples here and I know that. What I suggest is that with politicians, WORDS and ACTIONS do not...seldom do...equate.
So support the NRA and Vote pro-2nd Amendment and I think we will not see gun control expand. State after state is expanding CC...Wisconsin just passed very reasonable CC laws leaving only Illinois.
Complacency is a bad thing and vigilance is always a good thing where our rights are concerned but I think it is simply not axiomatic that politicians have some inate desire to take guns away from us. I thik it is however axiomatic that politicians want office and office takes votes.