Jeb, I think you misunderstood me. I’m not talking about convincing Dems to vote Republican and Im not suggesting that republicans vote for Dems. I’m talking about cultivating the pro gun left. (As much as possible) The two parties have always gone back and forth in power every few years, so polarization of this issue is not good for gun rights.
Yes, there will always be some (most?) on the left who are anti gun. What, you think there aren’t conservatives out that would willing to enact gun laws if they were pressured by their constituents?
Two prominent Democrats running for president were once very pro gun.
Bernie Sanders, despite what you may dislike about other things, was from Vermont which has a great gun culture. He voted pro gun.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics...dent-voted-against-gun-control-for-plcaa.html
Kristin Gilabrand once represented rural New York State and was also openly Pro Gun. Now she has an F but she once held an A earring by the NRA.
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation...nd-says-she-keeps-2-rifles-under-bed-1.887707
Of course, they flip flopped hard now to anti 2a. Why? Public sentiment.
If gun rights activists put all their chips on red they are going to lose hard when blue gets their turn. There should be more reaching out, directly to citizens on both parties.
I’m independent. But I could never throw a vote against gun rights. Beyond that, I think it is bad for gun rights for the two halves of this country to be polarized on the issue. I think it’s bad for the United States that the two halves to call each other baskets of deplorable or cancer.