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are people still worried about a AWB renewal when 52 Democrats vote to repeal the DC gun ban?
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The gloom-and-doomers may be exaggerating, but the everything-is-rosy-and-Democrats-are-our-friends crowd is even more off base.
First, as noted, those 52 Democrats may have had any number of different motivations, including perhaps mooting Parker.
Second, the fact that the Democrat leadership was willing to give up the golden political victory of new guaranteed "Democrat forever" seats in the house and senate, just to save the DC gun ban, demonstrates that the leadership of the party is still virulently anti gun owner. They killed their own bill - and one they wanted very badly - just to save the DC gun ban.
Make no mistake: gun control is still a major part of the Democrat party agenda. It isn't going away. A few Democrats may stray here and there, but the leadership will apply all kinds of pressure to rein them back in.
are people still worried about a AWB renewal when 52 Democrats vote to repeal the DC gun ban?
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The gloom-and-doomers may be exaggerating, but the everything-is-rosy-and-Democrats-are-our-friends crowd is even more off base.
First, as noted, those 52 Democrats may have had any number of different motivations, including perhaps mooting Parker.
Second, the fact that the Democrat leadership was willing to give up the golden political victory of new guaranteed "Democrat forever" seats in the house and senate, just to save the DC gun ban, demonstrates that the leadership of the party is still virulently anti gun owner. They killed their own bill - and one they wanted very badly - just to save the DC gun ban.
Make no mistake: gun control is still a major part of the Democrat party agenda. It isn't going away. A few Democrats may stray here and there, but the leadership will apply all kinds of pressure to rein them back in.