The 94’ congressional sweep by the GOP was partly a result of overreach by democRATs on guns. They will never learn.
The NRA does not exist solely for “hunters’ rights”. They also exist for the protection of the Second Amendment, the right to keep and bear arms. This amendment was inserted SPECIFICALLY to keep the spirit of the Declaration of Independence alive, and when it comes time to call a halt to the progression toward tyranny, the citizens have the right to take up arms against oppression.
And use those arms.
The nascent obama regime has succeeded in reviving interest in gun ownership. What the heck, the head of the nascent obama regime has caused a LARGE surge of interest in listening to Rush Limbaugh.
This is true. Unfortunately it took 10 years to get rid of the assault weapons ban. Even then, we are still saddled with it in California and a number of other unfortunate states.
This time 'round there won't be a time limit on the AWB legislation and it will be much more difficult to get rid of.
Besides, the Republican Party was much more of a force in '94 than it is today. Who will have the vision, moral courage to and the visibility to shift the focus of the congressional election to national as opposed to district issues?