The dims voting for this were afraid of losing out to their voters who would hang them for getting rid of guns. Otherwise, they would have voted to support the UN. The dims own the senate. The fear factor of losing an election is the only reason these people supported it. Nothing else.
Absolutely. Why do you think Reid had Feinstein's AWB killed? The record of that vote, either way, would have traveled at light speed--and been ammunition for next election.
This is all politics, not statesmanship.
What works, though, works.