It will be interesting (if one wants to use that word) to watch Pelosi et al. While they hope to retire from Congress with both an advanced age and even more advanced bank account and personal agenda, Obama has one shot to do his work. Do they risk their power to support his?
They wait for a shooting “incident” and they try to push this through.
There have a been a couple of times where incidents have been nipped in the bud by CCW holders. The media have buried these.
This is not a ringing endorsement of the second amendment as an individual right. Before the NRA or anybody else gets all dewy eyed over Our Miss Nancy, please note that she did NOT say that she opposed an "assault weapons ban" or any other kind of weapon's ban or that she would do anything to keep one from coming to the floor. What she did was use an element of Bush rhetoric in public. Her position now seems to be similar to that of President Bush when asked if he would sign an extension of the original AWB, which was that he would sign it if it came to his desk.
If HR45 or any other legislation violating the second amendment makes it out of committee look for the Speaker to support it.