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The renewal of the assault weapons ban is going to die in committee.

And then be offerred as a floor amendment to some "must pass" bill, probably in the Senate and likely adopted by "unanamous consent" at 1 AM with a handfull of Senators present. Some representative democracy we've got left, isn't it?

"And then be offerred as a floor amendment to some "must pass" bill, probably in the Senate and likely adopted by "unanamous consent" at 1 AM with a handfull of Senators present. Some representative democracy we've got left, isn't it?"

How have we managed to elect such a pack of slimy cowards to represent us?

It might get attached to a must-pass bill in the senate, but it will get stripped out in conference. Delay has every intention of spiking this thing at every turn. He's one of the few republicans left who isn't hell-bent on pissing off the party's base.

If they cave on gun control after having abandoned even the slightest hint of being for fiscal restraint and smaller government, they won't be able to turn out the votes to maintain their majority after this coming election cycle. If they don't realize this, then they no longer deserve it. The mantra of "the democrats will be worse!" isn't going to be an effective campaing platform for much longer.

Since 9/11, gun control will be a non-issue except in the most liberal states and house districts. The dems are still stinging from Gore losing his own state in 2000.