Posted on 08/07/2005 3:53:22 PM PDT by RightDemocrat
A few years ago, the strategy of gun-control advocates was obvious: File frivolous liability lawsuits against gun-makers and distributors, knowing that, whatever the ultimate merits of the cases, the manufacturers would be hard- pressed to keep fighting. Many would go out of business, profits would decline for others, and the high costs imposed by endless litigation would drive up the costs of guns and make it more difficult for many people to afford to buy them.
It was a cynical strategy, but one that is about to end. A shift in political winds has changed the dynamic. A gain of four seats in the U.S. Senate by Republicans, and the realization by Democrats that their incessant anti-Second Amendment viewpoints have a political cost, resulted in a 65-31 vote last week in favor of a National Rifle Association-backed bill that would largely forbid lawsuits against gun-makers and dealers when guns they produce or sell are used illegally.
Fourteen Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, joined the majority. The House of Representatives is expected to pass similar legislation next month and the president has already indicated his support for this type of legislation
(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...
Would that it were so. Democrats, if nothing else, can be excellent tacticians. As soon as they sense that they have the power to do so, out again will come all the collectivist, freedom stealing proposals they couldn't sneak through before.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1457636/posts see this post for John Lott's comments on American Hunters and Shooters Association - a Fake gun group set up by Democrats to advance the cause of gun control - very similar to Americans for Gun Safety, Trojan Horses both!
As a conservative Democrat yourself, you should welcome the support of folks like RightDemocrat on RKBA issues even if you have some disagreements in other areas.
If the choice was bteween a pro-gun Dem and an anti-gun Republican, I go Democrat. Of course this is not a likely scenario, but keep in mind that I am in New Jersey and anything is possible here.
I would go anti-gun Republican. There's that chance voting for the dem would change the majority to the anti-gun party[dem].
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