You will NEVER see proGun legislation from the Demodogs.
You will NEVER see proLife legislation from the Demodogs.
You will not any time soon see a conservative Republican from NY State, CA, or any of the NorthEast States... you have to live with that until it can happen.
Whether you like it or not, the Republican party is not a conservative party, but it is far more conservative than the Demodogs. A "RINO" is the best you're going to do as far as getting R's elected from these states. However, a Collins or Snowe voting against the Demodogs 50% of the time is FAR more productive than the Demodog alternative.
These states are changing (glacially) slowly to becoming more conservative over time, and you're going to need more patience.
Instead of losing your faith in the Republican party because they aren't "conservative" enough, you will get our conservative agenda further down the road if you do what you can to help elect a marginally more conservative RINO in one of the otherwise "blue" states.
That has been the thought going on for years now and all that has happened is that we've been compromising our ground away. Gun owners are tired of it.
As for the Dems putting pro gun legislation forth, watch in the next few years as they do just that. The move is to the right on the gun issue in the Democratic party because they know gun control is why they are losing power. I know this for a fact and it's going to surprise the hell out of people like you when they start doing it but I'm telling you now, it's coming. Yes, there will be division in their party because of it but the tide is moving to the right on the gun issue.
For the life issue, you are absolutely right... they are going to sacrifice the gun issue in order to gain strength on abortion... by sticking to the RINO is better than nothing rhetoric we are just helping them in that goal.
Thanks but no thanks, I'm voting for whomever passes my litmus test on guns. I'm withholding my vote for anyone who doesn't.
I, like more and more other gun owners, am refusing to vote for the lesser of two evils from now on.
Mike