There is one upside to this. At this point the midterm elections are looking to be a massacre for us, but this is the losingest issue the 'rats have ever had. If they decide to push this one we might just be able to avoid disaster.
Exactly, the gun grabbers have to push it. It's not that the GOP can be held up as a shining examplar of the RKBA after El Presidente said he would have renewed the assault weapons ban if Congress would have passed it.
The sad part is that in the upcoming election, where the dems have a competitve chance of beating the pubbies, the dems won't say anything about the issue if they are smart.