Second, American voters vote against anti-gun, ie anti-self defense, candidates. When the Republicans won the majority in Congress in '94 for the first time in 40 years, President Bill Clinton, no mean political analyst, blamed the Democrats push for gun control for the loss of about 26 seats. If "gun control" were a 50-50 proposition and gun control has 100% backing in the MSM and the elites, why have the Democrats given up on "gun control"? Why have over 35 States passed Concealed Carry Weapon laws, since Florida started the trend in '87? Why would Democrat Presidential Candidate John Effin' Kerry see the need to dress up in camo, carry a shotgun and go bird hunting?
The political reality is that "gun control" is a political loser. Why has there been zero, ZERO, public demand and push for more "gun control" after Virginia Tech, the Omaha Mall and the Colorado church attacks? And Angus-Reid, whoever the h*** he is, can bloviate all he wants about the polls, but the professional politicians, who actually need to get votes, ignore ol' Angus-Reid.
Nationally, that's true.
Why has there been zero, ZERO, public demand and push for more "gun control" after Virginia Tech, the Omaha Mall and the Colorado church attacks?
There are efforts around the country for true believers, e.g. Bloomberg's "illegal gun" initiatives, controls on the sale of ammo, "assault gun" bans, etc. They can't completely stifle themselves.
Gun-control advocacy group picks new leader (PA)
CeaseFire PA has joined with Gov. Ed Rendell, another former Philadelphia mayor, in pushing for three new gun control laws from the state Legislature. One would limit gun buyers to one handgun a month; another would require owners to report lost or stolen guns to police within 24 hours; and another would let towns and cities enact their own gun laws, which could be stricter than state law.
This is just one example. IIRC, Connecticut also passed a law requiring that the police be notified of stolen firearms within a few days, etc.