Such bills have no chance of passing--not even compromises. Maybe the politicians have investments in ammunition, firearms prices and hysteria in general. The media have been full of sponsored predictions about the end of the world and threats to spy on us all in new ways for several years. It appears that our leaders are in league with conspiracy story mongers and other fruitcakes.
Buy low. There won't be any high selling with as much as has been purchased by now. Or have at it. Join in the panic. I'm okay for defense now and will wait a while to purchase anything. Lost investments or government income/pension and need to eat for the next week? Sure. I'll buy something cheap (see three or four years from now).
Have fun. Enjoy the ride. All we're going to see is meek poverty and more anti-small-American-manufacturing regulations from both political parties. And more hysteria, of course.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Hysteria \Hys*te"ri*a\, n. [NL.: cf. F. hyst['e]rie. See
Hysteric.] (Med.)
A nervous affection, occurring almost exclusively in women,
in which the emotional and reflex excitability is
exaggerated, and the will power correspondingly diminished,
so that the patient loses control over the emotions, becomes
the victim of imaginary sensations, and often falls into
paroxism or fits.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The chief symptoms are convulsive, tossing movements of
the limbs and head, uncontrollable crying and laughing,
and a choking sensation as if a ball were lodged in the
throat. The affection presents the most varied
symptoms, often simulating those of the gravest
diseases, but generally curable by mental treatment
alone. Hysteric
It's all in style, you know. Watch out! Global warming. Overpopulation! Mayan calendar! Secret world takeover! A dark planet is going to crash into us! [Little irony and humor there.]
The only certain and significant threat is the bond and debt collapse ahead. Result: whole lot of new poor folks, wondering why the world didn't blow up. Oh...and us Baby Boomers, of course. Each of our worlds are about to end, 'cause we're going to die. So yes, many of our government-supported peers are hoping to see some change that will make us live forever to mess things up more.
Such bills have no chance of passing--not even compromises. If Obama decides he can gain a few votes by limiting ammunition purchases he will just issue an executive order and worry about the lawsuits later.
The democrats in congress, along with some RINOs, have been complicit in working with Obama to emasculate congress and allowing him to bypass them whenever he feels the desire.
So now, there are really no more checks and balances. We have three branches of government on paper only. The tyrant does what he wants, and no one in a position of power, responsibility or influence seems to have the guts to challenge him in a meaningful way.