The Brady Bunch has reason to be happy because they have retained their strategy of using civil suits as a weapon to attempt to crush firearms makers such as Bushmaster, which would be a huge victory for gun control. They still have that weapon in their hands, due to the failure of S. 1805.
The failures to make Law of the Senate-passed gun lock amdt. and the "gun show loophole" can be swallowed since they only continue existing conditions. As for the AWB ban extension, deep down, the Dems know that the AWB is a sham, except as a stepping stone to the total ban on semi-auto rifles they drool over. The Dems knew that they couldn't get their new amdts. through the House. The just wanted to kill S. 1805, and they succeeded.
Why not just filibuster S. 1805? Why engage in all the debated and amendments? It's all about positioning and compromising RINOs.
It seems to me that that weapon could cut both ways. Any idea why we haven't been hearing about countersuits for filing the frivolous lawsuits?