Well , many of the new Dims that were elected, were elected in Republican leaning districts that won't tolerate support for more gun control. It's a far different landscape from when Klinton had the bully pulpit to push his party to support this garbage .
I would say that while the Dim leaders want a renewal, they won't allow it to come up until after '08, when they think that there will be a Dim prez and congress .
Now is the time to derail this trend in the GOP. If we do not make it clear, to any candidate wanting our votes, that the GOP stands firm on RKBA, and demands a firm committment, we will have ourselves to blame for what comes next.
If, in fact, the GOP really has no firm committment to RKBA, a lot of us have been betrayed.
The leading candidates are dodging the issue right and left. It is getting tiresome. "Better than Hilary" isn't enough. My cat would be better than Hilary!