There wouldn't be any gun control in this country if it wasn't for the dems and the occasional RINO tipping the scales.
And it if made the floor, it would have passed easily. Engler is a gun moderate at best. When he was holding up bills or pressuring them to stall, it was democrat Chris Dingell (John's son, and Chris is more pro-2a) that came through for us and he was hammering away at Engler. Engler eventually had enough of the heat from all sides and signed the Vear Bill he vetoed just last year.
Not so occassional anymore. Unlike Rhinos, RINOS are not an endangered species; in fact, they seem to be breeding so fast that Republicans are becoming the endangered species.