After years of arguing that Democrats should be willing to bear the political costs — lost votes in the South, in particular — of gun control measures, advocates Saturday began cautiously to make a different case. Gun control leaders and other progressive figures told BuzzFeed that, whether or not Democrats can get new legislation through Congress, they should be winning elections on the issue of guns.Gun regulation "is moving to the center, and past it,” said Jim Kessler, who helped Sen. Charles Schumer pass gun control policy in the 1990s before founding the D.C. think tank, Third Way.“For the first time in decades, Republicans are losing on social issues — they’re losing on same-sex marriage, they’re losing on contraception, and now they could lose on guns because their position is so intractable,” said Kessler. “Except for a vocal minority, people know and expect that something can be done.”
if they don't keep this on the front burner then it will fade away until the next tragedy, and more lives and more same day ads by the NRA and gun enthusiast.
it would be ironic if republicans lose all they have been fighting for because of those same things, thereby proving them wrong for a long time
"It's not that Democrats could do it and make some political gains," added Mike Lux, founder of the consulting firm Progressive Strategies, and a former aide to President Bill Clinton. "It's that they have to do it. It's not only the base, it's now the American people. They better damn well do it, or people will say what on earth is going on."
President Obama Friday promised vague "meaningful action" and other political leaders, most vocally New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, have gone further, demanding specific regulations on the most dangerous weapons.
don't know why Pres. is moving slow this is it for him, policy for re-election should not be to appease interest not "we the people".
