The NRA is utterly shameless (Recent tweet).

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40. The new laws are always more restrictive

That's what keeps the NRA in business. What we typically hear from the gun control advocates boils down to "give us one more increment of your civil rights and the problem will be solved". Usually, this is packaged as "reasonable gun control". Of course the problem never is solved because their solutions don't deal with the real problems. In any case, you can count on them to be back for more in a few years. That's how incrementalism works and unchecked, it will ultimately eliminate the right to keep and bear arms. Oh, I almost forgot; they always swear up and down that is not their goal.

Firearms owners aren't idiots - they know about incrementalism and see it happening. The NRA has about 4.5 million members. Do you think the NRA could be as successful as it is if many millions of non member gun owners didn't agree with them?

Maybe we'll have more restrictive gun laws and maybe not. Personally, I don't believe that either party is anxious to deal with the issue given what happened in 1994. Harry Reid sure isn't and neither is Boner.

I do have a suggestion for the gun control advocates: How about putting some things on the table that gun owners might like in return for some concessions that you want?