NRA President: Assault Weapons Ban Won’t Pass Congress

[NickB79]

44. We already saw what happened once

In 1994, the Assault Weapons Ban was enacted. Shortly thereafter, the Democrats lost the House and Senate to the Republicans for the first time in DECADES. In later interviews, Bill Clinton stated he felt the AWB had a good deal to do with this loss, as it allowed the NRA to rally the troops and really get out the vote against gun control.

Unless the American psyche has shifted DRAMATICALLY in the past 25 years, I don't see the Republican party suffering from a vote against gun control. In fact, I'm afraid they might GAIN from blocking new gun legislation, with moderate Democrats in the Midwest, South, and Southwest losing in 2014 and 2016.

I work at a factory that's part of the Teamster's Union. I've heard so many angry comments from guys I've known for years about gun control lately, guys who have voted Democratic for years. And Minnesota isn't even a battleground state; I'm terrified of what we'll see in places like Ohio and Michigan.