More Dems and guns – could be the last one
The 52-47 vote in 2004 was before the elections. You didnt state that. After the elections the vote would have reveresed to 47-52. The additions of pro gun seats in north and south carolina, florida,south dakota and louisiana gave the US senate 5 more votes to stop the awb. With the current of loss of Jim talent being the only pro gun vote to leave the senate the new vote would be 51 to 48. This is all assuming webb, tester, and casey all vote pro gun.
Well, they seem to be pro-gun.
Update: The NRA, however, says The Fight Begins. Is it like pledge week at PBS or something?
November 16th, 2006 at 10:36 am
I think Webb and Tester are a sure thing. Casey has said he would vote against an assault weapons ban, but we’ll have to see. Being anti-gun in a state wide office will generally get you in trouble, but I worry he’ll try to stay in the middle to placate the Democratic base in Philadelphia. He better stick to his word, because I voted for the dumb bastard despite him being a lackluster candidate. Hopefully he’ll be as good as Santorum was on the gun issue. Santorum was objectively the better candidate, but I find his socially conservative views revolting enough that I couldn’t vote for him.
November 16th, 2006 at 6:29 pm
The fear of gun laws is always good for the NRA. What was it, 12 or 20 or something million NRA members around Clinton’s second term?
Too bad the NRA is so freaking piss poor at getting bad laws repealed. Those members might just stick around and make installments on a life membership.