Alphecca on Brady
ALPHECCA NOTES that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is looking to reinstitute the Assault Weapons Ban now that the Democrats are back in control of Congress. Brady Campaign president Paul Helmke acknowledges that “guns are a tricky issue”, but that “the elections show there’s nothing to be afraid of.”
Jeff at Alphecca writes:
Actually, Helmke, but for 10,000 votes (Virginia and Montana,) the Republicans would still control the Senate. Those votes, and many more, could vanish in a NY Hillary Minute if Democrats continue to alienate the pro-gun-rights citizens.
Michigan scores a whopping D+ on the Brady Campaign’s report card. Reading over what it takes to earn such a mark, I think we’ve got it about right. For instance, the District of Columbia earns a ‘B’. Apparently, this is sort of like golf, where the lower score is the better score.
It doesn’t seem likely to me that major anti-gun legislation is going to get very far. At least not in the next two years. If Democrats keep control in 2008, though, and especially if they also take control of the White House, you can bet that they’ll be pushing hard.
Via Instapundit, who writes:
The question is, will the Democrats be dumb enough to listen to them [the Brady Campaign] given that the last time they did it cost them control of Congress for twelve years?
UPDATE: Alphecca also wrote about the Democratic victory and gun control on Friday. Go read.