Alphecca

Incrementalism. It's the Left's new strategy.

Ya gotta watch 'em, always. It's like the old How to Boil a Frog joke.

The Democrats issue is that the "Old Guard' (both literally and figuratively) now hold the leadership posts (via seniority), and they're so aloof to things that they'll likely try to push this. They do so at their own political peril naturally.

Somewhat related, one of the local papers here in NYC said that Mayor Bloomberg was excited about the Democrat win, for among other things (increase pork $) he'd get "Federal assistance in his war against "illegal guns"". What do you make of that?

Tester went on record favoring a repeal of the 1986 Machine Gun Production Ban of all things!

My count is the only gun loss in the senate was losing Talent to McCaskil. The other losses were pretty much an even swap. Remember DeWine and Chafee were NRA "F" rated.

Wow! Any pol who favors the repeal of 922(o) is OK in my book. And I say that as the owner of a pre-86 transferable that would lose 90% of its present value if the ban were repealed.

-Third Generation Rural Dem and Post-Modern Redneck

I think the Dems should have their slogan, "The Common Good" shoved into an orifice rather further South than their collective throats. I hope so, anyway.

If they perform to expectations and attempt to rule instead of govern, it shouldn't take too long. It'll be fun to watch them waddle.

Gerry N.

You knew they were gong to want to bring it back. They will not stop until they have baned all guns except bolt action rifles, and handguns and other guns are put into armories, just like in Britain.

Assault Weapons bans are only a startup to more gun control, and when they ban them, and crime doesn't decrease, they will blame it on gun friendly states, and/or gun manufacturers.

Creating a type called an assault weapon is similar to calling a hunting rifle a sniper weapon or to say a 50 calibre weapon a favorite of terrorists. All to scare the public into voting for such bans.