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There will always be some folks who object to the majority opinion of a group. This is especially true the bigger the group. For a long time our party has developed and nominated presidential candidates that have been very competitive in popularity compared to Republican opponents. Any political success or failure should be analyzed in order to apply what can learned.
IMO party leaders on all sides (to a degree) are serving to keep/put that party's candidates in office. To believe otherwise is foolish.
The assassinations of '60s lit the fire for restrictions along with the rising violence due to gangs and drugs. From then a generation of politicians developed legislative momentum on restrictions up through the AWB experiment. The level of violence has been dropping as has support for some of these 'do nothing' laws since before AWBs were on the books.
In another 10-15 years gun laws will be where they ought to be for the most part. The party will have normalized some of its positions. In the meantime elections will be lost for any combination of reasons and guns will figure among them. In that time smart guns will become more common but probably not predominate. Accidental shootings will continue to abate but there will continue to be "big news" incidents that certain diehards will point to and demand action.
We should continue to take the leading position on progress and liberty.
In truth there is no one more responsible for accidents and crimes than those involved. Bringing that message to folks about their own responsibility will do more in month that a years of laws and courts. The American people by the nature of their self-sufficiency and love of liberty have always recognized needs and developed the changes necessary to apply corrections. They adapt, they improvise and they overcome.
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