The NRA Wins Again

Washington Post: “The NRA’s recent successes on Capitol Hill — as well as a string of victories in state legislatures across the country — demonstrate the effectiveness of the group’s strategy to overcome a post-Newtown tilt toward gun control. The organization has drafted and circulated legislation, mobilized its members and continued to put pressure on politically vulnerable lawmakers. At the same time, groups attempting to promote stricter gun- control measures have faltered.”

“New restrictions that a couple of months ago seemed possible, even likely, such as bans on assault weapons and universal background checks on gun purchases, are now in doubt.”

Meanwhile, Politico reports Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) “threat to filibuster any new gun restrictions is
gathering steam, as a dozen of his Republican colleagues have now signed
onto his plan.”