Is the gun control movement fading?

fading? not in the least.....

While the shock-troops for the anti-gunners may be running on pure emotion, their leadership is far from stupid. They know that now is not the time to push their agenda, but they are certainly hoping for better times right around the corner.
 
The gun control movement is likened to a mutating virus, once stopped it will change and find another route to attack.

It is far from dead.
 
They're just waiting for the next "Columbine" to pop up somewhere in the US to renew their attack. Add a democratic president and they are back in full stride.
 
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Bereft of fresh blood to dance in, a movement largely driven by emotion is going to lose a little steam. Give 'em time, though; the next time somebody shoots several other somebodies in any kind of telegenic manner, the hysteria will be back in fashion.
 
When the desire for controlling others and the willingness to place "safety" over freedom disappear, we can consider our gun rights secure. Don't hold your breath.
 
Rust never sleeps. They only way to stop it is to sand to bare metal, undercoat with a chemical bond such as phosphoric acid, prime with a good primer such as zinc, then apply and maintain proper paint.

I would humbly suggest the next step might be to get out our sandpaper and start working on the 2004 elections.
 
When the desire for controlling others and the willingness to place "safety" over freedom disappear, we can consider our gun rights secure.
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Yep. As long as there are bullies, moral parasites, and wannabe tyrants, there'll be shrill cries for leftist extremist so-called "gun control."

On the whole, we've been winning a good many battles at the state and local levels during the past decade or so; nationally, however, our Second Amendment civil rights are still on hold.
 
For the foreseeable future gun control as an active enemy is dead. The main population of America has had the go-round with gun control and seen that it has no positive impact on society. In fact, many now see gun control as detrimental to society. None of this is to imply that we should let our guard down. In fact, now is the time to take back the rights taken from us. For my money though, active attacks on our 2nd amendment rights are more or less over...for the time being anyway.
 
Ahenry,

I wish you were right, but I think at best it's a stand-off. For now. The elites are militantly pro-gun control and the danger is that we are less and less well and fairly represented by our politicians, negating the good instincts of what you call "the main population of America."
 
The main things we'll need to fight in the absence of an active and well-organized anti-gun movement is getting the rest of the four states into shall-issue, combatting police abuse of the permitting system and open carry, pushing back the permit system where possible (as was attempted in New Hampshire this year and achieved in Alaska in 2002), and continuing to win hearts and minds to the principle of self-defense and gun rights.

A scattered and demoralized anti-gun movement poses a key opportunity for achieving the latter.
 
Fading? Nope!

Changing tactics? Yep!

For now national anti-gun campaigns are failures. Put a democrat in the White House and it'll be back, but for now gun control is a loser.

Tactics are in the process of changing. The shift will be to move to state level activism. Good news is the total cost of state level activism is much higher than national activism. Look for a wide variety of anti-gun initiative focused on the states. Look also for regulatory initiative at the state level to use legislation already in place. They will just tweek the rules to make us even safer than we are now.
 
The Dems have learned to tone down the "sensible gun laws" rhetoric and talk about how much they like hunting.

Too bad many Republicans talk the same way, but Republicans are not the ones who propose the new laws infringing on our rights.

The gun control wackos are just biding their time. Don't forget that John "I can't believe the NRA is attacking ME" Kerry flew back to D.C. on Super Tuesday to vote against RKBA.

http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2003_1030.html
 
There is a presidential election coming in which one of the candiates has a 100% record of voting against guns. Now, if he was no where near winning, I could see where we were winning on this issue. But he is what??? Tied in the polls...

How can you possible think that this is an issue that couldn't immediately be drummed up with one mass shooting? One AK fired two weeks before election could get the masses to vote for him. "Bush didn't continue the AWB and look what it has caused," will be the cry. Repeated continually for two straight weeks by the Main Stream, (just before the segment on a crying Abu prisoner, for the 20th straight week).

I saw the poll at CNN, which was at the time running some 75% in favor of the ban. http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/05/09/gun.control.rally.ap/index.html
After being linked to by a number of gun nut blogs it is still currently at 66% in favor of the ban. I don't take this poll for meaning jack, but it does fit right into why Kerry isn't BEING RIPPED TO SHREADS about his anti-gun record.
 
The Antis are on the defensive for the time being, whoich means now is our best time to go on the offensive.

Take a fense-sitter shooting and let them have a fun time. Make sure you bring a few solid pro-gun people when you go.
 
"Upon loss of contact, rush in!"

Now's the time, beat the drum, get fired up, we need a counterattack after the AWB expires (always counterattack after taking ground).

Nationwide recognition of CCWs? Moving suppressors to Title I? Striking all references to "sport" in the SSA of '68? Eliminate the VRA with Russia?
 
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