You know I am still way more troubled over the killing of those little children

[Shamash]

44. I think you're misinformed on one of those

National carry standards are opposed by Democrats, mostly from the states with extremely restrictive carry policies. A national standard would undoubtedly be less strict than the strictest state, which would have the net result of weakening that state's carry laws. Face it, can you imagine a D-Congressman whose district included Chicago or NYC voting in favor of a national concealed carry standard that would preempt local laws?

H.R. 822 (112th): National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011 - Passed House with 229 R and 47 D

The Democrat-sponsored Senate version never got out of committee, which of course at that time was D-majority. So, national carry standards are supported by Republicans, which I suppose means that Democratic gun control advocates automatically oppose it.

To that 10%, it's either all or nothing.

Unfortunately for them, candidates know these people are way-the-hell-left, will always vote D and if they have to choose among Democrats, will vote for whoever mumbles "gun control" the loudest. The candidates also know that they will never have to follow through on it, because hey, what are the gun controllers gonna do, vote for the other side? It's pretty much the same thing Bush did with the pro-life crowd.

Gun control extremists who are disproportionately loud in comparison to their numbers are the best thing that ever happened to the NRA.