Virginia Tech anniversary creates difficult moment on gun control for lawmakers

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9. They are doing what their constituents elected them to do - protect gun rights.

You seem to have forgotten. In the 2010 election the NRA made signifigant gains. The voters elected strongly pro-gun Senators and Representatives. Just a reminder of the results:

U.S. Senate
•19 of NRA-PVF's 25 endorsed U.S. Senate candidates won. This marks a pro-gun upgrade of eight Senate seats.
•In the 111th Congress, there were 43 A-rated and 34 F-rated Senators. The 112th Congress will contain 50 A-rated (+7) and 33 F-rated Senators (-1).
•There will be 12 pro-gun Senate freshmen.

U.S. House
•Of the 282 candidates endorsed by the NRA-PVF for the U.S. House, 227 were victorious, for an 80% winning percentage. In every case but one where an NRA-PVF endorsed candidate lost, a pro-gun challenger replaced him.
•In the 111th Congress, there were 226 A-rated and 151 F-rated Representatives. The 112th Congress will contain 262 A-rated (+32) and 133 F-rated (-18) Members.
•There were pro-gun election upgrades in 27 House districts.

You can continue to believe that people want gun control but the elections tell an entirely different story. You can continue to believe that the NRA is a paper tiger but they seem to be doing quite well in getting pro-gun candidates elected.