because Bush can say "We will not surrender freedom to the terrorists and let them win."
Gun control plays well in parts of the Northeast (NOT Vermont) and California. For the rest of the country, it's the kiss of death.
There are 100 million legal gun owners in the US, ALL of whom are eligible to vote. Pushing gun control is a great way to ensure a sizeable fraction of them are highly pissed at our candidate and highly motivated to vote against him. How many people are we expecting to turn out this time?
This is a highly divisive issue, even at DU. Kerry should let it lie still.
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