This is an annoying 'click-bait' format, but it makes the point that the Republican/RINO legislators are so far NOT being particularly swayed by the 'gun lobby' deluging them with letters against 'background checks' and so on.
https://americanactionnews.com/articles/republicans-supporting-gun-bills-with-new-restrictions
They are in "do something" mode, and they simply see going with these asinine laws as probably-harmless laws that give them political cover.
Evidently we are not convincing them such laws actually ARE harmful.
Perhaps the best thing is to just let them pass the laws over our objections, then by gosh NEXT TIME, we will not vote for them...................well, unless they run for office against a Democrat, in which case we will vote for the 'lesser evil' like we always do, and grumble about it, promising to 'hold their feet to the fire' next time.
So far this hasn't been a real winning strategy.
Yep. I’ve come around to this line of thinking. I’ve generally been opposed to term limits, because people should get to elect whomever they want, other than felons. If the will of the people is to elect the same person over and over, let them.Back to my "vote in the primaries, against the incumbent" stance.
Doesn't really work for the executive, but works pretty well for the legislature.
We are actually in a pretty interesting spot with primaries, as illustrated by AOC in her ilk. Drop in ANY second candidate, and get only a FEW folks geared up to vote in the primary, and those folks have real power to fundamentally change the general election. NO ONE votes in their primaries. If JUST INGO got out in the next primary and voted non-incumbent, we would clean house (for Indiana Congress Critters, at least) in one election cycle. Talk about a powerful message to the remaining legislatures, and those that got the boot.
The data for the current NICS is supposed to be wiped every 24 hours by law.
I don’t believe it is.
Prove me wrong.