Will this be the breaking point for gun control?

[Alabama_Indy10]

Democrats lack the political will and courage to take on this issue.

Gun control is alot like the Civil Rights issue....it's basically another gigantic problem the crusty Boomers will punt to future generations to deal with in the way Civil Rights was ignored for nearly a century and always deferred to some future generation to fix.

They don't lack the courage. They lack the power to do something about it. That was just as true in 2012 as it is now. So long as Republicans have a say in any part of the process, they will say no. No doubt a lot of Democratic Congresspeople recognize the futility of this so long as Republicans control a branch/chamber of the federal govt/Congress.

So long as Republicans have a say? That’s called democracy.

[Alabama_Indy10]

So long as Republicans have a say? That’s called democracy.

Why do you take umbrage? Your party just blew up our deficit with a partisan tax bill and also sought to take health insurance away from tens of millions of people with a party line vote.

Just because Republicans are rabidly anti-gun control doesn't mean America as a whole is. There is public support for some things you guys refuse to consider. By blocking this, you only help ensure that when you guys eventually find yourselves sufficiently in the minority in Congress, a partisan gun control bill will be passed over your objections. This is what happens when you stonewall certain policies that have a lot of support. And for the record, it's not like gun control is the only thing Congressional Republicans refuse to consider. Pretty much anything Obama wanted to do was also off the table.

If I remember correctly, there was a health care bill that passed that did not receive a single vote from the opposing party. So it’s not like either side has completely clean hands.