Cross-posted from Castle Bansalot, since we can discuss this here but not there

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4. It is easy to believe that gun control was not a major factor but ...

like it or not there are at least 80,000,000 gun owners in our nation. A high percentage of those gun owners vote and they usually vote for Republicans.

In recent years the Democratic Party has pushed for strong gun control including another federal assault weapons ban and limits on the amount of rounds a magazine can hold.

In that same time frame the Democratic Party has lost elections at the local, state and national levels.

Is this loss simply a conincidence or could much of it be due to the Democratic Party's push for gun bans?

My suggestion is that our party simply outlaw the word "ban" and concentrate only on improving current gun laws to make them more effective and enforcing those laws.