I think you are over-analyzing this. The Dems don't even plan on including an assault weapons ban on the bill they report out of the Senate Judicary Committee. They know they don't have the votes to even move it out of committee. They will offer it as an amendment to appease Fienstein. And it takes 60 voted to adopt an amendment so you do the math.
I am not worried about turn-coats in the House because we have such a large pro-gun surplus of members.
Even that is moot because Bob Goodlatte nor Pete Sessions is not going to move any bans anyways and both can single-handedly stop any anti-gun lagislation in the House.
Right now, the universal background check is what they are angling for.
What I am reading with all of these pull-backs is they are really starting to feel the heat and get scared.
Look, we are likely heading into a recession and the party that holds the white house historically gets murdered during the elections of the 6th year of his term. The President's party gets blamed for the economy too. Add a recession and well..... Throw in pissing off gun owners and you have the beginings of a rout. Don't think they don't know this.
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