As a Dem , I really hope my party throws it ' s hands in the are and stops even talking about gun control . We lost that fight a long time ago . Everyone is packing these days , guns are a giant part of our society . There is zero point in giving the Republicans the white collar vote based on a long lost fight . People are OK with living with gun violence for the most part . It ' s wierd that we are more afraid of terrorists than our idiotdick neighbor with a gun . But it is what it is . Let the NRA and the Republicans have their way on this one . after that , all g 7 n violence is on them . if they care . Way more people will parish from lack of quality health care , economic insecurity , no SS or retirement etc than gun violence anyway even thought it ' s more shocking . TLDR We gotta pick our battles , this battle is over .