Gun shy: are Dems finally getting the message? [View All]

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Little by little, things are looking brighter.


Assault-weapons ban expiring in silence

The 1994 ban on assault weapons expires next year and with its renewal hardly guaranteed, gun-control advocates plan to keep the pressure on Congress.
But so far, none of the Democratic Party's presidential candidates has made gun-control a major thrust of the campaign, further dimming the prospects of passage of a tougher ban.
Bryan Miller, executive director of Ceasefire PA and Ceasefire New Jersey, recognizes that other issues, such as foreign policy and the economy, are unlikely to relinquish center stage.
"I'm not surprised to see politicians talk about other things," Mr. Miller said. "Our job is to bring it to the public, bring it to the politicians and get them to talk about it."
Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat and presidential aspirant, was among the first to do so, dedicating part of his official candidacy-announcement speech Tuesday to gun control.

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