But rarely do Americans who support gun control make it their top priority — and this is especially true of people without strong party affiliation. Plus, gun reform suffers from a two-front problem: If the proposed reforms are too small, gun rights advocates are likely to discredit them as insignificant and therefore not worth doing. In the 2018 midterms, pro-gun-control organizations actually outspent the NRA and other gun rights organizations. It’s easy — and warranted — to fault cowardly Republican lawmakers who might want to pass gun control but don’t have the guts to actually follow through. But voters who care about gun control — especially moderate conservatives — have a role to play, too.

Source: Washington Post March 04, 2019 20:03 UTC