Much hand wringing at the Seattle Times earlier this week when spending disclosure documents proved that the 'Evil' NRA was actually outspent by a new Washington State Gun Control group for the first quarter of 2013...but new gun control legislation failed to gain any traction.
So...what does it mean? Well...not much. We are talking roughly a $1,700 difference...roughly $16,700 vs. $15,000...and all that is being tracked is money spent on lobbyists and their expenses. Campaign contributions are tracked separate. It does prove that the Legislature works, and that they have memories.
Yes...I'm sure the folks in Seattle, and most of the rest of the I-5 Corridor want background checks....but that is only 20 of 49 Congressional Districts. I'm also willing to bet that if you truly did a random poll asking 'In a vacuum, do you support increased background checks?' that a majority of people(including some gun owners) would say yes, they do.
However, what our elected officials have finally figured out, is that much like a woman scorned, you want want to piss off gun owners. If you pass some type of gun control legislation, next election cycle, gun owners are MUCH more likely to get out and vote to punish you, then the gun control crowd is to get out and vote for you to thank you.
It's another reason it doesn't hurt to send some type of thank you e-mail after a vote has gone our way...
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