Gun Control Within American politics, different actors have vastly different stakes in the brouhaha over gun regulations and 2nd Amendment rights. There are prominent liberal and conservative groups which stand on both sides of the issue. There are different considerations present for the Republican and Democratic parties, both on a national and state-by-state level. Finally, the stance of the major parties has had decidedly different consequences with regards to their political ambitions in recent years. In this paper, we will examine several of these key political actors and institutions, and their relation to the question of increased gun regulations vs. strengthened 2nd Amendment rights. First off, we will examine, generally, the stances …show more content…
Though the NRA still fulfills this firearms education role, it has, over time, grown increasing political. Nowadays, the NRA is a major advocate for gun owners and fights staunchly against any legislative attempts to restrict gun ownership or use. To take a recent example, the organization is fighting back against the District of Columbia’s fairly restrictive laws regarding gun ownership – seeking to allow tourists and residents to carry firearms and to eliminate the District’s gun registry . In 2014, every candidate the NRA endorsed for the United States Senate was a …show more content…
Republicans, once again, made large gains in the House in the 2014 Congressional elections and took control of the United States Senate . At least one Democrat has seen the potential implications of a pro-gun control position, though. In 2013, President of the Colorado State Senate John Morse was ousted in a recall election due primarily to his support for new gun restrictions within the state . Morse was the first elected official successfully recalled in Colorado state history. In the end, it appears that public opinion on the issue of gun control is divided enough that it more or less is a non-factor – except in rare