Myth: Pass Gun Safety Legislation, Get Recalled

[Robb]

Nope.

Post-Gun Safety Recalls Already Splintering

The angry threats to recall legislators who voted for gun safety bills signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper were always suspect, given the major logistical effort and expense of even getting a recall on the ballot–then the uncertainty of the election itself. In the case of Sens. John Morse and Evie Hudak, both are already term-limited, and Republicans will get a chance to take on Rep. Mike McLachlan in a year. Politically, a failed recall election would leave Rep. McLachlan much stronger, so the rule of "if you strike at the king, you must kill him" applies.

For all of these reasons, it is appearing less likely every day any of these recall elections will make the ballot, and it's quite likely the efforts will quietly fold relatively soon. As Joe Hanel continues, the much-feared Rocky Mountain Gun Owners hasn't even decided if they are going to commit...

Read More: http://coloradopols.com/diary/39793/post-gun-safety-recalls-already-splintering

[ellisonz]

1. The Electoral power of the NRA crowd is very overstated.

Part 1: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/02/09/421893/the-myth-of-nra-dominance-part-i-the-nras-ineffective-spending/
Part 2: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/02/13/424213/the-myth-of-nra-dominance-part-ii-overrated-endorsements/
Part 3: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/02/22/430560/the-myth-of-nra-dominance-part-iii-two-elections-the-nra-did-not-win/
Part 4: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/03/01/435437/the-myth-of-nra-dominance-part-iv-the-declining-role-of-guns-in-american-society/

The NRA's only power on general election day consists of making people afraid of them. Now if you're a Republican in a GOP Primary...

NRA type voters overwhelmingly vote Republican! That does not change elections.

[Hoyt]

2. Gun cultists are blusterers, that's one reason they are so attached to their guns.

[villager]

3. Exactly. It's all part and parcel of their innately bullying nature.

n/t