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Before this VA Tech incident I had been hopeful that the rather trivial issue, in the grand scheme of things, of gun ownership rights had finally receded into its rightful place as a footnote in political discourse. I am nominally pro-gun rights myself, but cringe at the thought of gun rights becoming a major issue because it is really just a distraction from much more pressing issues like the quagmire in Iraq, deficit spending, and the ballooning cost of entitlements. The are already more guns in this country than people, so no matter what the government does on either end of the spectrum, I really doubt that the government will be able to prevent good or bad people from obtaining guns. I hope Michael Moore and other liberals realize that making guns into a big issue will only be a boost to pro-Bush type candidates. My sense is that anti-gun mothers already vote for Democrats, but there are a lot of one-issue NRA voters who would be motivated to go out and vote for the GOP solely because of gun rights. A friend of mine who has worked on several Republican campaigns has told me how NRA guys are some of the most rabid activists out there.

Thoughts?