Without doubt, the gun rights lobby is a formidable force

This story was co-published with The New York Times’ Room for Debate. Read the full discussion here. No sooner had the toll from the latest mass shooting been tallied than came the world-weary predictions that the carnage would have zero political effect. “Why the Gun Debate Won’t Change After the Oregon Shooting,” read the headline at…
"A truly grass-roots network" my left butt cheek!
What the Gun Lobby has that the Anti-Gun lobby does not is MONEY! There's dollars to be made selling guns, even more in the ammo business. Whose financial fortune will be increased by the passage of any kind of Gun Control legislation? Who will be in a better position to "help out" his favorite Congress-critter or Senator if we institute stronger background checks? Nobody, my friends, and therein lies the problem.
Yes ... even this problem is just a symptom of the greater problem ... it all comes back to MONEY IN POLITICS!