Donors have opened their pockets for gun-control advocates. But they are still wildly outspent by the gun lobby
, ambitious measures are off the table. There is no prospect of universal background checks—which 88% of Americans favour—or a ban on assault weapons. Why have gun-control advocates struggled to channel support for reform?
Gun control has plenty of supporters but not enough campaigners. In the 20th century the gun lobby linked firearm ownership to personal responsibility and good citizenship. The National Rifle Association’s publications and training courses—which enroll over 1m participants a year—claim that Second-Amendment rights are under threat. The gun-control lobby lacked a similarly compelling identity, at least until it coalesced around school shootings.
But gun-control advocates have changed their strategy too. In the 1970s they sought big reforms and rejected incremental steps as inadequate. In 1975 when Gerald Ford, a Republican president, proposed a ban on “Saturday-night specials” , Democrats balked, holding out for a total handgun ban that never materialised. More than a decade passed without a congressional vote on gun control.
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