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Article: Gun-control lobby runs out of ammo.(Nation)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 2, 2000
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Gun control has largely fizzled as an election-year issue despite strong efforts by congressional Democrats, activists say.
"On the gun issue, the reason that we are losing is that we are being out-organized," said Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Illinois Democrat and an advocate for stronger gun-control laws. "It's that simple. . . . "[Pro-gun activists] are organized and mobilized, so that is shame on us."
This time a year ago, congressional Democrats were confidently predicting they would use public outrage over a series of highly publicized school shootings to topple Republican control of the House. They took every opportunity to speak on the House floor ...