I love it how people get all up in arms about someone's stance on an issue (Kriggy, this isn't aimed at you...just speaking in general), whether they be dem or rep. If someone is for gun control, they're not going to take away people's weapons...that's just not going to happen, there's too much red tape. They're not going to outlaw abortion either, at least on a national level. Who was the last Democrat President who outlawed handguns in the US? Who was the last Republican President who outlawed abortion? No one, not at least since Roe v. Wade.
I think both sides are being reactionist about both parties...maybe they'll make some decisions we disagree with, but how many abortions do you plan on having if you're so up in arms about it? If it's more than one, you've got bigger problems than politics. How many pistols do you want in the cab of your truck? How many people are you planning on shooting to be so deathly afraid of them taking it away? Again, if you're afraid someone's going to take away your right to own a firearm because you want to shoot everything you see, there's a bigger problem underneath.
We should take things more rationally.