Owing to the Congressional bloodbath that ensued from the election cycles following the enactment of the '94 ban (over 60 people LOST their re-election bids, most of them had voted for the the ban and most were democrats, and there is no other obvious common thread between them), this HEAVILY REPUBLICAN Congress won't touch a new ban (or an extension of an old one) with a hundred foot stick.
Only those who are SURE they live in a heavily [s]socialist[/s] anti-gun state will vote for the ban, thinking they'll keep their jobs that way.
Now is the time for the NRA, GOA, and all the other gun rights groups to dig into their war chests and start preparing simply written, effective ads for use in all media, including internet media. We will need them to show the average person what LIES the anti's are using, and show them the truth, which is that no gun is evil but some people are. We need the laws to be better enforced and judges have to stop the revolving door that puts criminals back on the street without punishing them hard enough to make an impression.
We don't have to be saddled with this ban again. And we won't, IF we do our jobs right!
CJ