I took the
NRA alert posted above, and did
some analysis on the committee members. This is definitely no time to get complacent, as this could be very close. To summarize, based on my admittedly armature survey:
Likely votes against gun control: 15
Likely votes in favor of gun control: 9
Could go either way: 5
We've had a lot of turnover in the previous election, so there are a lot of reps who's votes could go either way. I think we have a good chance of defeating this in committee, but we'll have to fight. We all know Ed Rendell is a pit bull when it comes to fighting for his agenda. We have to be the same way about fighting for our rights.