Gun Control Debate: Republicans' Stance On Weapons Could Leave Party Suffering

Harsh GOP Stance Could Make Party Irrelevant
House Speaker John Boehner (R), R-OH, and Rep. Eric Cantor (L), R-VA, walk to a meeting with House Republicans at the US Capitol on January 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives are considering legislation to stave off America's fiscal crisis after a last-gasp deal on taxes passed the Senate overnight. AFP PHOTO/Molly RILEY (Photo credit should read MOLLY RILEY/AFP/Getty Images)
House Speaker John Boehner (R), R-OH, and Rep. Eric Cantor (L), R-VA, walk to a meeting with House Republicans at the US Capitol on January 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives are considering legislation to stave off America's fiscal crisis after a last-gasp deal on taxes passed the Senate overnight. AFP PHOTO/Molly RILEY (Photo credit should read MOLLY RILEY/AFP/Getty Images)

Republicans need a message about guns other than the NRA’s “we need more good guys with guns” idea, which, by my estimation, would cost about $5 billion and impose a federal mandate for armed guards at schools rather than allow for local control, neither of which strike me as conservative approaches or solutions.

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