Nah, they haven't finished taking over yet. They won't try to disarm the populace until they're confident they control everything.

But don't think that the people that run the Republican party actually give a damn about firearm rights. It's just another single issue voter bait. Just like most of them don't give a damn about abortions, but they have to say they do so they can maintain that segment of the christian right.

And I'm not talking about rank and file senators, governors, or such. I'm talking the people that are central to the entire southern strategy that has been playing out since Nixon.