You guys are probably right, but it’s ok to push for this kind of bill. It is probably wishful thinking as well that the bill will move forward.
By contacting the congress critters, we accomplish several things:
1) Maybe a miracle will occur and the legislation passes. However, that miracle won't occur unless we let our elected officials know what we want.
2) By contacting congress about this legislation we let the politicians pushing for this bill know that we support them. I've been involved in politics before, and I know that when this happens, it goes a long way to let them know that we are out there and we support them. They will know what they can do to make their constituents happy. They are human also and a pat on the back is a great morale booster.
3) By contacting the congress critters about this legislation the anti-gun politicians also know that we aren't going away. They may vote against the legislation but might be reluctant to bring up any anti-gun legislation in the future. They may even keep quiet about any support for any future anti-gun legislation.
4) If enough constituents contact an anti-gun politician he or she might "see the light" and support the bill.
-This last point is very important. In the state that I live in, a surprisingly large number of pro-gun people are ignorant of recent events regarding 2A rights in Virginia. On the other hand, I can guarantee you the politicians in this state and on the Federal level were watching with great interest. They wonder if the same ground swell of a populist pro-gun movement will happen in their state.
-These same politicians sense a sea-change and will be very careful about how they vote on any gun legislation. Some of them are hard-core anti-gunners but the fence-sitters will pay attention to events in other states like Virginia if they want reelected.
Think of your phone calls, emails and letters as [figurative] pro-gun bullets in a war. One bullet may not win a battle or war. On the other hand, a lot of bullets will wear the enemy down.
