I'm all for keeping guns out of the hands of criminals or terrorists (I know that is redundant). My concern is how do you do that without violating the rights of the law abiding citizens. I'm all for restricting gun sales to those on the watch lists if there were credible protections in place to guarantee due process. To me this sit-in seems like little more than a toddler's temper tantrum.
but Republican obstructionism isn't tantrum-like?
It definitely can be and has been. That still doesn't make it right. Too many people are more concerned about 'doing something' than doing the right thing. Pushing through rushed legislation without proper checks for due process is not the right thing to do. Ramming through the Patriot Act brought us the NSA surveillance nightmare. Let's not let history repeat itself.