Written by: Beck

The Hill makes an interesting observation on one potential impact of a Dean Chairmanship of the DNC which hadn't occurred to me.

It would seem the Democratic party has rapidly ceased to be the party of gun control (leaving pretty much no major force for gun control in American politics).

The expected election of former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean as chairman of the Democratic National Committee this month will strike a crippling blow to the gun-control movement, lobbyists and political observers say.

Like Dean, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is a strong supporter of gun rights. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) supports gun control but rarely mentioned the issue before the 2004 election. Patrick G. Ryan Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) supports gun rights.

Granted, there are still significant portions of the Democratic party who favor gun control. Perhaps even a majority of elected Democratic officials (it would be interesting to see some concrete statistics on that). But with the leadership of the Democratic party soundly in the pro-gun camp, don't expect to see any fresh attacks on the Second Amendment any time soon.

(Hat tip: Instapundit)