"Special interests purporting to represent gun owners but really advancing the interests of an ideological fringe have used big money and influence to cow Congress into submission, " they write.
And still the talking heads are getting ready for what is the big blockbuster special effect explosion in stories of American gun savagery: the gun control debate.
Giffords' visit came one day after Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy set a two-month deadline for a special commission to address the state's gun laws, mental health policies and public security issues.