Politicians have very short memories, and no long-term friends.
Well, get off the pot and do it. They are still uncertain about how committed the firearms community is to political action. The intelligent politicians really want to know, and they are watching closely to see what you can and will do to those who attack you. The anti-firearms community is frantically trying to get their people to write in complaining about what those governments have done. The more letters they send in, and the fewer we send in, the worse it is for us.