While most Republicans claim to support an individual's right to keep and bear arms, their track record for actually fighting to enhance it or repeal current anti-RKBA laws isn't as strong as their ability to not letting new anti-RKBA through. It's easier to do nothing than to actually fight for something, even when you're in the majority.
Since the passing of the National Firearms Act in 1934, the federal government has been tasked with maintaining a database of records for NFA weapons, and additionally, while performing inspections of FFLs, they must also ensure NFA
Last night, the California State Senate passed a bill to only allow you to buy one long gun every 30 days, rationing your right and liberty to acquire property, and further denying you access to your right to keep and bear arms. Current law states you may only buy one handgun every 30 days
I was probably 8 or 9 years old at the time. I remember fiddling with my grandfathers shotgun in our ancestral home in India. Ammunition for the gun sat in a rustic tin box in my grandmothers armoire.