I am sorry you feel that way.
One has history, facts, court law, and common sense on his side (hardly a clown), while the other has a hands-off, someone else will take care of me philosophy on his.
No "new" ideas need to come to the gun debate table. New ideas need to come to the mental illness debate table, the every-kid-is-popping-meds debate table, and the stop trying to pass new laws when you refuse to enforce the current laws debate table.