I certainly subscribe to the theory that the Demoncrat Party must die. I don't believe that it is possible to kill both of the two major political parties in the US at the same time. Until the Demoncrats are dead, we are stuck with the Republicans.
I would, however, vote against any Republican who infringes my right to keep and bear arms. If Bush signs an AWB bill, he will never get my vote again. If I had a Republican Representative or Senator, however, who voted to support my right to keep and bear arms, I would certainly not punish him in any way.
Why would you expect your legislator to oppose anti-gunners if you are going to punish him anyway?
If he is interested in my vote - and, as I mentioned, I voted for him before - then he and every other Republican will lean on those at the top of the Party who don't stand for principled positions, but who are "triangulating" in order to win the votes of soccer moms & such who will supposedly vote for Bush and Republicans if he moves Left. I seek to get the Republican Party to keep its promises and uphold the Constitution. If its leaders do that, they will destroy the Dems. Pandering to people who've virtually never voted Republican, while ticking off core supporters repeatedly (CFR, Patriot Act, Immigration, gun control) is not a recipe for success. But we, the conservatives at the core of Republican success, need to communicate our displeasure and our intentions. Failure to do that will leave the Party's leaders with the impression that we'll vote for them no matter what.