The only light at the end of the tunnel for us is that if she plans on going so radical off the bat it is less likely to gain as much support through out. She would have been better off bleeding it slow. In my opinion you don't put your foot in the door by blowing it off the hinges.
My money says shes using a negotiating tactic. Make huge demands, but "compromise" by settling for less.
Remember, she loses nothing even if the entire bill and every line item is rejected. Its no skin off her nose. Plus, she gets points with her constituents just by submitting the bill.
The negotiation would happen in committee where multiple bills would be integrated and/or a committee that hashes out differences between house and senate versions.
Its a lose-lose situation for us because
any compromise results in loss of freedom.
I think our biggest mistake was to rest somewhat these last several years. About all we pushed generally was shall-issue and pre-emption. I think we needed to be pushing for expansion of gun rights at the federal level. Chiseling away at the 1968 GCA. If we had kept freedom as an issue and kept pushing for more and more we might have more supporters today. Virginia Citizens Defense League has the right idea. Keep pushing on multiple fronts while growing numbers. Too bad the NRA wasn't playing that game on the national level.