Politics - House Republicans Introduce “Assault Weapons Ban”

[FWiedner]

With Democrats in control of the House and Senate in the current Congress, gun owners were not surprised to learn the so-called “Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act” was introduced in the House.

But surprisingly, Republicans Mark Kirk of Illinois and Mike Castle of Delaware are forcing passage of the bill in an election year where Democrats rarely want to even talk about new gun control schemes. Since being introduced in June, three more Republicans have rushed to cosponsor the bill: Chris Shays (R-CT), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), and Mike Ferguson (R-NJ).

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http://www.nationalgunrights.org/NGN0802%20News_web.pdf

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Note: But don't worry..., McCain and the Republicans will defend the 2nd Amendment.

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[Andrew]

I noticed that they are mostly from northeast, but still, it should not be happening. On the contrary, it should be stopped by the ones that haven't lost their mind.

[AJMD429]

Sad to say, but most Republicans are generally nothing more than "Democrat Lite" - that's why I'm a Libertarian, who will reluctantly support Republicans as the lesser evil, but can never get enthused about a party which constantly wants to regulate, tax, and micromanage citizens' lives. Of course they SAY they don't, but looking at their record gives the lie to that claim. Democrats are more blatant/honest about it.

[Ysabel Kid]

Yep, lesser of two evils. Those sound like a bunch of RINOs, but then again, almost all of them are.

It does sound like Palin though is a true-blue old-style (Reagan) conservative!!!

[Nate Kiowa Jones]

If I recall, Bill Clinton did not get the Brady bill till after the Republican Senate passed it.

Nope, the Clinton AWB was voted in by the dems in 1994. Clinton himself said that and the NRA cost the dems controle of congress in 1996.

[Ysabel Kid]

If I recall, Bill Clinton did not get the Brady bill till after the Republican Senate passed it.

Nope, the Clinton AWB was voted in by the dems in 1994. Clinton himself said that and the NRA cost the dems controle of congress in 1996.

Correct! I was so proud to see so many of them punished for that idiot vote!!!

[Idahoser]

"one issue voter".

"lesser evil".

Thanks a lot.

You think accepting McClown was hard?
It's only going to get worse.

[Idahoser]

If I recall, Bill Clinton did not get the Brady bill till after the Republican Senate passed it.

You could have been near enough if had been the House, but we didn't get the Senate until much later.