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To: onyx

Ditto that.

Oh, and I goofed. Reagan didn't sign gun legislation. He just lobbied for it. LOL

As a late convert, Ronald Reagan preached for federal handgun
control with the fervor of a new believer. But one day of lobbying
after 10 years doesn't markedly alter the prospects for changing
the law.

A decade ago, it might have been different.

A new president recovering from the bullet wounds of an
assassination attempt might have been able to press Congress to action on handgun controls. But the Reagan of 1981 opposed national gun control legislation, calling it a diversion from real action to combat crime.

Reagan last week declared his support for a bill requiring a
seven-day waiting period for handgun purchases. He did so at a George Washington University ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the shooting that almost killed him and permanently disabled his press secretary, James S. Brady.
http://www.totse.com/en/politics/right_to_keep_and_bear_arms/ronshelp.html


500 posted on 02/02/2007 8:01:49 PM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they captured or killed.)
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To: Peach

Thanks for the factual posting, Peach. I applaud you for always trying to post factually.


507 posted on 02/02/2007 8:04:24 PM PST by onyx (DEFEAT Hillary Clinton, Marxist, student of Saul Alinsky & ally and beneficiary of Soros.)
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To: Peach

Reagan wasn't perfect. But he and Guilianni are worlds apart. It isn't even close.


1,290 posted on 02/03/2007 6:34:25 AM PST by TAdams8591
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