[neverdem]

This should be the year for Senate RINOs and Boxer, at least, to go out the door.

[Mr. Mojo]

Bang!

[Little Ray]

Sign this, GW, and you are a one-term president, just like your dad.

[Joe Hadenuf]

"With regard to the assault-weapons ban, he supports the extension of the current ban," White House spokeswoman Claire Buchan said.

[Mr. Mojo]

The president wants the [AWB] extension to make good on his 2000 campaign promise to continue the "common sense" legislation

Ah, no he doesn't. He wants the blasted thing to be killed in the House so he's not put in the position of having to sign it and alienate even more of his base (if that's possible).

[Blood of Tyrants]

We need a constitutional amendment like the one in Tennessee that states that no amendment to a bill may be made that is not directly related to the original bill. This would stop a lot of these "poison pill" amendments that are designed to either kill a bill or sneak a law in that could never pass on its own.

[Mr. Mojo]

"The issue is, do we want to save the American gun industry or kill it ... and we oppose any expansion of the Clinton semiautomatic gun ban," Mr. LaPierre said.

Yes, Wayne .....but do you support any extension? Seems LaPierre may be willing to compromise on this point.

[King Prout]

might be time to beat the grass... again

[scory]

All that Mr. Bush needs to do is change his mind on the AWB and declare his intention to let it sunset. He can do this and suffer no loss of support from his base - indeed, it would very likely go some ways to placating many who have been angered by some of his actions. The risk of losing the votes of people who support the AWB is nil as they aren't going to vote for him anyway. So this is a real opportunity to shore up the base with little or no downside.

[Joe Brower]

[Puppage]

assault-weapons

Assault is an action, not a device.

[freedomcrusader]

...but Democrats and liberal Republicans will propose an amendment to extend the federal assault-weapons ban, possibly setting up a showdown with the House.

Which liberal Republicans?

Dear NRSC,

Go pound sand. I'll donate to candidates directly. And none of those candidates will ever promote gun control and continue to receive my support.

Sincerely,

freedomcrusader

[kt56]

This could very well be a disastrous year for either camp..GW better play this as a straight, strict interpretation of the 2nd Amend, "reasonable" ain't gonna get in fly over country...

[AreaMan]

We need a list of the RINO's or Lib-Republicans that are at risk here.

Does GOA have such a list or is there another way to identify the problem children?

[agitator]

BOHICA

[SQUID]

This is so stupid. Like I said before, Chicago Mayor has banned guns from the city for the last few years now. Completely Banned!!! Yet, still Chicago has managed to become the number one murder capital within that time. How is that possible if a gun ban works? Also, even with the gun ban, most crimes that used a firearm where not committed with an "Assault" weapon but rather a hand gun. Yes, the very thing that has been banned by the Mayor.

This suggests a huge black market. Criminals are not walking into a store saying, "uhm, yeah i would like that 9 mm so I can increase my drug sales".....no. Criminals have always been getting guns with no S# or registration. The best preventive measure is a good deterrent, actually enforce the laws that you already have.

Also, if manufacturers should be held responsible for the crimes committed by their product then the Dems would surely support the same concept on a global scale. Once we convict Saddam we should also file against the arms makers that provided him with arms and put them in prison for life as well.

[Shooter 2.5]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1083819/posts?page=1

[hattend]

...but Democrats and liberal Republicans will propose an amendment...

A final wrinkle in the debate will be a bill from Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, for tighter regulation of the private sale of firearms at gun shows.

You had to read the whole article to find who the "liberal Republicans" were, but no big surprise.

[Monty22]

Do it Bush, and I'm gone.

[Euro-American Scum]

A Republican-led bill to immunize gun makers from wrongful-death claims is expected to hit the floor tomorrow, but Democrats and liberal Republicans will propose an amendment to extend the federal assault-weapons ban, possibly setting up a showdown with the House. President Bush supports the assault-weapons proposal as well as the overall immunity bill.

If he signs this thing, I'm done with him now and forever.

[BayouCoyote]

BTTT!