Cap, I believe that the AWB renewal is what's being discussed in the context of Bush getting smart and killing it.
Why would you reward a Republican president who would sign (yet another) bill into law that violates your Constitutional rights? If Bush signs the AWB, he will be a one termer like his daddy. His reelection is already on the ropes because of (fill in the blanks here - there are so many reasons).
There is absolutely no way anyone can convince me that Kerry would be better. The man would sooner gove control over our country to the UN than to our own citizens. And we all know how much the UN loves guns. Four years of Kerry would do nothing to advance conservatism because every time a liberal is elected, it makes it that much harder for Republicans to stay the right, and not float toward the middle.
It may sound like a lesser of two evils argument, but I know we have a better chance of advancing a conservative agenda with Bush than we'd ever dare to ask of Kerry.