"That’s why I’m for instant background checks at gun shows. I’m for trigger locks."
George W. Bush - Source: St. Louis debate Oct 17,2000.
Posted on 04/14/2003 7:45:39 PM PDT by Uncle Bill
Edited on 04/17/2003 6:40:21 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
As I Predicted, George W. Bush
Is Backing Bill Clinton's Gun Ban
TooGood Reports
By Chuck Baldwin
Chuck Baldwin Website
April 15, 2003
In this column dated December 17, 2002, I predicted that President G.W. Bush would support the so-called assault weapons ban first promoted by former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Diane Feinstein back in 1994. Interestingly enough, the gun ban became law on the strength of a tie-breaking vote by then Vice President Al Gore. The ban is scheduled to sunset next year, but Bush is joining Clinton and Gore in supporting an extension.
Presidential spokesman Scott McClellan said, "The president supports the current law (the Clinton gun ban), and he supports reauthorization of the current law."
This must come as quite a blow to people such as the leaders of the National Rifle Association who campaigned heavily for Bush touting him as a "pro-gun" candidate. Since his election, the NRA and others have repeatedly reaffirmed their support for Bush, because he is "pro-gun." Well, now the mask is off!
I have tried to warn my readers that Bush is not a true conservative. He is not pro-life; he is not pro-family; he is not pro-Constitution. And now we know he is not pro-gun.
Instead of reversing the miserable policies of Clinton/Gore, Bush is helping to harden the cement around those policies. The gun issue is no exception.
The so-called assault weapons ban was the benchmark piece of legislation reflecting the anti-gun policies of people such as Clinton, Gore, Feinstein, and New York Senator Charles Schumer. It was also the number one target of the NRA. In fact, the NRA all but promised their supporters that a Bush presidency would help reverse this Draconian gun ban. Instead, Bush is pushing Congress to extend the ban.
A bill to reauthorize the gun ban will be introduced by Senator Feinstein in the coming weeks. It must pass both chambers of Congress to reach the President's desk. The best chance of stopping it will be in the House of Representatives. However, in order to defeat this bill, it must resist the power and influence of the White House. This will be no small task.
Not only is Bush betraying the pro-gun voters who helped elect him, he is breathing new life into a nearly dead anti-gun movement. Most political analysts credit Bush's pro-gun image as the chief reason he defeated Al Gore in the 2000 election. They also credit the pro-gun image of the Republican Party for helping them to achieve impressive wins in the 2002 congressional elections.
Now, Bush is giving new credibility to anti-gun zealots such as Schumer and Feinstein and is helping to reinvigorate the anti-gun momentum that had all but been put on ice.
However, the real question will be, "Will pro-gun conservatives continue to support Bush?" Bush is every bit the "Teflon President" that Clinton was. Conservatives seem willing to overlook anything he does, no matter how liberal or unconstitutional it may be. Will they overlook this, also?
If you truly believe in the Second Amendment and are willing to do something about it, I suggest you go to the Gun Owners of America website. They have a quick link set up which allows people an opportunity to conveniently send email to the White House about this issue. Go to the gun ban "alert" button. From there you can voice your disapproval with the President's decision to betray his constituents by supporting this new round of gun control.
Once again, the ball of freedom and constitutional government is in the court of the American people. Will they keep the ball and do something with it, or will they hand it off to the neo-conservatives at the White House? We'll see.
PLEASE Don't Sit out 2004, EVEN IF Bush signs the AW ban extention
Bush Supports New Extension Of Assault-Weapons Ban
Bush Backs Renewing Assault Weapons Ban
"That’s why I’m for instant background checks at gun shows. I’m for trigger locks."
George W. Bush - Source: St. Louis debate Oct 17,2000.
MORE INJUSTICE ON THE WAY - Bush GUN CONTROL
"Gene Healy, a Cato Institute scholar, recently provided a thorough exploration of the unintended consequences of one law, the new Bush-Ashcroft plan to federalize gun crimes, known as the Project Safe Neighborhoods program. The unintended consequences of this law are frightening."
NOTE: Same Article in Washington Times.
"W. Wimps Out on Guns"
The Bush package includes several pet causes of the gun-control lobby, including $75 million for gun locks; $15.3 million for 113 new federal attorneys to serve as full-time gun prosecutors; and $19.1 million to expand a program by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms aimed at preventing youths from obtaining guns. Although Bush stressed that he simply wants to "enforce existing laws," the fine print of Project Safe echoes the gun-grabbing Left's call to ban the importation of high-capacity ammunition clips."
Project Safe Neighborhoods, A Closer Look
LAURA BUSH:
"During her San Diego speech, for instance, she said nothing about the school shooting that occurred 20 miles away in El Cajon the day before, although in a television interview she condemned it, adding that she thinks more gun control laws are needed.
"I think that's very important," she said when asked by CNN whether stronger gun laws are needed."
Source.
EMERSON & THE SECOND AMENDMENT
A Gutless Supreme Court Decision - Gun Control
Republican Leadership Help Push Gun Control
Bush's Assault On Second Amendment
NEA Resource Text Guide In Regards To The Extreme Right - Where Do Your Kids Go To School?
"The radical right says it is pro-life but it bitterly opposes gun control legislation"
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Thanks for that Patriot Act George
Your stance is in fact participating in such self destruction, you are just doing it a bit slower than if you got the socialists elected.
I can set fire to the forest, and get all of the trees at once, or I can cut them down one at a time. Eventually the result is the same...no trees. For the longest time I felt just as you do, in that I would do anything to keep the socialist out of office. The epiphany for me was to look back one day and see that both parties were giving me exactly the same thing. The socialists were open with their contempt for the Constitution and my civil rights, and the Republicans just lied about it and eventually did the same thing anyway.
What you and others of your persuasion seem to deny is the end game to all of this. Let's not be decieved here. The end game, under the current direction this country is headed in, is armed revolution. That places all of us at risk of life and limb, and puts this country on the abyss of oblivion. Sooner or later, this govt is going to take that last, fatal step, and before they realize what happened, a lot of people are going to die and their political affiliation won't matter one whit.
Look back at the last 50 or so years of the socialist progress towards implementing the entire communist manifesto. The Republicans, willing or not have aided and abetted that process because they have allowed their principles to be compromised. This doesn't make them evil, it makes them human. That said, the result is the same - the juggernaut of tyranny marches forward.
The argument here is: Where do we draw the line? Do we try to stop this now, when the win or loss can be dealt with peaceably, or do we draw the line at our individual front door when the govt goons kick it in? Some of us, have had enough now. Your tolerance just seems to be higher, but that won't last.
Try to take a longer term view, and keep the fact in mind that the govt is like rust, it never sleeps. I believe that there will be an exponential increase in the growth and intrusion of govt at all levels. It was recently reported that this country has gotten to the point where over 50% of the taxpaying citizens, work for some form of federal, state, or local govt. Do you think that might be the critical mass that finally makes it impossible for the rest of us to stop the growth and intrusion of govt? I certainly do.
If you are any kind of a student of history, you know I'm right. The time to make a stand on your principles is right now, before you look back and think..."If only...".
FINALLY... an answer to the question: "Where have all the rocket scientist gone?"
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Whew!!! Gettin deep in here! No offense friend,.. but have you been smokin that thar whacky tobaccy??
To think.. just last night you said you loved me.
See ya later :o)
Would that be a working scud system? ..
I try a google search and haven't found anything as of yet
Oh BACK OFF and get real
If the (R) was all I looked at .. then why didn't I vote for John McCain, Orin Hatch, Alan Keys, oh oh and then there was Pat Buchanan who use to be an (R) .. but that was before he realized he couldn't get any votes or matching funds
You act like Bush is banning ALL GUNS .. he is not .. he also hasn't even renewed this semi-auto weapons law you are accusing him of doing
And no matter how much you jump up and down and stump your feet .. Bush is no where near like the Dims.
The Dims will take away ALL OF YOUR GUNS AND YOU KNOW IT
As as much as you may wish for another revolutionary war .. it ain't gonna happen
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