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OUCH: "White House Favors Renewing Gun Ban"
Gun Owners of America ^ | 4/14/03 | GOA

Posted on 04/14/2003 7:48:25 PM PDT by pabianice

Bad News for Gun Owners -- White House says it favors keeping unconstitutional gun ban

Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert

8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102, Springfield, VA 22151

Phone: 703-321-8585 / FAX: 703-321-8408

http://www.gunowners.org

Monday, April 14, 2003) -- In a surprise move this past weekend, the Bush administration announced its support for keeping the Clinton-Feinstein gun ban on the books.

The law, which bans common household firearms, is set to expire in September, 2004. But the Knight Ridder news agency had a startling revelation for readers on Saturday.

"The president supports the current law, and he supports reauthorization of the current law," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.

The "current law" McClellan was referring to is the ban on semi-automatic firearms and magazines (over 10 rounds) which was introduced by Senator Dianne Feinstein of California and then-Representative Chuck Schumer of New York.

The ban narrowly passed in both houses and was signed by President Bill Clinton in 1994.

Most bad legislation lives on forever. But in an effort to corral fence-sitters in Congress, Senator Feinstein inserted a "sunset" provision into the bill. This provision means that the ban expires in ten years -- specifically, in September of 2004.

At the time, the sunset provision didn't seem like much of a victory. But it soon became clear that this provision would be our best hope for repealing the notorious gun grab. Recently, it was beginning to look like gun owners would have a better than average chance of winning.

Until the announcement this past weekend.

The White House's statement means that people will not be able to rely upon a presidential veto if Congress musters enough votes to extend the ban in the near future.

Despite the fact that both the House and Senate are controlled by Republicans, the majority of Congressmen are either fence-sitters or anti-gun.

It is quite possible that the gun grabbers can get 51 votes in the Senate and 218 votes in the House to reauthorize the semi-auto ban and make it permanent.

This makes the recent announcement all the more distressing. But Bush's position is not written in stone -- at least not yet.

Because the above quote was not made by the President himself or by his primary spokesman, Ari Fleischer, there is still some "wiggle room" that will allow the President to reverse course and do the right thing.

THAT IS WHY IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT EVERY GUN OWNER WRITE THE PRESIDENT AND URGE HIM TO REMAIN TRUE TO HIS CONSTITUTIONAL OATH OF OFFICE.

George Bush is President today because gun owners went to the polls and voted for him over Al Gore in 2000. Pro-gun voters delivered three key Democratic states -- Tennessee, West Virginia and Arkansas -- and with those states, the victory went to Bush.

This would be a horrible mistake if the President were to turn his back on gun owners and take a page out of the Clinton-Gore playbook.

Perhaps this statement over the weekend was a "trial balloon." We can only hope so. If it was a trial balloon, then we need to "shoot it down" in a hurry.

It is absolutely vital that we succeed in inundating the White House in opposition to this ban. This unconstitutional law must be repealed. Otherwise, it will be used as a precedent to ban even more guns.

Contact the President today. Please visit the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at http://www.gunowners.org/activism.htm


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: bang; banglist
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To: pabianice
3 words "Just say NO!" or "don't Do it!" I am already working on the congress critters.
21 posted on 04/14/2003 8:20:53 PM PDT by Madcelt (Yo GWB don't remove those warheads just yet!! We may need them after all.)
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To: AeWingnut
Bush is screwing the pooch.

I won't vote for em if it makes it thru congress and he signs it.

Will wash my hands of em.

No matter what else he accomplishes.

Government needs an army with tanks and planes. But no soldier or police officer should be singly better armed than any citizen concerning small arms. Once it happens we live in tyranny because there is no fear for corrupted politicians, IMO we live under tyranny now.

For those who don't understand, the 2nd was put in so we could fight the govt, protect ourselves from criminal elements and for invasions.

Bush better hope congress don't re-approve it.

I don't give a flying rats a$$ if he's just saying it knowing it won't pass congress. This is not the way to keep a healthy number of your base happy.

Some people have thier basic core issue, and this is mine.
22 posted on 04/14/2003 8:24:24 PM PDT by Stopislamnow
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To: Southack
My thoughts exactly. When Ari or Bush stated publically that they will sign the ban extension, then I think the anger and disappointment will be justified. In the meantime, email the WH and your representatives to keep the pressure on.
23 posted on 04/14/2003 8:29:15 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: Stopislamnow
This thread is full of disruptors whose purpose is to get everyone stirred up against our President. It sickens me. I smell a DU attack here.
24 posted on 04/14/2003 8:29:55 PM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: pabianice
This could be a maneuver to keep the Sucker Moms happy.

For the Ugly Gun Ban to be renewed, the authorization (a new law, in effect) has to pass both the Republican-controlled Senate and the Republican-controlled (and much more conservative, despite what this press release says) House. If he actually pushes such a bill, that's one thing; if he pays lip service and lets it die, that's another.

It never pays to misunderestimate Dubya. :-)

25 posted on 04/14/2003 8:33:13 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (I strongly favor the right of return...to Jordan, the Palestinian homeland.)
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To: pabianice
If this is true, then it's like I was afraid of, he's no better than his father - a damned moderate, not a true conservative
26 posted on 04/14/2003 8:34:06 PM PDT by Ford Fairlane
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To: Ford Fairlane
You actually thought GWB was a 'true conservative'?
27 posted on 04/14/2003 8:36:11 PM PDT by rintense (Freedom is contagious. And everyone wants to catch it.)
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To: pabianice
Wow. I must be breaking the law; I have a factory high cap map in my Beretta 92.

Oh wait, you mean the BAN doesn't actually BAN anything?

But I must be in violation of the law because I own a Franchi SPAS-12, a weapon listed in the assault weapons ban. What, you're telling me that the Assault Weapons BAN doesn't actually BAN them? Now I'm confused.

"Common Sense" gun control sure doesn't seem to make much sense to me.

28 posted on 04/14/2003 8:36:46 PM PDT by GunRunner
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To: pabianice
President Bush indicated as far back as the 2000 campaign that he would "probably" re-authorize the Semi-Auto Gun Import Ban.
He has continued to indicate the same position since then, with no change in status.

As Gun Rights are a Priority with me, this is one of the Top Issues that I voiced concern over then, and do so now.

The Ban must be ended, completely, irrevocably, without argument over it's merits.
It has no merit.

29 posted on 04/14/2003 8:37:34 PM PDT by Drammach
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To: rintense
No, I never did, but every time I bring that up here one of the BushBots gets pissed at me

(Not that I really dislike our President, I just wish he was more conservative - he's better than the alternative)

30 posted on 04/14/2003 8:39:25 PM PDT by Ford Fairlane
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To: coloradan
When you go to the matress you are expecting to ....?

Get [bleep]ed.

31 posted on 04/14/2003 8:39:43 PM PDT by supercat (TAG--you're it!)
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To: bybybill
I'm going to wait until they come for my crossbow like in Australia.../sarcasm
32 posted on 04/14/2003 8:45:33 PM PDT by ApesForEvolution ("The only way evil triumphs is if good men do nothing" E. Burke)
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To: pabianice; All
I was only 15 and not a gun owner when the 94 Bill went through, so I'm a little hazy on how things were pre-94. If the ban ends, does that mean that HK91's, semi-auto FAL's, SKS's, etc. can be imported and sold again? And does it mean that pistol mags will now be sold with factory high caps?

If so, do you think any gun manufacturer's will give people a trade-in credit for all of their worthless 10 round mags? I think that would be a great promotional idea, and a good way for weapons makers and gun owners to finally purge all memory of the Clinton years.

33 posted on 04/14/2003 8:46:49 PM PDT by GunRunner
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To: steplock
Who needs an automatic?
One Shot - One Kill is the motto, no?

Sounds like you might not even know what the law says. If this ban expires without renewal, "automatics" will still be "banned". This law bans semi-automatics because of their evil appearance and because a gun is much too deadly and dangerous for law abiding civilians with 11 "bullets" but not with 10.

34 posted on 04/14/2003 8:47:19 PM PDT by gtech (Free Miguel)
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To: Ford Fairlane
I'm probably one of the leading Bushbots, and I never thought GWB was a 'true conservative'- whatever that is since so many have their own definitions for that term.

I thought he was the best man for the job. Do I agree with everything he does? Nope. And I don't think many here do either- including several Bushbots.

35 posted on 04/14/2003 8:48:17 PM PDT by rintense (Freedom is contagious. And everyone wants to catch it.)
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To: Southack
McClellan is the admin's low level trial balloon floater...now the question will be raised on Meet the Depressed, the Gore Stephalookatpuss Show and all the other communist networks...and so it goes. It's time to buy all you can, legally in private arrangements on the qt and BLOAT.
36 posted on 04/14/2003 8:49:20 PM PDT by ApesForEvolution ("The only way evil triumphs is if good men do nothing" E. Burke)
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To: cajungirl
"This thread is full of disruptors whose purpose is to get everyone stirred up against our President. It sickens me. I smell a DU attack here."

If the ban is extended..."our president" be a one termer

37 posted on 04/14/2003 8:56:06 PM PDT by alphadog (die commie scum)
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To: rintense
I like his handling of Foriegn policy, domestically we have a lot of issues
38 posted on 04/14/2003 9:05:35 PM PDT by Ford Fairlane
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To: Ford Fairlane
It seems so.
39 posted on 04/14/2003 9:25:03 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: pabianice
Bush promised to "support existing law" regarding RKBA. He will keep that promise and hope the House can kill the bill.

Bush hired the first Attorney General in my lifetime to argue that RKBA is an individual right, so no-one will convince me he is an enemy of the 2A.

He just can't break a major campaign promise like his Daddy did.

40 posted on 04/14/2003 9:41:18 PM PDT by ez (...the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.)
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