Posted on 04/19/2003 7:02:08 AM PDT by TLBSHOW
Feinstein and Schumer Welcome President Bush's Support of Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization
- Seek to Work with President to Swiftly Reauthorize Ban, Close Clip-Importation Loophole - April 16, 2003
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) welcomed the announcement that President George W. Bush supports the reauthorization of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, which is set to expire in 2004.
In an article published this weekend, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said, "The president supports the current law, and he supports reauthorization of the current law."
Senators Feinstein and Schumer, authors of the original assault weapons legislation in the Senate and House of Representatives, will introduce legislation to reauthorize the ban shortly after Congress returns from recess. The legislation would:
Reauthorize the prohibition on manufacture, transfer, and possession military-style assault weapons, while protecting hunting rifles and other firearms. Close the clip-importation loophole, which prohibits the sale of domestically produced high-capacity ammunition magazines, but allows foreign companies to continue to bring them into the country by the millions.
Preserve the right of police officers and other law enforcement officials to use and obtain newly manufactured semi-automatic assault weapons.
In a letter to President Bush, the Senators wrote: "As the original authors of the Assault Weapons Ban in the Senate and the House, we strongly believe that military-style assault weapons have no place on America's streets and should be banned. In 1994, we fought hard to win passage of the original ban, and shortly after Congress returns from the spring recess we plan to introduce legislation that would reauthorize it.
This is why we were pleased to see that your spokesman Scott McClellan reiterated your support for the ban and its reauthorization this weekend when he said, 'The president supports the current law, and he supports reauthorization of the current law.'
We welcome your support and look forward to working with you to gain swift passage of this legislation. The current ban is due to expire in September 2004 and in order to continue to keep these weapons off the streets, it is imperative that the reauthorization bill becomes law.
As part of the reauthorization, we also plan to include language to close a loophole in the 1994 law, which prohibits the domestic manufacture of high-capacity ammunition magazines, but allows foreign companies to continue sending them to this country by the millions. A measure that would have closed this loophole passed the House and Senate in 1999 by wide margins, but got bottled up in a larger conference due to an unrelated provision. You indicated your support for closing this loophole during the 2000 presidential campaign, and now, with your help, we can prevent the manufacture and importation of all high-capacity clips and drums.
Once again, thank you for your leadership on this matter. With your assistance, we will be able to pass legislation to continue the ban and help make America's streets safer."
Are you stalking me now?
Wow you are paranoid aren't you?
Watch out for those skunks, they are chem trailing causing, build-a-burger, NWO, trilateral commission loving, commie pinko, John Birch hating bastards.
We own a LOT of guns, but no assualt rifles
1. Unless you have a Class III NFA, you can't have any assault RIFLES(Full auto).
2. Assault WEAPONS - What's an assault weapon? You might own one and not know it...or what is a "non" AW weapon now by congressional definition, can be one when Schumer, DiFI, and company are done with it.
Actually, you are wrong for two reasons.
1. If the ideologues stay home, the other guy wins.
2. In my state, most of the middle owns a gun, carries a union card, and lives in places like Macomb or Monroe County. If they see Bush turn anti-gun or raise taxes, they will vote for the union label.
Absolutely. Else, it will be twisted through time and subverted.
If part of the constitution is no longer relevant, than it is time to amend it.
I'm prepared for skunks or other 'problem animals', much to the disappointment of statist politicians.
The Schumer, Feinstein plan has nothing to do with assault rifles, or anything rapid fire.
He hasn't signed though yet, although I'm fairly sure he did say he would sign both of those. If he does, I'll be the first to praise him.
They'd vote for John Kerry? I seriously doubt it....Hillary maybe heh? HA!!!
Read Federalist 46.
Also most of the state constitutions as well has their own "2nd amendments"(1963)
In Michigan
"Every person has a right to keep and bear arms for the defense of himself and the state".
This has to be a FR record. The ultimate Libertarian slur "statist"(i.e goobermint lackey, Jack Booted thug, NWO boot licker)" was used 207 replies into this thread.
Oh well, when in deep trouble, go back to the ole stand by.
Is that like a fully loaded garbage truck going fifty miles per hour and driving through the picture window??
perhaps you are referring to a volkswagon carrying a 50 gallon drum loaded with deisel and soap?
Oh, I know, you must be referring to someone with a .357 wheel gun with a standard six inch barral and a bag of quick load clips??
Perhaps a few sticks of dynamite purloined from the nearest heavy construction demolition site?? Oh, I konw, it is the crystal water company's 5 gallon glass water jug filled with av gas and a rag inserted in the top...
I remember now, it is a browning hi power like the one used in Ruby's cafe to systematically kill the customers..
No no no, it was the standard hunting rifle used by that loon on the tower in texas...
Or perhaps like the revolver that the loon had in Grass Valley Ca that took out 5-7 people, nasty assault weapon, that revolver.
What exactly is this weapon that efficiently destroys everone in the restaurant that is evil and now banned, so no one can get their hands on one in the United States??
Certainly, you are not referring to the semi automatic firearms, that, barring lever action and bolt action, are the way most firearms that are modern operate in the world today. You know, the ones that become dangerous because they have a bayonet lug, a flash suppressor (rather than a legal flash hider!!), and are "capable" of holding more than a given number of rounds in a magazine (hint:carry more mags when invading a restaurant) and lastly, -gasp- have a pistol...yes PISTOL grip to place the trigger hand on while supporting the rifle.
Are those ones what you are unwilling to unleash back onto the unsuspecting public via crazies whose sole intent is to render mayhem and destruction to restaurants worldwide? -Barring, or course an armed citizenry to take them out cleanly and efficiently should they be so stupid?
He would sign them both. The PBA will get through the Senate, not sure about the bill that would protect firearms manufactuer's from frivolous lawsuits will pass the Senate, since there are some RINO's who may balk.
But what the hey, your allies on this site wish to chuck Bush over the cliff for a demo, who would never sign any kind of these type of bills.
Ah principle, it is so liberating while promoting the democrat party cause.(/sarcasm)
Klinton did the same thing 98 or 99?
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