[Ichneumon]

His follow-up was that Bush had publicly campaigned on his position of "enforcing existing gun laws," and his position hasn't changed; he was just being consistent.

HORSE MANURE

The 2004 expiration of the 1994 "assault weapon ban" is part of the "existing gun laws".

No one's faulting Bush for enforcing the present ten-year ban, they're faulting him for saying that he would enact a *NEW* ban (presumably a permanent one) when the old one expires.

Rove is either an idiot, or a bad bald-faced liar, and neither option inspires confidence.

[Krodg]

No one's faulting Bush for enforcing the present ten-year ban, they're faulting him for saying that he would enact a *NEW* ban (presumably a permanent one) when the old one expires.

I admit to being very ignorant on gun laws, so can you give me a link where Bush wants to enact a 'new' one?