Democrats....Bush Key on Assault Weapons

Associated Press - Las Vegas Sun.com ^ | May 14, 2003 | Jim Abrams

[Godebert]

By JIM ABRAMS

ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) -

President Bush should take the lead in overcoming resistance within his own party to extending an assault weapons ban due to expire next year, Democrats said Wednesday.

"If the bill dies we will lay it at the president's doorstep," Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said a day after House Majority Leader Tom DeLay told reporters that the 1994 law banning the manufacture of 19 types of common military-style assault weapons would not be renewed.

Schumer said the gun bill would be an issue in the 2004 election, a development that could pose problems for Democrats who represent districts with strong gun rights sentiment. The assault ban vote was also a campaign topic in 1994, the year Republicans recaptured the House after spending 40 years in the minority.

Bush, taking a position at odds with the National Rifle Association, has voiced support for extending the ban, and White House spokesman Ari Fleischer on Wednesday said that support would carry weight in Congress.

"This is a matter that the House has to work out, of course, by listening to the will of its members, but the president's position is clear on it," Fleischer said. "When the president states his position like that, it helps get the message to the Congress."

Fleischer would not say whether Bush would pressure DeLay to bring such a bill up for a vote. DeLay, R-Texas, on Tuesday indicated that there would be no effort to renew the current law before it expires on Sept. 13, 2004. "The votes in the House are not there to reauthorize it," he said.

"The real question is will the president weigh in and ask the leaders to schedule a vote," said Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., who as a senior adviser to President Clinton played a key role in guiding the 1994 legislation through Congress.

[Howlin]

I doubt he's listening to one word these idiots have to say. And I don't mean JUST the Democrats. :-)

[justshe]

So will I; I'll vote for him, donate to his campaign and get all my friends to vote for Bush :)


BUMP

*Cough* *Cough*

[sinkspur]

The Constitution doesn't mention one word about politics.

That's the game that's being played here, and everybody gets to buy some shiny new guns after September of next year!

[Amelia]

Re: #31 & #33. Are you using FReeper spelling, or do you really not know the difference between "loose" and "lose"?

[Dan from Michigan]

The other jerk at AGS is Jon(?) Cowan. Cowan is an ASD'er that used to work for Andrew Cuomo.

[Godebert]

"Ronald Reagan accomplished a great deal while being honest about his views. There is no reason why Bush v1.0 and Bush v2.0 can't do the same. "W" either believes what he says on guns, or isn't courageous enough to say what he really thinks. Either way, it's not very recommending. After Clinton, I've had more than enough of politicians who care more about poll numbers than truth."

Well said.

[taxcontrol]

Typing on a tiny laptop keyboard with big hands....

[Chico Esquela]

Bumping your fellow Bush sycophants, I see.

LOL @ you calling for backup.

[Godebert]

Good for you. That Constitution Party is gaining a few votes each election cycle. By 2050, they may even reach 100,000 nationwide!"

The Constitution Party presidential candidate received well over 500,000 votes in the 2000 election. If the Republicans continue their drift to the left, the Constitution Party will continue to get stronger.

[Howlin]

I didn't call in anybody. I pointed out a hyprocisy for them to see.

[Petronski]

Perhaps you like cutting off your nose to spite your face. In your case it might even be an improvement.

It's amazing how many people can't recognize "goodcop/badcop" when they see it."

[coloradan]

The Constitution doesn't mention one word about politics.

And neither does the Declaration of Independence from which my quote was taken. But, the latter document does speak of "just powers" and "consent" of the governed. How one can justly rule over a people who one has knowingly and willingly deceived is not immediately obvious.

[OXENinFLA]

http://www.flashbunny.org/content/assaultweapons.html

[Godebert]

Even the new president of the NRA says this is a tempest in a teapot, egged on by extremist. The NRA is not the LEAST bit worried about this "bill."

Do you have a direct quote and a source for these supposed comments by the new NRA president?

[Howlin]

I saw him on one of the cable shows the other day, and honestly, I cannot remember which one.

But I know that some others have heard the same thing on NPR.

[Chico Esquela]

What hypocrisy?

[Howlin]

I don't know about you, but when I see somebody calling the president a traitor, saying he's in bed with terrorists, calling him a U.N. man, saying he's pushing the gay agenda, saying he's a commie, saying he's a liberal just like Bill Clinton over and over and over, and then I see them bumping a reply that says "So will I; I'll vote for him, donate to his campaign and get all my friends to vote for Bush :) "

it's hypocrisy and I call it what it is.

[Sir Gawain]

It's not hypocrisy if they don't know any better. Why waste time replying?

[Fraulein]

The NRA is not the LEAST bit worried about this "bill."

However, the NRA did, among others, have to fight in court against CFR.

[Scenic Sounds]

Thanks for the ping. ;-)