[RogueIsland]

Gag.

[RogueIsland]

bang

[RogueIsland]

Ashcroft has said that the ban is constitutional.

Hmmmm.

[Steely Glint]

"the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"

[68skylark]

The Lautenberg bill would address these concerns, with measures including a redefinition of the term "assault weapon" to include any semiautomatic rifle, shotgun, or pistol that can accept a detachable magazine and includes one listed additional assault feature such as a pistol grip. . . .

Seems to me that any semi-automatic pistol will have a "pistol grip." Right? So I guess that means any semi-automatic pistol will be banned (along with lots of other firearms as well).

[Dan from Michigan]

This is a case of good cop, bad cop. Bad cop is Lautenberg. Good cop is the Feinswine one.

Neither are acceptable to anyone that wants to earn my vote.

[wjcsux]

The usual suspects are behind this. I don't think an AWB bill stands a chance in the H of R. The NRA does a great job in reminding gun owners which lawmakers have betrayed them.

[demlosers]

They repeat the assault weapons ban and it may cause another 1994 DemRat slaughter in Congress.

[xsrdx]

Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)

Jon Corzine (D-NJ)

Reps. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)

John Conyers (D-MI)

Round Up the Usual Suspects ....

[xsrdx]

HELP SUNSET THE AW BAN!

[Chewbacca]

Could someone explain to me how a pistol grip makes a gun more lethal? I just don't see how, since they are made from either wood, plastic, or fiberglass and do not in anyway contribute to the firing of a bullet out the muzzel of a gun.

[Chewbacca]

Introduce AR-15 style rifles in a bolt action configuration.

Next you will hear the screams about bolt-action assault rifles.

[inquest]

Oh, don't worry, we have a Republican Senate.</sarcasm>

[inquest]

Oh, don't worry, we have a Republican Senate.</sarcasm>

[SCDogPapa]

Boy,,,,that SUCKS!!

[vannrox]

[the lone wolf]

I repeat my earlier statement on this issue:

If any form of the AWB passes, I will never vote for GWB or any other Republican ever again. Period.

[templar]

"Assault weapons are weapons of war. They are designed to hose down individuals with a spray of lethal bullets. They have no place in a civil society,"

I'm assuming, then, that Police and Law Enforcement will not be allowed to have these weapons either? Or are they not a part of a civil society? Doubt it!

I think a lot of our (gun owners) current problems with the type of firearms we can own began back when we (NRA actually) accepted the idea of justifying firearms as being for "sporting purposes". A .22 short target rifle would meet that test. Hard to justify an AK as sporting when a .22 will meet the requriement more easily.

Personally, I can't see strictly sporting rifles being protected by the 2nd. The 9th and 10th are for sports. But we're too busy trying to make the argument that an AK is really a sporting purpose firearm to worry about losing the word war in the arena of the general public (as in "you don't need an AK-47 to hunt Bambi").