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Assault weapons ban back on the table
The San Francisco Chronicle ^
| Wednesday, March 5, 2003
| Edward Epstein
Posted on 03/05/2003 9:14:28 AM PST by Redcloak
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:41:57 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Washington -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein and President Bush seem headed for a showdown over her effort to renew the federal assault weapons ban after the administration hedged Tuesday on a presidential pledge to support the renewal.
The semiautomatic assault weapons bill, which barely passed in 1994, stands as a legislative hallmark of Feinstein's 10 years in the Senate. It is due to expire in September 2004, unless Congress votes to reauthorize it and Bush signs the bill. In his 2000 presidential campaign, Bush came out for renewal and for an additional provision to ban the import of ammunition- feeding devices of 10 bullets or more.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: assaultweapons; banglist; chifi; difi; firearms; rkba
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To: epow
I'm 65 so I won't be around to see it happen, but I would bet that within 25-30 years U.S. gun laws will be the same as the UK's are now. I'm in my 20's and I will not tolerate such a thing.
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posted on
03/05/2003 5:26:47 PM PST
by
AdamSelene235
(Like all the jolly good fellows, I drink my whiskey clear.)
To: Redcloak
Add me to the list of voters who won't pull the Republican lever in 2004 should the AWB get renewed.
To: Redcloak
If Bush or GOP congresscritters wimp out to extend it and the high-cap ban, they can count on the gun owners that put the GOP in charge of the White House, House, Senate, and Supreme Court just staying home and watching TV on Election Day.
What can Fineswine do to or for Bush anyhow? We can keep the GOP in the White House and running both houses of Congress. She and her constituencies can't do a damn thing.
To: CholeraJoe
But it is a great way to introduce infection...
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posted on
03/05/2003 6:53:07 PM PST
by
Djarum
To: freedomcrusader
Me too. No sunset, and GWB rides into the sunset.
To: conservativefromGa
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posted on
03/06/2003 7:36:51 AM PST
by
xsrdx
(Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas)
To: Redcloak
Now that the U.S. military is busy in Iraq, N. Korea threatens nuclear war, and NATO allies are turning tail; the time for a well armed militia is now.
To: Redcloak
He'll wimp. He'll sign it.
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posted on
03/06/2003 9:12:07 AM PST
by
El Sordo
To: FreeTally
Sad, ain't it?
Even sadder will be the herd that blames the Democrats for expanding govt. powers.
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posted on
03/06/2003 9:16:22 AM PST
by
El Sordo
To: HumanaeVitae
"...can't get a 12-round clip for my HK USP Compact, and instead have to do with a 10 round clip. What is the purpose of this nonsense?" You might use those additional two rounds to kill somebody.
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posted on
03/06/2003 9:28:17 AM PST
by
El Sordo
To: Centurion2000
This is one issue Bush had better never cave on or it will GUARANTEE he is a one - term president. Here's my guarantee: Bush will wimp out and cave -- the ban is as good as renewed. Whether or not he'll be a one-term President will have a helluva lot more to do with the success of the WOT and the health of the economy than with the renewal of thi ban, outrageous as it is.
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posted on
03/07/2003 5:35:57 PM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
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