From a liberal website
http://pearlyabraham.tripod.com/htmls/myth-bush.html
Bush sides with the NRA and against law enforcement on every major gun safety measure including closing the gun show loophole, concealed weapons, and mandatory child safety locks.
Concealed Weapons : Bush Signed NRA-backed Concealed Gun Bill. In 1995, Bush signed an NRA-backed bill to allow private citizens to carry concealed handguns in Texas, ending a 125-year ban on concealed weapons. [ Dallas Morning News, 5/27/95; Oil and Gas Journal, 6/19/95 ]
Bush Signed Bill Allowing Guns In Churches : In 1997, Bush signed a bill that allowed Texans to bring their guns into churches and synagogues unless a sign specifically barred them from doing so. [ Texas HB2909, 75th Legislature, www.capitol.state.tx.us; Legislative History, Texas HB2909, 75th Legislature, www.capitol.state.tx.us ]
Gun Shows : Bush Bowed to NRA, Failed to Lead on Background Checks Legislation . Bush claimed to support background check requirements for unlicensed dealers at gun shows, but declined to assist the passage of a state bill on that very issue. Bush claimed the federal government should solve the gun show problem, but only endorsed an NRA-supported, loophole-filled amendment. [ Houston Chronicle, 4/27/99; Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5/22/99 ]
Texas Leads the Nation in Number of Guns Shows. Under Bush, Texas offered convicted felons more opportunities to purchase guns than any other state in the country through a loophole that allows people to purchase guns at gun shows with no background check. Texas led the country with 472 gun shows in 1998 -- 222 more shows than the state in second place. [ San Antonio Express-News, 3/18/99, 4/14/99; South Bend Tribune, 2/18/99 ]
Child Safety : Bush Opposes Mandatory Child Safety Locks. Bush opposes mandatory gun safety locks -- instead he thinks the locks should still be voluntary. [ Christian Science Monitor, 5/13/99 ]
Texas Received "D" in Protecting Kids from Guns. Texas received a "D" -- the sixth worst grade in the nation -- from Handgun Control, Inc. for failing to pass laws to protect kids from guns. The national gun-control group cited Texas?failure to prohibit juveniles from owning handguns, as well as the state’s prohibition of municipal laws that are stricter than state law. [ Houston Chronicle, 9/15/98 ]
Special Rights for Gun Makers : Bush Signed NRA-Backed Bill Giving Gun Manufacturers Special Rights. In 1999, Bush signed legislation -- called the "gun lobby’s top priority" -- that gives gun makers special protection from being held liable for the design and marketing of their products. [ New York Times, 6/20/99; Associated Press, 5/19/99; Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5/18/99
You have already blamed Dubya for something he hasn't done (extended the AWB.) Here is what Dubya has done in support of the 2nd amendment. You now know that you are ignorant.
It is too easy to refute the right fringe pseudo-cons
Wrong. You should learn how to read:
Seems like 'Dubyah' declared that he would sign a renewal of the Clinton/Feinstein 'assault weapons' ban if it were offered to him. Of course, he may not get the chance - if the Republicans in Congress have any balls ( a debatable notion ;>). Or he could (properly, for a REAL "conservative" ;>) change his mind.
117 posted on 12/30/2003 12:37:38 PM PST by Who is John Galt?
Time will tell. Many of the real conservatives who were elected in '94 promised to limit their time in office - and are therefore no longer present to influence the matter. Let's see what the left-over political pragmatists actually pass into 'law'...
It will be even tougher if the President signs a bill banning those same firearms, don't you think?
…And how will this situation be improved if Mr. Bush signs, as he has promised to do, a reimplementation of the 'assault weapons' ban?
240 posted on 12/30/2003 2:11:26 PM PST by Who is John Galt?
I deal in facts: in 1994, 1 out of every 5 voters was a gun owner voting Republican. If the frigging Republican Party refuses to recognize that almost 20% of the actual get-out-of-the-house-and-drive-to-the-polling-place-to-wait-in-line vote are gun owners, then the Party truly is the 'Stupid Party.'
307 posted on 12/30/2003 3:24:15 PM PST by Who is John Galt?
We'll see if Mr. Bush signs an extension of the 'assault weapons' ban. If it's as bad as (or worse than ;>) the original 1994 "libs version," what precisely would be the difference?
398 posted on 12/30/2003 5:42:18 PM PST by Who is John Galt?
You do know what the words “if,” “may,” and “could” mean? And you do understand what the phrases “time will tell,” “let’s see,” and “we’ll see” mean? Or don’t you?
“You now know that you are ignorant” - and I didn’t have to quote “a liberal website” in the course of your education.
'It is too easy to refute the left fringe party hacks'…
;>)