[Reelect President Dubya]

Give it a rest moron.

I asked for a quote from Bush (WHO IS STILL PRESIDENT)and you give me a quote from Ari Fleischer (WHO IS NO LONGER ASSOCIATED WITH THE WHITE HOUSE).

And you call me a moron?

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Here it is, second hand again, though. Nonetheless, the circumstantial evidence is mounting.

http://feinstein.senate.gov/03Releases/r-assaultweaponsbush.htm


Feinstein and Schumer Welcome President Bush's
Support of Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization

- Seek to Work with President to Swiftly Reauthorize Ban,
Close Clip-Importation Loophole -

April 16, 2003


Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) welcomed the announcement that President George W. Bush supports the reauthorization of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, which is set to expire in 2004.

In an article published this weekend, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said, "The president supports the current law, and he supports reauthorization of the current law."


Senators Feinstein and Schumer, authors of the original assault weapons legislation in the Senate and House of Representatives, will introduce legislation to reauthorize the ban shortly after Congress returns from recess. The legislation would:


Reauthorize the prohibition on manufacture, transfer, and possession military-style assault weapons, while protecting hunting rifles and other firearms.
Close the clip-importation loophole, which prohibits the sale of domestically produced high-capacity ammunition magazines, but allows foreign companies to continue to bring them into the country by the millions.


Preserve the right of police officers and other law enforcement officials to use and obtain newly manufactured semi-automatic assault weapons.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Here it is again from the VPC.

http://www.vpc.org/press/0304bush.htm

VPC Welcomes President Bush's Reaffirmation of Campaign Pledge to Support Reauthorization of Federal Assault Weapons Ban
WASHINGTON, DC— On the eve of the National Rifle Association's annual meeting, President Bush has kept his 2000 campaign promise and reaffirmed his support for the federal ban on assault weapons, Knight Ridder news service reported this past weekend. According to White House spokesperson Scott McClellan, "The President supports the current law, and he supports reauthorization of the current law." The federal assault weapons ban is scheduled to expire on September 13, 2004. The NRA, one of Bush's strongest supporters during the 2000 election, claimed credit for his electoral victory. The NRA is vehemently opposed to the ban and has called for the law to not be renewed. The NRA's annual meeting is April 25-27, 2003. Florida Governor Jeb Bush is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the event.

Bush's support for the ban has been longstanding. In October 2000, Bush spokesperson Ray Sullivan told Salon magazine that he would expect then-candidate Bush to reauthorize the ban. That position was reiterated by John Ashcroft during his confirmation hearings on January 17, 2001, when he said, "It is my understanding that the president-elect of the United States has indicated his clear support for extending the assault weapon ban, and I would be pleased to move forward that position, and to support that as a policy of this president, and as a policy of the Justice Department."

[prairiebreeze]

LOL!

[kildak]

Your argument is petty and semantic. Bush's official mouthpiece stated the President Bush supported the AWB and would reauthorize if it came across his desk.

I didn't realize that Ari was in charge of establishing national policy during his tenure.