[Southack]

This has got to go down in history as the worst political strategy in American elections...to try to blame Bush, who said he would sign an extention of the AWB, for not getting the votes needed in Congress.

So they are blaming a guy who would sign their bill, and they are bringing up a topic that costs the Dems votes every year, and they've only got 6 legislative sessions left (meaning, they've already lost because a simple filibuster or committee conference deep sixes this puppy now).

Frankly, Bush has beaten the Left hard over this issue by simply forcing Congress to take a stand.

It's a thing of beauty. This will be the SECOND repeal of federal gun control under President Bush (arming pilots was already the first gun control repeal in federal history).

And the 3rd repeal of federal gun control is on deck for tomorrow: the repeal of prohibitions against off-duty cops carrying firearms state to state nationally.

We're looking at 3 federal repeals of gun control under President Bush's first Administration!

Bit by bit we are erasing the nonsense of the 1960's on.

6 Legislative Days Left Until The AWB Expires

[flashbunny]

"It's a thing of beauty. This will be the SECOND repeal of federal gun control under President Bush (arming pilots was already the first gun control repeal in federal history)."

The armed pilot law is a sham. They've made it so difficult for pilots to qualify and carry that they might as well hand out squirt guns.

[Dan from Michigan]

Considering how quick Granholm ran away from her Million Mom past(even to the point of signing 3 pro-gun bills - one being a dove bill).....

The smartest thing the dems can do is to let this die. The smartest thing John Kerry could have done(hate to say it) is to miss those gun votes this year.

Neither happnened - two strikes.

[oyez]

A lot of this is due to a narcissistic president who wanted to show his *ss off in an open limo.

[Deb]

First Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein tried to bully him into expanding the ban by ambushing him at news conferences and Senate meetings. He said, "Nope".

Now he's letting it die in the House and they're losing the whole thing. This is too good.

[zbigreddogz]

Well, actually, the D's are right on this one.

Bush is playing politics with this one...and he should. He doesn't want to upset the womens vote (sadly, usually for gun control), but knows he'll lose Conservatives if he actually extends the ban.

So, he says he'll sign it, then gets congress not to pass it.

I assure you 100% that's what he's doing. Might be a little sneaky, but that's politics. Learn to live with it.

[El Gato]

rming pilots was already the first gun control repeal in federal history

Actually the Firearms Owners Protection Act of 1986 would be a better cannidate for that description. It repealed some of the more useless provisions of the 1968 Gun Control Act.

Via a last minute amendment (literally) it also banned the sale of newly manufactured machine guns to private citizens. Which illustrates why the Ugly Gun and normal capacity magazine ban isn't dead for 51 more days, and why eternal vigilance is required to prevent it's reinactment thereafter.

[StriperSniper]

And the 3rd repeal of federal gun control is on deck for tomorrow

So what would that leave, 39,997?

I know, every journey starts with a single step, but this one will be so long I'll wear my feet out up to my knees! ;-)

[BlkConserv]

Well said! This is smart politics by Bush. I know a lot of people were discouraged when he made that promise to sign the AWB for another extension....but he was simply taking an issue out of the Dems hands and getting more votes from the sheeple.