Posted on 02/26/2009 10:44:28 AM PST by GL of Sector 2814
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tossed cold water on the prospect of reinstating the assault weapons ban, highlighting Democrats’ reluctance to take on gun issues.
Attorney General Eric Holder raised the prospect Wednesday that the administration would push to bring back the ban. But Pelosi (D-Calif.) indicated on Thursday that he never talked to her. The Speaker gave a flat “no” when asked if she had talked to administration officials about the ban.
“On that score, I think we need to enforce the laws we have right now,” Pelosi said at her weekly news conference. “I think it's clear the Bush administration didn’t do that.”
Outside of the dig at the recent Republican president, that phrase is the stock line of those who don’t want to pass new gun control laws, such as the National Rifle Association.
The White House declined to comment on Holder's remarks, referring reporters to the Department of Justice. The DoJ did not respond to The Hill's request for comment.
“On that score, I think we need to enforce the laws we have right now,” Pelosi said at her weekly news conference. “I think it’s clear the Bush administration didn’t do that.”
The AWB expired during his term so what law didn’t he enforce?
This one is coming back since our Senator DiFi is a big supporter of it.
That witch is way too busy and having way too much fun robbing the American people for such pesky matters as guns.
San Fran Nan isn’t completely stupid. When we look back at the ‘94 elections, the DNC lost no fewer than 21 seats to NOTHING OTHER THAN THE GUN ISSUE.
And they knew it. Their own internal polling told them this. There were members of the House that were buttonholing Schumer (who was in the house back then) and screaming at him “You did this to us!”
Pelosi knows that she could easily lose the Congress in ‘10 if she pulled a vote on this issue. Easily.
The campaign commercials would write themselves instantly - increases spending, increased taxes, more gun control, you name it - and it would be ‘94 all over again.
She might be talked into it by some of the rabid nitwits in the House... but one of Rahm’s formulas for their current dominance was to curry favor with more rural districts by recruiting pro-gun Democrats. As soon as Pelosi lets a big gun bill go through — even for those Democrats who vote against it - they’re in trouble.
They’re gonna’ do an end-around on us. Make ammo so expensive we can’t afford it.
She realizes the Dems are taking on TOO MUCH unfriendly responsibility, LOL!
Pelosi tosses cold water on assault-weapon ban”
For now. In a couple days she’ll be onboard once they massage her ego.
***They’re gonna’ do an end-around on us. Make ammo so expensive we can’t afford it.***
I remember before 1968 when people were so poor they would go to the hardware store and buy three or four rounds for hunting.
Easy..."most open and honest congress in history"
The Obama Depression is now creating unemployed people at the rate of nearly 700,000 per month. If it keeps up at that rate by the end of this year people will be clamoring to shut down DC.
HOLY CRAP
Some Democrats ‘get it’.
THIS WILL DESTROY THEM IN 2010, WITH OR WITHOUT ACORN.
Buying more at lunch. Even if the only thing on the shelves is .22LR. Even that will be a commodity when the shooting starts.
easily fixed. A few of your rounds can harvest quite a few JBT rounds/magazines if you select your weapon carefully for commonality with theirs.
Which has been the position of the eeeevil "gun lobby" for several decades now. But we haven't seen the last of this one by any means.
Hell, even Zero specifically stated that he wouldn't touch our guns back during the campaign. I guess he meant that he personally never actually physically lay hands on them. How lawyerly.
When you consider that the SC just ruled that the right to militia arms was guaranteed by the Second Amendment, this could be really a good thing.
The House is the best place to defeat Obama ... And individual groups can run radio ads made on their PC for cheap in local districts.
I'd probably puke and pass out within the first two hours ....
I don't think it a matter of how drunk you'd get, but rather how long till your liver quit.
Anybody have a transcript? I’m not going to listen to 15mins of Pelosi screeching to find it on the cspan video.
I agree. They realize that any further “ban” would backfire on them.
However, watch what’s happening with ammo importation, coded ammo and excessive taxes... to protect the children.
Current prices for cheap domestic rifle rounds, without excess taxes, are about $20-$25 for a box of 20. 200 round packs of quality imports are available for about $80... about 1/3 the cost.
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