[caisson71]

What is this "decade old stance"? Eight miserable years does not a decade make!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Does if you are a liberal, they really can't count, don't think it is even important!

[stands2reason]

It's "decades" old stance. That means it has been official government position for about 40 years. Even under Reagan. Only under "liberal" Bush has it now changed.

[sneakypete]

What is this "decade old stance"? Eight miserable years does not a decade make!

Bush-1 was a bigger gun-control freak than Clinton. He even used executive orders to pass gun laws he knew wouldn't pass Congress.