Posted on 02/24/2003 12:33:57 PM PST by 45Auto
Edited on 07/14/2004 12:59:31 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
More than eight years after Congress approved a ban on the sale of semiautomatic assault weapons, supporters and opponents are preparing to battle over whether to let the law expire as scheduled in September 2004.
Although 19 months away, the sunset date for the 1994 law banning AK-47s and similar weapons is generating intensive lobbying efforts from both sides of the emotional gun control issue.
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I work with two particular fellas
Fella one born in America , busted for pot selling over ten years ago...been out 5 years ..can never own a firearm due to fed charges
Fella two born in El Salvador...deserted army .. punishable by death...by his own words took part in what sounds like a gang rape... other dubious behaviors in his home country...
he became us citizen a few years ago....recently passed background check as his ss number comes up clean...now has a conceal carry permit
Do you see something wrong with how a former american born felon may be treated versus a newcomer with a background that does not even get checked...???
Why would I want to read the rest of this article when the first half of the first sentence shows that the author doesn't even know what he's talking about?
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