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Posted: 9/8/2004 2:09:58 PM EDT
Congress to Let Assault Weapons Ban Expire
Wednesday, September 08, 2004 This from the authority on AWB in the media www.awbansunset.com WASHINGTON — Congress will not vote on an assault weapons ban (search) due to expire Monday, Republican leaders said Wednesday, rejecting a last-ditch effort by supporters to renew it. "I think the will of the American people is consistent with letting it expire, so it will expire," Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., told reporters. The 10-year ban, signed by President Clinton in 1994, outlawed 19 types of military-style assault weapons. A clause directed that the ban expire unless Congress specifically reauthorized it. Some Democrats and several police leaders said President Bush should try to persuade Congress to renew the ban. Bush has said he would sign such a bill if Congress passed it. "If the president asked me, it'd still be no ... because we don't have the votes to pass an assault weapons ban and it will expire Monday and that's that," House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (search), R-Texas, told reporters later. DeLay said the ban was "a feel-good piece of legislation" that does nothing to keep weapons out of the hands of criminals. Appearing at a news conference, chiefs of police from the District of Columbia, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Seattle predicted an increase in violent gun crimes if the ban does expire. "Our streets, our homes, our citizens and our police officers will face great danger unless the federal ban on assault weapons is renewed," said Charles H. Ramsey, the police chief in the nation's capital. In March, the Senate voted to add the ban to a bill that would have immunized gun manufacturers from liability suits stemming from violent gun crimes. But the Senate voted 90-8 against the final bill after the National Rifle Association (search) urge its defeats. NRA President Wayne LaPierre said in an interview with The Associated Press that his group is so confident that Congress won't renew the ban that it is not spending any more money on ads this year opposing it. He said supporters of the ban could not muster the support needed to bring it to a vote in the House because several Democrats attribute losing their majority in the House in 1994 over votes then in favor of the ban. The Honorable Tom DeLay: www.majorityleader.gov/CONTACT.ASP?a=form Majority Leader Office H-107 The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 p. (202)225-4000 f. (202)225-5117 Congressional Office 242 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515 p. (202)225-5951 f. (202)225-5241 District Office 10701 Corporate Drive ,Suite 118 Stafford, TX 77477 p. (281)240-3700 f. (281)240-2959 The Honorable Bill Frist, MD: frist.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutSenatorFrist.ContactForm Washington, D.C.: Office of Senator Bill Frist 461 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 202-224-3344 202-228-1264 (fax) Nashville: Office of Senator Bill Frist 28 White Bridge Road Suite 211 Nashville, TN 37205 615-352-9411 615-352-9985 (fax) VIVA BUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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They need your support, please send email to Delay and Frist to thank. They are fighting for your rights.
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Sweet. where's my check book?h.gif
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Oh my God!!!! What will become of us?The streets and our neighborhoods will be flooded with waves of assault rifles that are only designed to spit hot lead out and have no use for hunting.The terrorists will all be coming here to buy their assault rifles at gunshows and from Ice Cream Truck vendors.The halls of schools will run red with blood,the sky will fall and the cops will all be killed by kiddies with automatic assault rifles.(did I leave anything out?).....Oh yeah...and they will have 40 round magazines too.
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If that VA said CA or MA, that was would be is. edit: However, I will get a nice flash hider or adjustable stock to celebrate. |
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Damn, and he even took the heat off Bush. Well, he tried, it'll still get blamed on him.
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Come Sep 14th, the thankyou e-mails will be flying out of my computer to those rep's who fought for us.
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No No No No! It's 40-round "CLIPS". |
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i guess ill be heading to New Hampshire to buy "just some old rifle" come next week.
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Your stock isn't collapsed and you don't have a FH.. Put a grenade launcher on, and we'll talk. |
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Does this mean my next bullet hose will come with banana clips to give me more thrusts per squeeze while I spray and pray from the hip with my sniper weapon?
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Appearing at a news conference, chiefs of police from the District of Columbia, Los Angeles, Atlanta and Seattle predicted an increase in violent gun crimes if the ban does expire.
"Our streets, our homes, our citizens and our police officers will face great danger unless the federal ban on assault weapons is renewed," said Charles H. Ramsey, the police chief in the nation's capital. what a fucking IDIOT |
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I have been waiting for this day for 10.5-years. Long live the Republican Party!!!!!!! This is a first in our great Democracy. Meaningless legislation just goes away. Heres to you my 4-million american fellow gun owner freinds that have been negatively impacted, but are now freed from PC idiocy!!! (hell, the AWB was pretty good for business for many). More PC AWs were produced from 1994 to the present thanks to the
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IBTL, but dupe the hell out of it anyway! Everybody needs to read this!
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So tell me what will i call my colt 6601 Pre/post/pre/post Oh hell its a ASSUALT WEAPON
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO |
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Way to go, keep those emails coming and VOTE REPUBLICAN. VIVA BUSH
VIVA BUSH VIVA BUSH VIVA BUSH VIVA BUSH VIVA BUSH VIVA BUSH VIVA BUSH VIVA BUSH |
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This next these PD chiefs will appear like f'cking fools, because the crime in their will change very lillte. It's one thing to laugh with someone and its another to be laughed at, they will know the feeling. |
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AMEN |
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Unfortunately, noone else REALLY pays attention to these issues like we do. The antis out there are going to push all kinds of wild shit as results of the AWB expiring, and since most people are stupid, and think guns are perverse, they will believe it. As seen by the big news stations reporting of the issues. |
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Unfortunately, noone else REALLY pays attention to these issues like we do. The antis out there are going to push all kinds of wild shit as results of the AWB expiring, and since most people are stupid, and think guns are perverse, they will believe it. As seen by the big news stations reporting of the issues.
Yes, but we are the front line of gun control. PC incorrect goes first. |
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I told you that the Hon. Tom 'The Hammer' DeLay (R-TX) had told us that the AWB Extension was dead...a year ago!
And he and the Republican leadership KEPT THEIR PROMISE TO US! Give them a hand! There's more work to be done, but this victory is very, very sweet! Eric The(ProudOfTexasDelegation)Hun |
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Great, now lets work on getting rid of the 89 import ban, the 86 MG ban and 34 NFA.
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Yes, the best defense is a strong push |
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i took monday 13th off so i can get all my FFL transfers and ordering in
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We should call it "get off Monday" |
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newsflash: you should have been ordering shit LONG ago cause its getting pretty damned slim pickings out there.................
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Did that long ago, email me what you need. I have spares. |
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i didn't do too bad, everything but some RRA lowers and an M4 bbl is on its way to me as i type via the big brown truck
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I agree. It's nice that we finally got this big rock rolling in the right direction, but now is no time to stop pushing. There are anti's on the other side trying to push back! |
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Peter Jennings (fag) just got off the "news" advocating the antis argument.
THIS IS NOT GOING AWAY |
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....You have long fingers. And thanks are on their way! |
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Done. Thanks sent to both. Thanks for the email addresses for them!! CR
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HooooRahhhh
Buy a 10 round clip for a collectors item!! UYA Libs!! Vote Bush!! |
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