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Bush did NOT sign any bills that allowed carry in National Parks. His administration, at the urging of the VCDL, revised a National Park rule against concealed carry in parks. It was done in the last days of the administration and had many flaws. It was thrown out in court. It was a last minute sop to fool gun owners into thinking Republicans are pro-gun. Sen. Coburn slipped a much much broader National Park Carry law into the credit card bill. The Keynan signed it without a peep. The Coburn's LAW allows open and concealed. Bush's was only concealed and was just a rule that could be overturned at a bureaucrat's whim.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/19/AR2009031902801.html?hpid=moreheadlines
So Bush signing it and it gets blocked by a judge means Bush is anti-gun? Did you even read it? They used enviro-whacko bullshit to get it blocked.
You really are reaching in your hatred for Bush.
Bush had said many times that he supported the AWB and would sign its renewal. It was killed in the Senate, I think Harry Reid voted against the renewal but I'm not positive on that.
God, this crap gets old. He said he would sign it if was shown to have any impact on crime, which he full well knew it didn't. He also knew that it would never get to his desk.
If he really wanted to sign it, he could have easily done so because the Dems attached an AWB renewal to the Industry Protection bill. He told his floor leaders to send him a "clean bill".
Yeah, he should have said he was against the renewal, scaring the soccer moms and getting us a President would actively campaign for the renewal.
Yes, Bush signed the Industry Protection bill so that is a positive but what gun control laws did he roll back on a permanent basis? None. Heck he did a recess appointment of Michael Sullivan at the ATF who is very anti-gun anti-gun owner.
He can't roll back anything if it's never put on his desk. It took almost 100 years to get where we are, so it ain't gonna all go away overnight.
His USSC appointments helped us get some favorable rulings lately, but let's hope that none of the 5 on our side retire while Obama is in office.
That would be a huge setback for many, many years, but I guess it's worth it "teach 'em a lesson".
The Industry Protection law is significant, moreso than you give it credit for being. If things were allowed to continue, there would be few gun companies left.
As for Sullivan, I will just take your word that he is so anti-gun, but no one is perfect except, apparently, you.