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Hmmm... I wonder why Att. Gen. Ashcroft bother to send that letter to the NRA saying that he(this administration) supports the "right to keep and bear arms?"
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"[b]Bush opposed repeal of the 1994 assault weapon ban[/b] and indicated his openness to Clinton’s call to raise the age of legal handgun ownership from 18 to 21." -L.A. Times May 1, 1999
"Bush expressed support for some gun control measures, [b]including the ban on assault weapons[/b]"- The Washington Post Apr 25, 1999
"Bush said he supported efforts in the Republican-led Congress to raise the legal age for purchase of a handgun to 21 from 18 and to [b]ban large ammunition clips[/b]."- Reuters, “Bush favors raising.” Aug 27, 1999
"Maintain state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms."- Vote Smart NPAT 1998 Jul 2, 1998
"And the President would also [b]ban importation of high-capacity ammunition clips, and close the gun show loophole.[/b]"- Press Briefing by Ari Fleischer, February 6, 2001
"[The 2nd Amendment] does not mean that [b]reasonable restrictions[/b] cannot be imposed to prevent unfit persons from possessing firearms or to [b]restrict possession of firearms particularly suited to criminal misuse.[/b]" - In a November 9, 2001 memo appended to 2 briefs to the Supreme Court urging them not to hear Haney or Emerson