Posted: 7/29/2004 4:35:05 AM EDT
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ok the tides are turning. I think it's pretty much a done deal the AWB is expiring, it is now time to petition GWB to remove the import ban once he's re-elected. I'm fairly confident he will be, once he is, he'll have nothing to loose politically, so we'll need to petition him to remove the import ban and to remove the machinegun ban. and(through the grace of god) maybe even trim down the 1934 act to include just destructive devices). before everyone starts flaming me with their pathetic and cowardly pessimism, please keep in mind, every journey starts with a single step and the AWB was that first step. Now it's time to take the next step. Lets keep this moving and keep fighting. |
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Good attitude, but a tad bit naive. Our victory here is the result of a political move 10 years ago. If there was no sunset clause, you can bet your ass that it would be permanent barring a court decision. Lots of victories are being won in the states, but federally, is another story, because THAT is where the media works its agenda driven magic. |
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If you want GWB to do anything for you; you better be working now to make sure he has a Senate that will support it. Right now GWB could propose legislation until he is blue in the face; but this is the same Senate that voted 52-47 in March to continue the current ban and they can block any attempt to repeal legislation. If we get lucky beyond our wildest dreams, we will pick up six seats in the Senate. A more realistic estimate is maybe 2-3 seats. Neither number will get us past a filibuster and the more realistic number will give us a very slim margin on just the issue of the ban. The next line of attack shouldn't be on repealing specific bills, it should be on removing the "sporting purposes" clause. Once that clause is gone, the specific bills that block sales of various firearms all fall apart. I wouldn't hold my breath on that though since the current arrangement is much healthier for domestic gun manufacturers. More realistic targets would be FFL reform, frivolous lawsuit protection, maybe zapping the Unsoeld amendment restricting import of foreign parts for semi-autos. |
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The bottom line of gun bans is that the elitists in the .gov do not trust their constituents. Frankly, I take offense at that notion, that I can't be trusted and have to be protected from myself. Criminals do what they want, regardless of bans and restrictions. That's what makes them criminals. It comes down to the question of whether the citizens are still sovereign in this nation. We need to pick a target and then focus all firearms organizations and 2A supporters on it. I love it when the citizens get uppity. |
Where are all the "I only buy Made in America when it comes to guns" people? Do they need to be pulled away from all the Tacpoint threads into here?  While there are some guns that I think would be cool to have, that I can't becaue of import laws, all it really does is force the manufacturers hand. If they really want US dollars for their products they set up a plant in the US and employ US workers. If they don't some other US company makes a clone of their product and we buy that as a reasonable substitute. Most of the guns I would like that are restricted by import laws are also restricted by FA/MG laws. So even if I could buy them I still can't unless I am willing to dish out a decent chunk of change for the NFA tax stamp and the price tag on the gun. If they just leave the AWB lie and don't try to stir up another version of it I'll more or less be happy. The only other law that bugs me is the high cap mag law for handguns (this isn't part of the AWB, right?). Get rid of that one and I'll stop complaining. I don't really have a problem with background checks and waiting periods. They are a necessary inconvenience that prevents guns from getting into the wrong hands. |