More politics, guns, and the assault weapons ban
The Houston Chronicle notes:
The bill’s fate may rest in the hands of powerful lawmakers such as House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land, a vocal gun control opponent who has already suggested House Republicans may let the measure expire.
“Clearly the votes are not there in the House to pass the bill,” said DeLay spokesman Stuart Roy
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Gun control advocates suspect that the White House is trying to have it both ways, rhetorically supporting the ban to appease moderates while keeping the GOP base happy by letting the House kill the gun measure.
“He is telling the American people he is with them on this issue, but with a wink and a nod,” said Eric Howard, a spokesman for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
Now, the anti-gunners are claiming the same thing that some pro-gunners claimed to justify their support for Bush.
A lame little editorial concludes with:
Our Editorial Board believes that law-abiding American citizens do indeed have a Constitutional right to legally own guns if they wish, but military-style assault weapons have no reasonable purpose in a hunter’s, marksman’s, or homeowner’s gun cabinet.
Military style assault weapons have been banned from import and manufacture since 1986. The ban has nothing to with them and only bans features that certain semi-automatic rifles can have.
Intolerance of gun owners nation-wide problem
Apparently, the trend in women becoming active in shooting sports is popular in media today. To wit:
