Some Democrats and the NRA Agree on Assault Weapons Ban
Indications from Attorney General Eric Holder that the 1994 ban on assault weapons was making a comeback have won the attention of the National Rifle Association and many Democrats who oppose the ban. In a letter, 65 Democrats warned Holder not to impose a ban. The NRA is promoting their letter on its website with a message from chief lobbyist Chris Cox. He pens:
"Today in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, 65 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congressman Mike Ross (D-AR), expressed their opposition to the reinstatement of the failed 1994 ban on semi-automatic firearms and ammunition magazines. These congressmen cited numerous studies that proved the 1994 ban was ineffective, and they strongly urged Attorney General Holder to stop his effort and instead focus on the enforcement of existing gun laws. NRA would like to thank Congressman Ross for his leadership on this effort. We will continue to work with Members of Congress from both parties on this important issue."
Here's the NRA link with a copy of the letter from the 65 members of Congress.
Reader Comments
assault weapons ban
The title of your article is very misleadind-intentionally I presume! They agree on NOT having or re-newing the ban.Anti gunners are all the same. You are all liars
Armed Americans
I read that since his (Obama's) election in November there have been over 100 million weapons sold in America. Now thinking that there were already at least that many armed Americans before add the new 100 million to them and that's a lot of weapons to take from the American people. Why are they arming themselves, for protection, not for raping robbing or killing innocent people. The weapons the Drug dealers are using are automatic weapons, not semi auto. The only way to get them is from our govt, police or our soldiers. Which is the criminal?
Ridiculous
Banning guns won't change anything. The vast majority of murder cases are committed without guns, but rather with "tools" I can get easily: knives, axes, random blunt objects.
BTW, what's an "assault weapon"? An assault rifle? Good luck getting one of those legally in the US right now. Assault rifles are automatic rifles. Just because a gun looks like an AK47 doesn't make it an AK47. All those AK47 clones (and clones of other ARs) are semi-automatic. Big difference. Massive difference.
Say good bye to your liberty Americans. You are now officially turning into Europe. And no, that's NOT a good thing.
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