RedRocket1647545505 Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Obama Backs Away From Assault Gun Ban in Push to Stop Flow to Mexico http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/16/obama-takes-drug-cartels-surging-violence-mexico/ President Obama, after meeting Thursday with Mexico's president, signaled he is backing away from his pledge to renew the U.S. ban on assault weapons but still wishes to stop the cross-border flow of guns that wind up in the arsenals of drug cartels. The military-style assault weapon ban expired in 2004, and Obama faced an uphill political battle in winning a renewal of the law, which is unpopular in key political states and among Republicans and some conservative Democrats. Obama said Thursday he preferred to focus on enforcing existing laws to keep assault weapons out of Mexico, rather than trying to renew the U.S. ban on the weapons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Good stuffs right there. :thumbup: KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stallion Motorsports1647545491 Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 i will believe it when the price of guns/ammo goes back down. tom iwantar15sobad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewhop Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Does anyone have a video of him saying it lol. Not that it will matter but would put some peoples mind at ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 less guns and ammo leaving the country = cheaper for us. I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast5gp Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 less guns and ammo leaving the country = cheaper for us. I hope. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 good. can everyone stop hoarding so i can get some fucking ammo now? i already have a stockpile. i just want to shoot stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 everyone spread it around the web Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTurbo Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 focus on enforcing existing laws Pelosi? said the same thing, but also mentioned she still plans to push for an eventual AWB and total gun registration. They are just learning to play their cards instead of showing their hands too early again (see Holder). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Beast Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 good. can everyone stop hoarding so i can get some fucking ammo now? i already have a stockpile. i just want to shoot stuff. Blame Scott for the low ammo issue. He's litterally prepared to kill 3 millions zombies with only a 65% hit accuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderboy Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 This is good news... lets see how long it lasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 i will believe it when the price of guns/ammo goes back down. tom iwantar15sobad IhaveanARMALITEM15 sitting right here. Translates to: Armalite M15 sitting right here. $1,200 it's yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 good. can everyone stop hoarding so i can get some fucking ammo now? i already have a stockpile. i just want to shoot stuff. Join the military. I probably shot over 500 rounds this weekend at the state combat pistol match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast5gp Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 IhaveanARMALITEM15 sitting right here. Translates to: Armalite M15 sitting right here. $1,200 it's yours. Armalite is freaking sweet. I love mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Obama heeding lesson from ‘94 gun ban http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6383351.html WASHINGTON — The last time a Democratic president and a Democratic Congress banned civilian sales of military-style assault weapons, it took American voters just seven weeks to rebel. They handed Republicans control of the House and the Senate for the first time in 40 years. One of the casualties in the backlash was Rep. Jack Brooks, D-Beaumont, who sponsored the ban and then promptly lost his seat in Congress in 1994 after 42 years of service. The lesson wasn’t lost on President Obama when Mexican President Felipe Calderon suggested reviving the defunct weapons’ ban to help combat drug cartel violence along the U.S.-Mexico border. Obama insisted he had “not backed off” his campaign promise to make the expired ban permanent. But he bowed to political reality, nonetheless. “None of us are under any illusion that reinstating that ban would be easy,” Obama said. “And so, what we’ve focused on is how we can improve our enforcement of existing laws.” Any hint that the ban might be resurrected alarmed some Texas Republicans, largely elected by voters who ardently support the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and a Texas constitutional right “to bear arms in defense of himself and the Republic” that dates back to 1836 Few willing to take risk Fresh restrictions on weapons are “not the solution to the problems occurring in Mexico,” declared Sen. John Cornyn, R-San Antonio. In fact, some assert the White House would be capitalizing on border violence simply to push a gun control agenda. “It is not our responsibility to keep guns out of Mexico — and reviving the ban will not affect the way Mexico protects its border,” said Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, a former criminal court judge. Said Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands: The issue remains ending bloodshed by lawless drug cartels and “not a divisive return to policies that infringe upon the American people’s Second Amendment rights.” The truth is, few believe Obama could win a battle to resurrect the ban anyway, even among Democrats. “We’ve reached a point where there aren’t many people who will stick their political necks out to vote for sensible gun control,” says Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the second ranking Democrat in the Senate leadership. The Democratic-led Senate already dealt a body blow to the gun control movement when 22 Senate Democrats, led by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., joined 40 Republicans to shelve firearms restrictions in the nation’s capital. Merely hinting at renewal provoked 65 House Democrats, many from swing districts, to warn the administration that they would “actively oppose” it. The latest nationwide polls show “little evidence that gun control is at the moment a high priority for Americans,” says the Gallup Poll’s “Pulse of Democracy.” Barely 49 percent surveyed wanted tighter laws on firearms sales, the lowest percentage since 1990. Americans remain evenly divided on whether to make it illegal to manufacture, sell or possess assault rifles. “There’s a realization on Capitol Hill that the 1994 law was ineffective,” says Andrew Arulanandam, a spokesman for the National Rifle Association. “The logical question is why should we resurrect a law that was proven to be ineffective?” Obama still backs ban Obama backed the ban during his presidential campaign. His transition team listed “making the expired federal assault weapons ban permanent” a goal. The White House says he still supports it. “The president is also, though, focused on taking actions to stem the flow of guns moving south that go across the border (and) making progress on something that we are likely to see progress on,” White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters. The narrow ban that was adopted in 1994 and expired in 2004 prohibited the sale of 19 military-style assault weapons, “copy-cat” models and ammunition magazines that were capable of containing more than 10 rounds. First section: Historically when Congressmen vote pro ban, they get fucked by voters Second section: Congressmen are like, fuck you Obama...i'm not voting for ban to lose my seat Third section: Obama's people say he's still for a ban sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Obama should of passed a law to lower the price of ammo. Then I would of voted for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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