Obama backs off assault weapons ban

[Evergreen]

Has anyone posted this? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30389664/
Here's the first part of the article...

By Pete Williams
Justice correspondent
NBC News
updated 2 hours, 44 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Campaigning before a church congregation on Chicago’s South Side one Sunday in July 2007, Barack Obama said an epidemic of big city violence was “sickening the soul of this nation.”

Voices of agreement
President Obama and Vice-President Biden, “support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent,” the White House website declares. Shortly after taking office, members of the Obama cabinet added their voices of agreement.

At his first news conference as attorney general, Eric Holder said, “there are just a few gun-related changes what we would like to make, and among them would be to reinstitute the ban.”

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton endorsed the idea during her trip to Mexico in late March. “These assault weapons, these military-style weapons, don’t belong on anyone’s street,” she said.

But the fire has gone out of President Obama’s goal of restricting the availability of firearms. “I don’t know of any plans,” said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, to seek an assault weapons ban from Congress.

Among the potential cures, he said, was permanently reinstating a ban on assault weapons.

One-hundred days into his presidency, President Obama says it remains a goal. But it is one the White House has been forced to abandon.

Attorney General Holder admitted as much when asked, during a recent session with reporters, whether he expected any push for a ban this year to curb the flow of guns from the United States to Mexico.

His answer could have come straight from the National Rifle Association: “I think what we’re going to do is to try to, obviously, enforce the laws on the books.”

 

[Bill Katt]

Dunno, but you beat me by just a few minutes....lol ;-)

 

[pdm]

Are his lips moving? Then he's lying.

 

[Bill Katt]

You're probably right pdm. :-(

 

[JohnFH]

Sorry, I don't believe it for a second.

How do you know a politician is lying? His lips are moving.

 

[theGringo]

Obama and his footman are lying.

 

[Evergreen]

The article includes a poll. I know you guys love polls!

Should President Obama push to permanently reinstate a ban on assault weapons?

Cast your vote here.

 

[lowbuckbob]

Perhaps they're trying to lull the gun community into a false sense of security to curb the panic buying of guns and ammunition.

 

[Franco]

hes a player,.. dont believe him!!!

 

[Skeeterhunter71]

After all the bull$hit I have been reading and seeing, I don't believe anything that Assbama or his Cronies say...

 

[Blitz1]

Yes 39.6% 3060 votes
No 55% 4251 votes
Maybe 5.3% 412 votes

 

[paulie walnuts]

they should get those assault weapons and give them back to the United State if they are truly ours, that should get our economy going again.

 

[wahsben]

We know that he will try to pull something by legislation, treaty, executive order or whatever means are available to him no matter what he says.

 

[Mass-diver]

We know that he will try to pull something by legislation, treaty, executive order or whatever means are available to him no matter what he says.

I'll think he'll wait until we get a new congress.....

 

[Lamina]

you guys need to remember that "enforcing the laws on the books" could mean a hellish time for gun owners as well.

how many of you know if your AK's and SKS's and such are in compliance?

 

[wolf223]

latest comment...

Gun control is political suicide. Ask your rep or senator why it wasn't brought up in 06 (hint: my read first sentence).

and I don't believe ONE single word of that article..

 

[wahsben]

I'll think he'll wait until we get a new congress.....

He might but I would not count on it since he has a democrat controlled congress now and he might not after the midterm elections.

 

[SemiAutoSam]

The #1 law above all others would be the 2Nd Amendment and it supercedes all other laws.

So If they actually plan to follow the laws that are on the books the #1 law would apply and the others would vanish in a puff of smoke.

Do you honestly think Obama will abide by the US Constitution.

I sincerely doubt it.

you guys need to remember that "enforcing the laws on the books" could mean a hellish time for gun owners as well.

how many of you know if your AK's and SKS's and such are in compliance?

 

[Zappa]

Obama and Holder don't have to actively push for an AWB, they have Feinstein, Kennedy, Schumer and others to do it for them. Their best chance of getting one through congress is before the next mid-term elections, because they may not have the support they do now afterwards. I'm POSITIVE that if an AWB reaches Obamas desk he WILL sign it. Then he's only "obeying the will of the people".

 

[sig shooter]

The article includes a poll. I know you guys love polls!

Should President Obama push to permanently reinstate a ban on assault weapons?

Cast your vote here.

they didn't include a choice saying.

We need fewer gun laws

 

[sig shooter]

BULLSHIT pure and simple.

 

[Navy Moose]

64.9% NO!!

 

[drgrant]

Translation from socialist libtard lie-speak: "We won't do it now, but if the political winds change, you can bet your ass we'll be all over it like that kid getting that Nintendo 64 for christmas. "

-Mike

 

[Flyer007]

Voted!

 

[Zappa]

Translation from socialist libtard lie-speak: "We won't do it now, but if the political winds change, you can bet your ass we'll be all over it like that kid getting that Iphone for christmas. "

There Mike, I fixed it for you. Your referrence was outdated.

 

[Knob Creek]

This changes almost hour to hour

 

[Madball13]

i get the feeling they used mexico as a catalyst to rally support and it failed, now Comrade Obama is just waiting for the next shiny distraction to waive in front of the sheeples faces, rubber stamp it with "Save the Children" and were fooked

 

[vicpinto]

I believe Obama (NOT!) when he says he isn't going after the guns.... that's because he is going after the ammo.

 

[Kalahari]

I honestly don't think Obama is going to go after guns. He doesn't have the political capital to do it. Especially not after the corporate bailouts and the coming health care debate.

 

[Rob]

Just make murder illegal. Oh wait....