Keith
Member
As the sunset provision for the AWB approaches, I find myself wondering if we shouldn't support renewing the law.
As long as it in place, the Democrats can continue the charade of pretending that they "banned" a whole class of "dangerous" firearms. As long as they can maintain this lie, they won't open this can of worms again.
If the law falls, they'll be forced to go back to the legislative table with a new law.
And a new law may actually ban some guns!
We all know that the "banned" firearms are still available (with new names and without bayonet lugs, etc).
And we all know high capacity mags are still available.
But the average liberal never walks into a gun store and doesn't know any of this. Liberals actually think the law banned some guns!
They are free to sleep well at night in the knowledge that no AK47-wielding militia nut will kick down their door and force them to vote Republican. Our liberal is free to vote for the democratic pols who pushed through the AWB and made him safe - and those same pols aren't ever going to admit the law is a charade because that would be tantamount to admitting they've been lying for the last ten years.
The dems keep telling their constituents they've "fixed" the Assault Weapons "problem" and as long as that charade continues, it's essentially a dead issue.
So, aren't we perhaps better off letting sleeping dogs (and liberal pols) lie?
As long as it in place, the Democrats can continue the charade of pretending that they "banned" a whole class of "dangerous" firearms. As long as they can maintain this lie, they won't open this can of worms again.
If the law falls, they'll be forced to go back to the legislative table with a new law.
And a new law may actually ban some guns!
We all know that the "banned" firearms are still available (with new names and without bayonet lugs, etc).
And we all know high capacity mags are still available.
But the average liberal never walks into a gun store and doesn't know any of this. Liberals actually think the law banned some guns!
They are free to sleep well at night in the knowledge that no AK47-wielding militia nut will kick down their door and force them to vote Republican. Our liberal is free to vote for the democratic pols who pushed through the AWB and made him safe - and those same pols aren't ever going to admit the law is a charade because that would be tantamount to admitting they've been lying for the last ten years.
The dems keep telling their constituents they've "fixed" the Assault Weapons "problem" and as long as that charade continues, it's essentially a dead issue.
So, aren't we perhaps better off letting sleeping dogs (and liberal pols) lie?