Grab your airsick bag, here's Warner in the senate yesterday (source) :
Leaving his AWB reduced crime statement alone for a moment, how can a sane person say this:
and conclude this:
What's with these morons? If criminals don't obey laws does he believe terrorists will? Now we need to disarm law abiding citizens to prevent terrorism??!!?? :banghead:
Why can't these people simply be honest and state that they are all hopeless, unrepentant hoplophobes and they simply want to take all of our guns and turn the country over to OBL and the Boys. At least you'd have to give them points for being honest.
- Abe
... Ten years of experience provides us with key facts. The Assault Weapons Ban has helped to dramatically reduce the number of crimes using assault weapons. It has made America's streets safer, and it has protected the rights of law abiding gun-owners better than many of us predicted. In fact, the law explicitly protects 670 hunting and recreational rifles.
Moreover, we all know that the world has dramatically changed since that Senate vote in 1993. September 11, 2001, has forever changed our country and has taught us many lessons.
No longer is America protected by the great oceans. The war on terror is not only being fought abroad, but now here at home. September 11 showed us that terrorism lurks in the shadows of our own backyard. Given the world today, now is not the time to make it easier for terrorists to acquire deadly rapid fire assault weapons and use them in our neighborhoods.
Now, over my 25 years plus in the United States Senate, I have always tried to stand up for what is right, regardless of politics. I believe that is why the good people of the Commonwealth of Virginia have given me their trust and elected me to represent them in the United States Senate for five terms.
I know that reauthorizing the Assault Weapons Ban is the right thing to do.
I am pleased to join Senator Feinstein in introducing this legislation, and it is my hope that the Senate will act expeditiously and send this legislation to President Bush to sign into law.
Leaving his AWB reduced crime statement alone for a moment, how can a sane person say this:
No longer is America protected by the great oceans. The war on terror is not only being fought abroad, but now here at home. September 11 showed us that terrorism lurks in the shadows of our own backyard.
and conclude this:
Given the world today, now is not the time to make it easier for terrorists to acquire deadly rapid fire assault weapons and use them in our neighborhoods.
What's with these morons? If criminals don't obey laws does he believe terrorists will? Now we need to disarm law abiding citizens to prevent terrorism??!!?? :banghead:
Why can't these people simply be honest and state that they are all hopeless, unrepentant hoplophobes and they simply want to take all of our guns and turn the country over to OBL and the Boys. At least you'd have to give them points for being honest.
- Abe