But here's another possible positive side effect. I heard a Republican "Blue State" governer on a news show say that personally he would support the continuation of the AWB for his state - in exchange for relaxed regulations regarding the purchace & possession of certian firearms by responsible citizens. Reading between the lines, this could mean continue the ban on high cap guns & mags - maybe even further restrict access to autoloading weapons (to passify the libs). But - let responsible folks buy and use as many revolvers, pump shotguns, bolt/lever action rifles and the like as they want (thus allowing previously "unauthorized" decent folks to possess adequate means to defend themselves without threat of government prosecution). So in the long run - the AWB may prove to have been a good thing after all - if right minded politicians play it right.