Bush AWOL on Assault Weapons

Tribune Media from Rainbowpush's web site. ^ | 4/20/2004 © Tribune Media Services | By Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.

[raybbr]

My brother sent me this. It came to him either from e-mail or he goes to that site. I am embarrassed for him but I still love him.

You are what you eat: Jesse Jackson has eaten too much tripe in his life:

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

the zealots of the National Rifle Association

That's all you need to know, even if you didn't read the byline of the article. That line by itself tells you that the writer knows that he is objective. See tagline . . ..

[ZULU]

"Cheney looked them in the eye and ducked completely on the issue of the day – whether the White House will renew the ban on the sale of assault weapons. Bush has gone AWOL once more. "

On the contrary, 9-11 demonstrated quite well the significance of the Second Amendment and the necessity for a armed citizenry to protect itself against lunatic terrorists.

[kissmyconservativebutt]

I love the question "why would anyone need and assault weapon?" Because they are made to kill people. And if some scumbag breaks in my house and may bring harm to my family...I want to kill him. I would not be deer hunting in this instance ;)

[boomop1]

The demcRats and their feel good legislation inventing new names for rifle's and the appeasement from the alleged conservatives gags me.

[Flyer]

Assault weapons aren't about hunting; they are about war. We're fighting a war on terror, with threats here at home.

He just defeated his agrument for renewing the ban.

[leprechaun9]

I have more concern for the "Reverend's" politics of FEAR, DIVISION, and HATRED than I do for assault weapons!

[Jaxter]

"Assault weapons aren't about hunting.."

I got a clue for you Jesse, the Second Amendment ain't about hunting either.

[kcvl]

bttt

[chainsaw]

The assault weapons ban is supported by police chiefs and police officers across the country.

Only the liberal ones. It is not supported by the people that count most, the real Americans. The ones that truly love this country and it's constitution.

[Fighting Irish]

For the millionth time....assault weapons (if you care to know what the term really means) are FULLY AUTOMATIC.

This entire topic is all fluff and politics. Give it rest already....

[meenie]

Assault weapons are the imagination versus the reality. Fully automatic machine guns have been banned for quite some time except for special permits or plugged barrels for collector purposes. Assault weapons are in the eyes of the beholder. If they are semi-auto and used for assault against others they are assault weapons. If they are for hunting and/or personal defense, they are not assault weapons

In a critical time when we are exposed to the possibility of terror attacks, it does not make sense from a practical standpoint to eliminate defensive weapons. The enemy has enough tools at his disposal without making the entire nation a gun-free killing zone. From a Constitutional standpoint, it is not in the American interest to disarm for a takeover by a despot. The German experience shows the danger of allowing only officials of the government to hold a monopoly on firearms.

[RippleFire]

[Gringo1]

Terrorists will get assault weapons.........I want equal or better weaponry for shooting back at them.

[Puppage]

I love the question "why would anyone need and assault weapon?"

Me, too. The 2A has nothing to do with NEED. When you think about it....we don't NEED cars, etc etc etc.

I can safely say that we don't NEED Jesse Jerkson.

[Pontiac]

The police want the ban renewed because these weapons are cop killers.

Cops are killed with there own side arm more often than with any other weapon. Perhaps we should have Police Side Arm Ban instead.

And in an age of terror, the last thing anyone should want is for Al Qaeda zealots to be able to purchase military weapons over the counter in America.

Al Qaeda as with any other criminal is more likely to purchase their weapon of choice on the black market. Also Al Qaeda has displayed a definite preference for other types of weapons such as car bombs, and airliners (and maybe shoulder fired missiles). These types of weapons wound not be banned by the assault weapons ban.

A group armed with these in a football stadium or a shopping mall could slaughter hundreds in the space of a few moments.

Only if the intended targets milled around like sheep being led to the slaughter and did nothing to defend themselves or subdue the attacker. But of course that is what the less than Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. desires for the American public, that we be the defenseless sheeple of his dreams.

[G-Bear]

Wonder who actually wrote this for the Rev? In his speaking,
his grammar is as bad as his diction.

[punster]

"You are what you eat: Jesse Jackson has eaten too much tripe in his life:"

Jesse Jack-off is only capable of producing horse manure, so he must be eating something brown and sticky, that smells really bad.

[an amused spectator]

"Keepin' 'em down on the Big Liberal Plantation" ping.

Jesse must have gotten a fax from Massa Terry...

[FooBarBaz]

It has nothing to do with hunters or the right to own a gun. It simply bans military-style assault weapons from America's streets.

Ahhhhh, yes, it doesn't have anything to do with rights to own a gun, it just bans the gun. Excellent. Looks like someone went to the 1984 school of writing! Hey everyone, is ignorance still strength? Freedom still slavery? MMM-kay, just checking.