Hold that sarcasm! Bush IS a BIG RINO. He didn't sign that for gun owners, he did it for the gun industry. He knows where the big Republican campaign money comes from. Corporate America! Remember, this is the man who said he WOULD sign the AWB if it crossed his desk. Fortunately for us, we had guys like Tom DeLay who kept it from crossing his desk!!
Somehow I suspect the amount donated by the manufacturers is a drop in the bucket compared to that given by individual shooters.
To credit the manufacturers plays into the hands of the anti-gunners.
At the end of the day, the AWB is gone, and the commerce protection act is law, why quibble?