I think its a political calculation. Its another issue that cant be used against him in 04. The "extreme minority" of people who give a rats ass about assault weapons are but a miniscule part of the electorate. Probably dont add up to 1/10 of 1%. Gun owners , like myself,will still vote for Bush. To do otherwise is simply foolish in my humble opinion.
I think its a political calculation. Its another issue that cant be used against him in 04. The "extreme minority" of people who give a rats ass about assault weapons are but a miniscule part of the electorate. Probably dont add up to 1/10 of 1%. Gun owners , like myself,will still vote for Bush. To do otherwise is simply foolish in my humble opinion. And then, when the next dem president bans "sniper rifles" (large calibre, scoped rifles), or semi-auto pistols, or whatever, the next Pubbie Prez will still get your support when he let's it stand so the issue "can't be used against him". If we allow the "rachet effect", and let dems increase restrictions when they're in office, which are then forever left in place, then we lose over the long run.
We only keep our 2nd Amendment rights when we FORCE Republicans to roll back restrictions whenever they are in power, as the condition to their remaining in power