Congressman Ron Paul on the 'Assault Weapons' Ban

GoA email alert ^ | May 1, 2003 | Rep. Paul

[lainie]

Still No Presidential Response on the Semi-Auto Ban

"The president supports the [semi-auto ban], and he supports reauthorization of the current law" -- White House spokesman Scott McClellan (The Washington Post, 4-12-03)

(Thursday, May 1, 2003) -- With President Bush refusing to recant his aide's statement on the semi-auto ban, pro-gun Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) has stepped up to the plate in defense of gun owners.

Paul is circulating a letter among his colleagues, asking them to sign their names in strong opposition to the Clinton-Feinstein-Schumer gun ban. Paul plans to send the Congressional letter to the White House in the near future.

The Paul letter says that Congress is "thoroughly dismayed" by McClellan's statement, in which he said the President supports extending the ban on certain semi-automatic firearms and on magazines over 10 rounds.

The President has remained mum on whether the spokesman accurately portrayed his position.

Two prime backers of the semi-auto ban are Democrats Dianne Feinstein of California and Chuck Schumer of New York. Both senators were the original sponsors of the gun ban, which later passed narrowly in both houses. It was signed into law by President Clinton in 1994 -- but is scheduled to "sunset" in September, 2004.

Senators Feinstein and Schumer have committed themselves to introducing legislation in the near future to make the ban permanent, and they recently applauded President Bush for his support.

"We welcome your support and look forward to working with you to gain swift passage of this legislation," the two senators said in a letter to Bush. "With your assistance, we will be able to pass legislation to continue the ban and help make America's streets safer."

This is not the kind of support that President Bush should be soliciting.

In the letter Rep. Paul is circulating, he reminds the President that "a large and active part of our constituency supports the right to keep and bear arms. It will be a slap in the face to these millions of law-abiding gun owners if this White House and Congress support renewal of the semi-auto ban."

Paul concludes the letter by urging Bush to "listen to the will of the people [and] keep your oath to defend the Constitution and do what is right."

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[Cacophonous]

But...but...Bush cannot have done this...he's a Republican...I don't understand...you mean...he may have lied to us? I can't believe it...a politician lying...

Thank God for Ron Paul, the only one in Washington with both a brain and a set of cojones.

[buffyt]

Ron Paul has a home here in our town. I live in Lake Jackson. I think his official residence is Surfside. I saw him the other day out riding his bike! He isn't a young man, but he keeps himself in great shape.

[Dead Corpse]

Ron Paul. We only need 500 or so more just like him.

[wardaddy]

Good for Paul.

Where's DeLay on this?

[wardaddy]

LOL...as you can plainly see on post 6 of this thread...I thought I was on Bennett's gambling thread.

My apologies to the almighty Zot but would you please kindly remove my embarassment.

Thank You.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

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[TLBSHOW]

Paul concludes the letter by urging Bush to "listen to the will of the people [and] keep your oath to defend the Constitution and do what is right."

BUMP

[Lurker]

Fat chance of that happening....

L

[joesnuffy]

None of the criminal population wish the people (aka peasants) to be armed..

[George W. Bush]

Paul is circulating a letter among his colleagues, asking them to sign their names in strong opposition to the Clinton-Feinstein-Schumer gun ban.

If it is renewed, we'll be calling it the Bush-Feinstein-Schumer gun ban.

Rove, you puny idiot, you'd better think again.

[Fred Mertz]

Paul concludes the letter by urging Bush to "listen to the will of the people [and] keep your oath to defend the Constitution and do what is right."

Hopefully this won't reach this president because he'll probably sign it.

[cb]

Why not just get 40 pubbies in the senate and NOT to worry?
Oh, probably can't get 40 pubbies in the senate for anything conservative...........we're screwed!

[El Gato]

But...but...Bush cannot have done this...he's a Republican...I don't understand...you mean...he may have lied to us?

As much as I wish he didn't support the AW ban, in point of fact he stated that he supported it before the 2000 election, so on this issue, there's no question of "he lied to us".

[Cacophonous]

He is supposed to be pro-2nd Amendment, as it is written, and not the watered-down version the liberals use. There is the lie.

[realpatriot71]

You all need to take of the foil hats, this is all part of the grand, master conservative plan and it's genius. You will all see! < /bushbot >

[henderson field]

Neither does the government wish the people to be armed. If they are armed, the government cannot "Ukraine" them. Feinstein and Schumer, after all, are only mini-Stalins. What reasons can be given for not deporting them?

[Mr. Mojo]

There's no doubt Bush is playing politics with this --- he knows that this bill has a near 100% of dying in committee and never making it to the floor. The Rats will now be unable to use this as a campaign issue. Still, it would be nice to see him take a principled stand on the matter.

[Mr. Mojo]

Hopefully this won't reach this president because he'll probably sign it.

It won't. ...And you're right, he would sign the damned thing.