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http://youtube.com/watch?v=60aIaNZA0h8 THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0305/16/wbr.00.html .... PHILLIPS: Viewers are speaking out on a segment we aired yesterday concerning the federal ban on assault weapons. The 1994 ban could expire in September 2004 if Congress doesn't extend it. Now here's a sampling of your viewer e-mail. From David in Calhoun, Georgia: "It's not the weapon which has the knockdown power, it's the ammo." From Andrei in Washington, D.C.: "You made no mention that many Americans legally own fully automatic weapons with a special permit." And from...

H.R.6257 Title: To reinstate the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act. Sponsor: Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] (introduced 6/12/2008) Cosponsors (4) Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] - 6/12/2008 Rep Ferguson, Mike [NJ-7] - 6/12/2008 Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] - 6/18/2008 Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4] - 6/12/2008 Latest Major Action: 6/12/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. TITLE(S): * SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED: Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2008 * OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED: To reinstate the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act.

The weapons were banned in 1994 but that ban expired in 2004. Monday, Kirk joined local law enforcement leaders to push for new legislation that would get assault weapons off the streets. Kirk says, without the ban, even police officers in full body armor are in danger. "They can feel somewhat protected from a normal pistol, but against weapons like these body armor offers no significant protection for a police officer," said Rep. Mark Kirk, (R) Illinois. The proposed legislation would make it illegal to manufacture, transfer or possess semi-automatic assault weapons and ammunition. Opponents say the law will not...

A move to reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons now has a new co-sponsor on Capitol Hill, and he says last week’s murder of Philadelphia police officer Stephen Liczbinski is what prompted him to act. Suburban US congressman Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) admits that the plan has been in the pipeline for months, and concedes that its chances for passage this term are slim. But Sestak (in file photo above) insists that the Liczbinski slaying merely prompted him to act on a measure he’s always supported: "There’s no need to have our law enforcement officers having to feel like they’re...

Days after a Philadelphia police sergeant was killed with a semi-automatic rifle, Mayor Nutter and Gov. Rendell called upon Congress to enact a new federal assault-weapons ban that would remove such weapons from the streets."The time has come for politicians to decide," said Rendell at the City Hall news conference attended by top police brass and state elected officials. "You have to decide whether you're on their side - the men and women who wear blue - or whether you're on the side of the gun lobby."The federal assault-weapons ban, which lasted from 1994 through 2004, outlawed an array of...

When a rash of gun murders takes place, it makes sense for the police to do one of two things: renew tactics that have been effective in the past at curbing homicides, or embrace ideas that have not been tried before. But those options don't appeal to Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis. What he proposes is a crackdown on assault weapons. I'm tempted to say this is the moral equivalent of a placebo—a sugar pill that is irrelevant to the malady at hand. But that would be unfair. Placebos, after all, sometimes have a positive effect. Assault weapons bans, not...

A fellow shooting enthusiast over on the GunsNet forums stumbled on this bag of Doritos® in his local supermarket: Several of us have contacted Frito-Lay with inquiries as to why their company is promoting incursions on civil liberties as a example of "doing something positive" - Here's a typical reply: (Images courtesy of GunsNet member Zygomatic)

The International Association of Chiefs of Police urged Congress to pass `an effective assault weapons ban.' The International Association of Chiefs of Police issued a report Wednesday calling for a ban on assault weapons, arguing it will make officers safer by reducing the ``firepower available to criminals.'' The report hits home this week in South Florida, where law enforcement officials are still reeling from the murder of one of their own. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez, a former police officer and police director, gets angry when he talks about the fact that the gun used to kill Officer Jose Somohano was...

CHICAGO (AP) - Standing before a church congregation that has witnessed inner-city violence firsthand, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Sunday that more must be done to end a social ill that is "sickening the soul of this nation." Obama told churchgoers at the Vernon Park Church of God on Chicago's South Side that too many young lives are being claimed by violence and more must be done to combat the problem. "From South Central L.A. to Newark, New Jersey, there's an epidemic of violence that's sickening the soul of this nation," the Illinois senator told the crowd. "The...

KeepAndBearArms.com -- The politician who is the subject of KABA's most recent poll was former President Ronald Reagan, now in death enjoying near-universal acclaim from gun owners as the best president in our lifetime. In the midst of all the “conservative” sentimentality being expressed, we mustn’t ignore some uncomfortable facts that anyone who considers himself a Constitutionalist needs to reconcile—especially since the nearly 80% of you who voted based solely on his actions deemed them “traitorous,” and the vast majority of the balance deemed them “misguided.” Now that you know who we were talking about, how many of you want...

Mayor Giuliani yesterday said he would find it hard to back any Republican presidential candidate who favors repealing the federal assault-weapons ban, further distancing himself from GOP front-runner Robert Dole. "There should be very, very few litmus tests, but someone who now voted to roll back the assault-weapons ban would really be demonstrating that special interest politics mean more to them than life-or-death issues," said Giuliani, who irked GOP leaders by appearing with President Clinton to support the gun legislation. Giuliani said he would consider candidates' overall presidential platforms, but he said their position on the ban "should bear very,...

·11250 Waples Mill Road ·   Fairfax, Virginia 22030    ·800-392-8683 Jim Zumbo Letter to the U.S. Senate Oppsing a Ban on "Assualt Weapons" JIM ZUMBO March 28, 2007 An Open Letter to the United States Senate Dear Honorable Ladies and Gentlemen: It recently came to my attention that one of your colleagues, Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, has chosen to attack firearms owners using remarks I wrote in mid-February as his launch pad. As you probably know, Sen. Levin has been making anti-gun speeches every week for the past eight years because of a promise he made to the Economic Club of Detroit...

Giuliani up 25 points over McCain: poll 41 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Rudolph Giuliani, virtually tied with John McCain (news, bio, voting record) in a January poll, held a 25-point lead over the Arizona senator in a Newsweek magazine survey released on Saturday. Among registered Republicans, 59 percent said they backed the former New York City mayor and 34 percent said they favored McCain, who announced on Wednesday he would seek the presidency in 2008, Newsweek said. "Most registered Republicans are not familiar with Giuliani's positions on key social issues," the magazine said, listing his support...

Just wanted all you Freepers who believe in the Second Amendment know that the Dems are up to their old tricks and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy has introduced the most sweeping gun control legislation in US history. This may be old news, but please contact your reps!

With the support of a new Democratic governor, advocates for a state assault weapons ban said yesterday that they have the legislative backing and momentum to pass a bill this session. "We are hopeful that the new political landscape will make a difference this year," said Sen. Michael G. Lenett, the Montgomery County Democrat sponsoring the proposal. Gov. Martin O'Malley and state Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler are behind a proposal that would forbid the transport, sale, possession or purchase of military-style assault weapons. The 11-member Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, which heard hours of testimony yesterday on the proposal, appears...

"Sarah Brady is sending supporters a link to an on-line survey asking them (as a faithful friends) to answer the questions and help guide the Brady Campaign in their dealings with Congress and state legislatures. Being a democratic guy, I feel compelled to share this with others concerned about the gun control issue so the Brady's get a very clear picture of just what the public really thinks about their issues. Just like the surveys often sent out by pro-gun groups this survey is more about fundraising than actually seeking anyones opinion. Please answer the survey and consider following through...

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Devon Chester, a petite 24-year-old in a pink sweater and designer jeans, plants her white Puma sneakers a little more than shoulder-width apart, squares her body, leans back slightly, aims her targeting laser, and empties the magazine of her Glock 9 mm pistol -- bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang! -- into the paper target 10 yards away.Chester sets the pistol down and examines her work. Several dime-size holes pepper the target's man-shaped silhouette. If this were a back-alley thug, he would be wounded but probably still on his feet. Chester, who lives in Lowell, turns to her boyfriend, 22-year-old Josh Armstrong-Levanthal...

(AP) MAYWOOD, Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich is talking to friendly church audiences today about one of his campaign positions - a statewide ban on assault weapons. Tuesday is Election Day. Blagojevich is being challenged in the Democratic primary by Edwin Eisendrath, but the governor said the visits are not campaign stops. Blagojevich spoke to reporters after delivering his standard campaign speech at Proviso Baptist Church in Maywood. In the speech, the governor discussed being the son of working parents and said he wants to improve education and health care in Illinois. He also urged worshippers to call their lawmakers to...

The real lesson of the AWB scandal is that it proves Saddam was growing more powerful and the dangerous dictator had to go. THIS overhyped AWB wheat scandal is turning into a media scandal as well, and one that costs farmers plenty. Some reporters seem so frantic to believe the Howard Government approved $290 million of AWB bribes for Saddam Hussein that evidence -- or lack of it -- hardly seems to matter. Nor does the damage to the country, which Iraq suspended this week from tendering for wheat contracts worth $800 million a year. Who can blame the Iraqis...

I haven't checked out the two above forums in a while, and when I did last night, there seemed to be alot of talk, especially on calguns.net, about AR-15's now being legal in CA due to a court case called Harrott. Does anyone have any specifics on this, especially the chronology of events?

http://www.gunowners.org/a111705.htm URGENT!!! URGENT!!! -- House to Vote Soon On Granting FBI Unlimited Access To Gun Sales Records Gun Owners of America 8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102 Springfield, VA 22151 (703)321-8585 Thursday, November 17, 2005 Registration leads to confiscation. We all know that, and that is why GOA has vehemently opposed all attempts by government forces to compile or retain information pertaining to lawful firearms purchases. But in the name of fighting terrorism, the United States Congress is getting ready to trample on the rights of law-abiding Americans, no matter what the Constitution (and current law) happens to say. The House...

By John R. Lott Jr. This wasn't supposed to happen. When the federal assault weapons ban ended on Sept. 13, 2004, gun crimes and police killings were predicted to surge. They have declined. The ban was a cornerstone of the gun control movement. Sarah Brady, one of the nation's leading gun control advocates, warned that "our streets are going to be filled with AK-47s and Uzis."

Expired gun ban still worries some Sen. Feinstein wants law reborn, despite no proof of increased crime By DAVID WHITNEY Mcclatchy News Service WASHINGTON - It's been 10 months since the federal assault weapons ban expired, and for an idea of what's happened since then, pick up a copy of a gun magazine. There you will find ads for semiautomatic rifles and pistols looking like something out of a war zone, with clips holding 30 or 40 cartridges — many features that 11 months ago U.S. manufacturers could not include and gun stores could not sell. "Since the assault weapons...

Gun-rights group fights proposal Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gun-rights advocates say a proposed citywide ban on assault weapons is a "propaganda" tool to demonize all guns as part of a nationwide campaign. That is not the case, said Melinda Swan, chief of staff for Columbus City Council, which will consider the ban next week. Councilman Michael Mentel is introducing the ban at today's council meeting. A public hearing on the proposal will come Thursday. "It's campaign propaganda," said David Buda, an attorney representing the People's Rights Organization, which opposes the ban. City officials disagree with that characterization. Mentel simply...

ALBANY, NY -- (06/13/2005; 1400)(EIS) -- Recently released FBI crime data validates statements by gun ownership advocates that last year's expiration of the so-called "assault weapons ban" would not impact crime and may, in fact, help improve community safety. According to an FBI report, the national homicide rate has declined for the first time since 1999. The report shows that homicides declined 5.4 percent in cities with more than 1 million people and overall murder rates dropped 3.6 percent. "I think this justifies our statements that the expiration of the ban would not have a negative impact on crime in...

MAINE VOICES: Jim Verdolini Who are the real bullies in gun ban debate? Copyright © 2005 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc. E-mail this story to a friend About the Author Jim Verdolini is a resident of Portland. I take considerable exception, and not a small amount of umbrage, at the recent commentary about "Gun Bullies" that appeared in the paper May 11. Columnist Bill Nemitz writes of recent threatening letters sent to legislators who have proposed a variety of gun bills this year. Despite a token denial, the essence of his piece was that nutty gun owners bully harmless legislators who...

Tuesday, May 17, 2005 Bill to ban assault weapons dead until 2007 By PAUL CARRIER, Portland Press Herald Writer Copyright © 2005 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc. E-mail this story to a friend AUGUSTA — State lawmakers have refused to outlaw so-called assault weapons, but the measure's sponsor, Democratic Sen. Ethan Strimling of Portland, has vowed to rework the bill and submit it to the next Legislature if he is re-elected in 2006. The assault-weapons ban was the first of three major gun-control bills to work its way through the Legislature this session; two others are still under review. The remaining...

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 COLUMN: Bill Nemitz Gun 'bullies' spread fear in Augusta Copyright © 2005 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc. E-mail this story to a friend She knows that simply asking the question is enough to set them off. But Cathie Whittenburg, executive director of Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence, can't help herself. "What ever happened to civility?" Whittenburg asked Tuesday as her group's legislative agenda - or what's left of it - limped toward the end of the session. "There's a level of anger here that you don't see with other bills. And these people, you know, are armed!"...

Legislator proposes assault weapons ban AUGUSTA - A leading supporter of a proposed ban on assault weapons warned Monday that it was only a matter of time before someone is killed with one of the targeted guns. But gun rights advocates told lawmakers that Sen. Ethan Strimling's bill would chip away at their constitutional protections and serve no useful purpose. Strimling, D-Portland, told the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee that his bill would fill a gap left by the expiration of a federal assault weapons ban last September after being in effect for a decade. He said seven other...

Despite dire predictions that America's streets would be awash in military-style guns, the expiration of the decade-long assault weapons ban in September has not set off a sustained surge in the weapons' sales, gun makers and sellers say. It also has not caused any noticeable increase in gun crime in the past seven months, according to several city police departments. The uneventful expiration of the assault weapons ban did not surprise gun owners, nor did it surprise some advocates of gun control. Rather, it underscored what many of them had said all along: that the ban was porous - so...

Just as there is a War on Drugs and a War on Terrorism ongoing in this country, there is a war without such a catchy name that continues unabated in America. That is the War on Guns. And just as the War on Drugs has spent billions of dollars with quite literally nothing to show for it but growing incidences of violence and the highest incarceration rates in the world; and as the War on Terrorism has cost untold losses of liberty to date; the War on Guns has prohibitive expenses all its own. The grassroots forces in the War...

<p>WASHINGTON -- Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California recently introduced legislation to re-establish a federal ban on 19 assault weapons, and Sen. John W. Warner of Virginia signed on as the lead Republican co-sponsor.</p> <p>In September, a federal ban on certain assault weapons expired. Feinstein, Warner and allies introduced a bill last week to renew the ban on the manufacture and importation of 19 types of assault weapons for 10 years.</p>

Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I rise to speak about a common sense bill that will protect American citizens and law enforcement officers. The Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act is designed to restore and strengthen the ban on assault weapons that expired on September 13, 2004. The Government Accountability Office recently reported that 47 people on the terrorist watch list legally purchased firearms in this country last year. I personally believe that a person on the terrorist watch list, who isn't allowed to board a commercial airliner, should not be able to purchase any weapon. But they especially...

Feinstein Re-Intoduces Federal Assault Weapons Ban POSTED: 4:54 pm PST March 14, 2005 WASHINGTON -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation Monday to re-establish the federal assault weapons ban, which expired last September after Congress did not reauthorize it. Feinstein, D-Calif., was the author of the original 1994 ban on the manufacture and importation of at least 19 types of common military-style assault weapons. She got an amendment through the Senate last year to extend the ban, but it was killed when the piece of legislation it was attached to failed after lobbying by the National Rifle Association. Feinstein announced bipartisan...

Is the possession of firearms a burning problem in Oregon that needs to be outlawed even if the Constitution allows it? The answer, of course, is no. Oregon has plenty of issues, the widespread misuse of illegal meth among them. But the ownership of firearms by law-abiding people is no problem at all. So why did the Oregon Senate's Judiciary Committee introduce a bill that would make owning any of a long list of specific firearms a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine? This ill-considered legislation is Senate Bill 927, sponsored by the...

Assault weapons battle rejoined Feinstein fights to reinstate law that expired after 10 years Edward Epstein, Chronicle Washington Bureau Saturday, February 26, 2005 Washington -- California Sen. Dianne Feinstein renewed one of Washington's long- running and most bitterly fought battles Friday, saying she will introduce legislation seeking to reinstate the federal assault weapons ban that expired in September after 10 years. Gun control has been a signature issue for Feinstein since she arrived in the Senate in 1993. But the odds she faces to pass the weapons ban in the current Congress are probably steeper than they were in 1993,...

Feinstein to push assault-weapon ban Shooting prompts senator to reintroduce bill By Associated Press Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Friday that she will reintroduce legislation banning assault weapons after a city maintenance worker allegedly shot and killed two fellow employees with an AK-47 assault rifle. "Once again, we've seen the tragic consequences of the ready availability of assault weapons throughout our society," Feinstein, D-Calif., said in a statement. Thomas Sampson, 25, was booked for investigation of first-degree murder early Friday for the deaths of his supervisor, Rene Flores, 54, and co-worker Ricardo Garris, 49, police said. Sampson, who was held without...

Iowa Senators Introduce State Assault Weapons Ban 2/25/2005 Press Release Iowans for the Prevention of Gun Violence 4403 1st Ave SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 http://www.ipgv.org State assault weapons ban would fill the void created when Congress failed to renew the federal assault weapons ban last September Cedar Rapids, IA - Legislation has been introduced in the Iowa Senate that would prohibit the possession of military-style, semiautomatic assault weapons in Iowa. The bipartisan bill (Senate File 207) is co-sponsored by Senators Connolly (D-Dubuque), Dvorsky (D-Coralville), Lundby (R-Marion), and Tinsman (R-Davenport). Lead sponsor of the bill Mike Connolly said, "Military-style, semiautomatic...

73rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2005 Regular Session NOTE: Matter within { + braces and plus signs + } in an amended section is new. Matter within { - braces and minus signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within { + braces and plus signs + } . LC 116 Senate Bill 927 Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY SUMMARY The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's brief statement of the essential...

NRA MEMBERS' COUNCILS OF CALIFORNIAhttp://NRAMembersCouncils.com/ -----------------------------------------------A 100% volunteer organization ----------------------------------------------- The new 2005 spate of CA gun bills has been posted at:http://NRAMembersCouncils.com/legs.shtml Included: - The latest verified scoop on California gun-related information - General Contact Info and Tools for the California Assembly, Senate and the 6 committees that are normally involved in gun legislation (and we'll add more committees if needed) - Specific Contact Tools, issue based, such as our well-known ONE-CLICK system which allows you to target your comments to the Assembly, Senate and the 6 committees that are normally involved in gun legislation (as hot issues dictate). -...

Former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr defended the constitutional right to bear arms against what he called an “anti-freedom philosophy” in a speech about the importance of the Second Amendment at the Emory School of Law on Monday. Barr, a Republican, told the audience of about 30 people that Americans must do everything in their power to ward off intrusion from the U.S. government and “preserve what privacy and other civil liberties are left to us.” He warned that many people in America and the United Nations “engage in actions to diminish one’s God-given, constitutionally- guaranteed rights.” As evidence of mounting...

WASHINGTON -- Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales told the Senate on Tuesday that he supports extending the expired federal assault weapons ban. Gonzales also said he wants Congress to get rid of a requirement that would eliminate part of the Patriot Act this year, despite complaints that it is too intrusive. "I believe the USA PATRIOT Act has greatly improved our nation's ability to detect and prevent terrorist attacks," Gonzales told the Senate Judiciary Committee in written answers to questions left over from his confirmation hearing. Gonzales, who served as President Bush's lawyer during his first term, is expected to...

Lets make sure that these Assault Weapons arent causing any violence.

Wisconsin Hunter Murders Show Need For Effective Assault Weapons Ban—Armed Hunters No Match For SKS Assault Rifle President Has Power to Fully Ban Import of All Foreign-Made Assault Rifles Such as SKSs And AK-47sWashington, DC—SKS assault rifles like the one reported to have been used to murder five hunters and wound three others in Wisconsin over the weekend are a primary threat to police, the Violence Policy Center (VPC) reported today. So far in 2004, at least six law enforcement officers have been slain by SKSs. In the wake of the shooting, the VPC called on President George W....

Did I miss something? A scant 3-4 months ago, we were all assured by the MSM, various pundits, editorials, the VPC, and the Brady Bunch that immediately following the sunset of the onerous "Assault Weapon" ban on September 13th, we would be living in a horror show. We were told, in solemn voices, that our streets would be "flooded" with UZIs, AK's, AR-15's, and all manner of lethal, "high-powered" "automatic" "weapons of war". Gunfights and massacres would be daily events; we'd have to all use tire chains whilst driving so as not to slip on the pools of blood running...

just an FYI for fellow Ruger 10/22 rifle owners: The AWB-caused (and lamentable) ten-year dearth of new Butler Creek 25 round capacity "Hot Lips" magazines is at an end. I recently purchased a fair number of them from Michaels of Oregon. @ $25 apiece. Expected them in 4-6 weeks, they arrived in one week. All perfectly functional. Well worth the price. Figured y'all'd want to know they're available again.

Sen. Zell Miller urges gun-rights audience to support Bush campaign CONCORD - With the sound of stock cars zooming by as a backdrop, Democratic U.S. Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia Friday urged gun owners to support President Bush's re-election. Miller spoke as part of a National Rifle Association rally at Lowe's Motor Speedway before the Busch Series SpongeBob 300 race. It was the influential gun lobby's first rally in conjunction with a NASCAR race, said Chris Cox, the organization's chief lobbyist. Former President Bill Clinton has credited the group with Al Gore's defeat in the 2000 election. "NASCAR nation is...

Kerry bashes president for not extending the Assault weapons ban and then tells us a story that makes the case that the ban did not work? Kerry is a case of flawed logic. "I believe it was a failure of presidential leadership not to reauthorize the assault weapons ban"..... "I was hunting in Iowa last year with a sheriff from one of the counties there, and he pointed to a house in back of us, and said, "See the house over? We just did a drug bust a week earlier, and the guy we arrested had an AK-47 lying on...

John Kerry is definately a spinning crystal and if you are not careful you can get caught up in that hypnosis... but all words and little action is the reverse of good Leadership. Refer back to all three debates study them, study Kerry's record ... shocking ... There was blatant hypnosis in the debate last night about the Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) story... It went something like this. "I was hunting in Iowa last year with a sheriff from one of the counties there, and he pointed to a house in back of us, and said, "See the house over...

Representative Susan A. Davis (D-CA)Current Office: U.S. RepresentativeCurrent District: 53Party: DemocratSusan Davis has an Assault Weapons Ban survey/poll on her web site. It could use some more votes to drive home how honest citizens feel about the issue.Here is the poll: http://www.house.gov/susandavis/survey/survey_october_2004.htmlGood Hunting... from Varmint Al