[neverdem]

In addition to the usual suspects, it seems Warner, Allen and DeWine are useful idiots or useless.

The remainder of the editorial stated GWB is willing for another 10 year extension.

[NYCVirago]

Funny how the libs find a constitutional right to gay marriage, but they ignore the constitutional right to bear arms!

[riverrunner]

All the anti's have on there side is lies if they ever told the truth they could not stand.

[longtermmemmory]

someone help here. I thought the AWB is dead by itself.
Feinstein is pushing for an amendment to abolish the sunset of the AWB making the AWB permanent.

There is no seperate AWB renewal and the anti-sunset rider was NOT added to the gun maker liablity bill.

A rider that is NOT in the house version BTW.

Did I miss something?

[wita]

Barf alert my royal rear end! I have only read the first two sentences, I will go back after posting this comment and continue. This is far, far worse than a barf alert, this is a full fledged double secret projectile vomit alert. I have been labeled a criminal in the second sentence, and if memory serves, and so far it still does, so have many of you. Excuse me while I go read the rest of it, but don't ask me why.

[Clean_Sweep]

This is how they view free Americans; "no one except criminals"

[Joe Brower]

[cruiserman]

The first is renewal of the current ban on certain assault weapons -- weapons needed by no one except criminals.

Does the Post do any research at all, or is the Ed board just a mouthpiece for the anti-gun crowd? Criminals don't favor these weapons, but lots of gun fanatics like myself do. Perhaps the Post thinks criminal means anyone who owns a gun.

[Monty22]

"The first is renewal of the current ban on certain assault weapons -- weapons needed by no one except criminals. "

Keep talking that way lefty.. Alienate us. We love it.

Guess I'm a criminal to this 'person'

[DMZFrank]

The AWB is directly about the RKBA.

Gun grabbers are increasingly trying to separate the right to keep and bear arms from its constitutional underpinnings. To everyone but many liberals and gun grabbers the word militia implies a body organized for military use. The Supreme Court Miller decision of 1939 held that the militia was 'A body of citizens enrolled for military discipline.' And further that ordinarily when called for service these men were expected to appear bearing arms supplied by themselves and of the kind in common use at the time."

To begin with, only the national government was represented at the trial. With nobody arguing to the contrary, the court followed standard court procedure and assumed that the law was constitutional until proven otherwise. If both sides were present, the outcome may have been much different.

However, since only one party showed up, the case will stand in the court records as is. As to the militia, Mr. Justice McReynolds related the beliefs of the Founding Fathers when commenting historically about the Second Amendment. He stated that, ". . .The common view was that adequate defense of country and laws could be secured through the militia- civilians primarily, soldiers on occasion.

"The significance attributed to the term Militia appears from the debates in the Convention, the history and legislation of Colonies and States, and the writings of approved commentators. These show plainly enough that the Militia comprised all males physically capable of acting in concert for the common defense.

It is clear that the firearms that are most suited for modern-day militia use are those semi automatic military pattern weapons that the yellow press calls "assault weapons". Since nations such as the Swiss trust their citizenry with true selective fire assault rifles, it seems to me that this country ought to be at least able to trust its law-abiding citizenry with the semi automatic version.

Self-defense is a vital corollary benefit of the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. But its primary constitutional reason for being is for service in the well-regulated militia which is necessary to the security of a free state. Don't let the gun grabbers and their politician allies separate us from the constitutional reason for the right to keep and bear arms.

PostScript: In the vernacular of the founders well-regulated meant well drilled and organized.

[supercat]

The assault weapons ban, which will expire in September unless renewed, has posed no hardship on hunters...

It has posed even less on criminals.

[Travis McGee]

"The first is renewal of the current ban on certain assault weapons -- weapons needed by no one except criminals."

Criminals, huh?

[schmelvin]

From the article: The first is renewal of the current ban on certain assault weapons -- weapons needed by no one except criminals.

So, now the peons are only "allowed" to have what they need?

Maybe, the Libs should just quit pussyfooting around and say what they really mean: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need." Oh yeah, that's right, they can't. They haven't banned everything except slingshots yet.