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Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2008
To reinstate the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act.
Other Bill Titles (3 more) 6/12/2008--Introduced.
Assault Weapons Ban Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to reinstate, for 10 years, the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act's assault weapons ban to prohibit the manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semi... moreSee Full Bill Text
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| June 12, 2008 |
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October 01, 2008 the AWB thread
most recent assualt legislation : http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:HR6257: Latest Major Action: 7/28/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
September 23, 2008 Democrats to reinstate Assault Weapon Ban
The reauthorization of the assault weapons ban was introduced to Congress on February 13 2007 as HR 1022, and again on June 12 2008 as HR 6257. This is just one of the tactics to deny your Second Amendment rights. ...
September 04, 2008 The Assault Weapons Ban Strikes Back
Meanwhile, in Libertarian land, I'm starting to plan for a potentially disasterous Democratically controlled Congress and Executive. This involves buying a rifle before the end of the year. You know, one of those awful, nasty, ...
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This is obviously unconstitutional. If you wish to change the 2nd amendment, the honest and upright thing to do is to legally amend the Constitution. This bill is just a sneaky attempt to sidestep the Constitution.
whaddya mean ? they ALREADY got away with this before,remember ?
then it "sunset."
we are always to keep vigilnt,WIDE AWAKE,and scan "Thomas bill locator",keep up with the NRA,GOA,etc.
of course it's inConstitutional right down to prohibiting legal,law abiding Americans posession of full auto.
get busy and spread the word.
public's been BRAINWASHED about their most BASIC RIGHT.
right to self defense.
right to protect their families and property.
Well it would be nice to have firearm prices go ^^^ for all the stuff that's been purchased since the sunset. Rather selfish though we need to preserve the right to bear arms for all future generations.
Bunch of liberal pu**ies coming up with this garbage. NEWS FLASH, the criminals will still have their guns! They don't give a flying f*ck about your HR.34242 beurocratic bullshit.
I'm gonna go buy a few TEC-9s just for fun. Oh oh, and some glocks with 33 round mags...mmmmmmmm, and a five-seven or two, gotta stock up on them. Liberals loooove those!
Those using these weapons to break the law, will obviously break the law to acquire them. It is ineffective legislation and only hurts the law abiding citizen.
The 2nd Amendment gives us the ability to self-defense and protection. But it is also a check for the people against a tyrannical government. Without this basic right, watch many other rights to fall (Those that haven't already).
Liberal pussies? You might want to take a closer look at the 4 sponsors of this bill. All Republicans.
Republican DOES NOT EQUAL Conservative.
another travesty
[quote]But it is also a check for the people against a tyrannical government[/quote]
Which we need now more than ever.
Why would the average citizen need semi automatic weapons?
Need has nothing to do with freedom. If that is a argument against something they can take almost everything.
The last time this law was in effect it did no good.
Vik, do you even know what a semi-automatic weapon IS? Or are you simply repeating what you heard some soccer mommy say at the last neighborhood social?
Responsible citizens own semi-automatic pistols or rifles for many reasons. One of them being that they're much easier to load and shoot targets than having to load one round at a time. Plus, it's pretty darn difficult to defend your life from criminal attack by loading one round at a time.
The quicker you and every other gasp-shock trembling nancy out there learn that "semi-automatic" doesn't mean "bad killer gun person", the quicker you'll be able to stop living your life in fear and come back outside where the rest of us responsible folk are having fun.
Why are Republicans sponsoring a bill like this? This was the Democrates cup of tea. Which I think had a lot too do with the Dem's losing control of Washington. I'm guessing that ALL of Washington wants to unarm it's law abiding citizens and make us subjects. How do we the people keep electing these losers that don't have a clue?
Leave it to Illinois. So glad I left that hole. What a sponsor for this characteristically nonsensical gem. Kirk is an embarassment and then some. What Republican has total approval from Planned Parenthood and the Brady Campaign? Apparently only guys named Kirk, like Mark, or senator Dillard. In an age of RINOs, Mark still manages to shine as an outlying anomaly among the conniving limousine liberals of the north burbs. Only in ubercorrupt NE Illinois do you get this kind of issue confusion. I would be shocked if any of his Navy acquaintances still own up to knowing him. Champaign townies would probably rather own up to the Enema Bandit before this clown. Hates guns, the internet, gambling... nanny state any one? He's your man! And step 1 is to walk all over the Constitution and Supreme Court with this poorly drafted, overbroad and impotent proposal that shows a complete lack of understanding regarding every issue it imputes.
When our fine elected officials have somehow managed to upset any miitia groups within the borders of our great nation and it became necessary for the citizens to take in hand the responsibility of proctecting the original american values on which we as a nation were founded,certainly knowing what you know about politicians you don't expect them to fight fair, do you?
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