Upset gun owners set to dump Bush
This article made me laugh: "'I was surprised and disappointed to learn of the report of the president's support for continuing the ban on homeland-security rifles, aka semi-auto rifles,' said Larry Pratt, executive director of Virginia-based Gun Owners of America, a group with 300,000 members nationwide. "
First, the idea that gun owners would not vote for a republican is just silly. People who own guys and belong to these groups are vocal. They are not going to sit around not voting while other Americans select the president. And they sure aren't voting for democrats.
...And "homeland-security rifles"? LOL!!!
Just Silly.
On the flip side, I do want to give Bush SOME credit for taking a stance against the sales of semi-automatics over the last year. (I am very critical of Bush, but every once in a while he does something not reprehensible and I should credit him for those instances.) Now granted Bush really hasn't had the juice to make any kind of meaningful stand on this issue since he spent all of his momentum at the time on getting us into Iraq, but he should get at least a mention for this. His priorities may be all screwed up (Hmmm...invade a country that didn't attack us or prevent another Columbine....?) and he may be an incompetent bumbler, but not everything he supports is worthless.
I will fault him for not having any foresight with regards to the issue and not raining it 2 years ago, but the gun control battle is over today and the gun nuts have won. I won't fault Bush for not being goaded by the Democrats into taking a more aggressive stance on a losing issue in an election year.
First, the idea that gun owners would not vote for a republican is just silly. People who own guys and belong to these groups are vocal. They are not going to sit around not voting while other Americans select the president. And they sure aren't voting for democrats.
...And "homeland-security rifles"? LOL!!!
Just Silly.
On the flip side, I do want to give Bush SOME credit for taking a stance against the sales of semi-automatics over the last year. (I am very critical of Bush, but every once in a while he does something not reprehensible and I should credit him for those instances.) Now granted Bush really hasn't had the juice to make any kind of meaningful stand on this issue since he spent all of his momentum at the time on getting us into Iraq, but he should get at least a mention for this. His priorities may be all screwed up (Hmmm...invade a country that didn't attack us or prevent another Columbine....?) and he may be an incompetent bumbler, but not everything he supports is worthless.
I will fault him for not having any foresight with regards to the issue and not raining it 2 years ago, but the gun control battle is over today and the gun nuts have won. I won't fault Bush for not being goaded by the Democrats into taking a more aggressive stance on a losing issue in an election year.
posted by The Tobidian at 7:15 AM
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