Bush is likely going to sign new legislation extending the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons for ten years. The NRA's not happy. Senate Democrats are. So here the Republican president and many Democratic senators are in agreement.
Will this hurt Bush in the elections with the "NRA Vote"?
Do you agree or disagree with the banning of semiautomatic assault weapons? The US founding fathers were quite clearly concerned that one has the right to bear arms to defend oneself against one's own government. As Thomas Jefferson said "The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." But are we well beyond this now? In what way does the average citizen have any hope of facing the US Army even WITH semi-automatic weapons?
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