I heard that Bush has stated that he does not support extending the ban and has requested that Congress not bring it up for reinstatement. I heard CNN say that they heard from a "White House Representative" that the President supports the ban. An obvious Media manipulation due to the fact that the "source" could be anyone in the administration who wishes to support a reinstatement of the ban and they will not verify it. And where is the CNN online poll for the public opinion on the matter? They usually post a poll for everything but are obviously afraid to breach the matter directly with the public. The fact of the matter is any smart politician will not touch the issue with a ten foot pole because it will cost their party a great deal at the polls. I believe it would cost the President any chance of re-election to take a stance for reinstatement. Clinton himself stated that his anti-gun stance on the bill cost his party the majority.
CNN is biased and even manipulative of the facts due to it's corporate ideology. During a debate involving two representatives one from Gun Owners of America and another from The Brady Foundation, CNN video wallpapered the split screen with images of stockpiles of fully automatic weapons that have been illegal to purchase for decades in an attempt to make the ignorant in society believe this is what they will ban and it ain't true. This would not be ignorance on their behalf, but rather blatant manipulation targeted at swaying the public sentiment in their favor. It is lies but as tkl's sig line once quoted " it's what they (the left) rely on, ignorant foot soldiers" to achieve they're agenda.
I pray they don't win because totalitarianism fed by a falsely liberal facade is what the true outcome will be for an example look at "California Uber Alles" there the swastika is replaced with a smiley face. I think it was Himmler that said if you tell a lie that is big enough, people will not believe you would lie about something that important. And that is what the media and leftists hope for, an ignorant belief in a lie that leads to their total control with no means of retaliation.
Even though I cannot keep firearms legally in NYC I have rejoined the NRA and plan to fight for reinstatement of the basic rights of the Second Ammendment, it is vastly more important than any personal or public safety concern in my book as it enables the very defense of our freedoms as a society in general to be under our control and is our last line of defense against abuses of power in our system. It would be like signing away all your rights, payed for by the blood of others of greater character than any living advocate, to reject it. That, is wrong.
Respect of life and firearms safety is a matter of education over ignorance. Punishment of criminal activity is a matter of prosecuting to the letter of the law those who violate it. Mental illness and emotional instability is a matter of awareness recognition and treatment. All three of these issues have been unneccessarily tied to a fight to relieve you of your rights as granted by our first and most thorough governing document. Instead of addressing these issues in the logical and educated means, it has been sold to you that regulation of inanimate objects is the solution and this just is not the answer, it is absolutely crystal clear when thought of in context. Support the Second Ammendment and insure your future participation in governing yourselves and protecting each other.
Later,
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