Obama Won’t Reinstate Assault Weapons Ban

[Skunk]

http://www.politicususa.com/en/Obama-Assault-Weapons-Ban

Obama Won’t Reinstate Assault Weapons Ban
Submitted by jmeasley on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 04:40.

When asked today during his daily briefing if President Obama would reinstate the assault weapons ban, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs made it clear that Obama was looking at other strategies, such as hiring more police officers, instead of reinstating the ban on assault weapons.

Here is the video courtesy of Think Progress:

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In answer to Helen Thomas’s question about reinstating the ban, Gibbs said, “Obviously, we, while we were overseas last week, were surprised and shocked at the news at what had happened in New York. … That’s one of the reasons that increased money to hire more police officers as in the Recovery Act. I was asked specifically about assault weapons. I think the president would — the president believes there are other strategies we can take to enforce the laws that are already on our books.”

This new position is in direct contrast to an ABC News story in late February that Obama was seeking a new assault weapons ban. Last night on CBS News Attorney General Eric Holder said that he looks forward to working with the NRA, and would not endorse bringing back the assault weapons ban. Obama’s new position is bound to upset many anti-gun Democrats, because then candidate Obama campaigned strongly on reinstituting the assault weapons ban during the 2008 Democratic primaries.

Even though the White House website still mentions reinstituting the ban, the administration seems close to abandoning the idea. At a time when Obama should be focused on the economy, reviving the assault weapons ban issue would only serve as a distraction. If Obama does decide not to revive the ban, it would be a major blow to his critics on the right, who have been spreading rumors that Obama is out to take everyone’s guns away.

By reading between the lines, it is clear that, as much as it may anger those on the left, Obama has no intention of bringing back the ban. It must be pointed out that none of the recent civilian shootings in states like New York and Alabama were carried out with an assault weapon. The ban is more symbolic than it is effective in reducing violence. I agree with the White House that there are better ways to reduce violence than banning assault weapons. If disturbed people want to kill, they will find a way to kill whether assault weapons are legal or banned.

[Swampman]

I believe neither the liberal media nor the president's minons.

[skarke]

ditto swampman

[Redhawk1]

He lied about everything else, he will back door us on this.

[Skunk]

I believe neither the liberal media nor the president's minons.

Yeah, I can't say I believe it either there Swamper. Just figured you folks might like to hear what they've been saying in case you hadn't seen this yet.

[nomosendero]

I believe neither the liberal media nor the president's minons.

Yeah, I can't say I believe it either there Swamper. Just figured you folks might like to hear what they've been saying in case you hadn't seen this yet.

Well, now I feel better about you starting this thread, the fact you don't believe it. This is a non story, Gibbs & everyone that tells this clown what to say are liars & are statements made to help them politically at that particular time, it has no value or meaning at all.

[tn_junk]

As much as I would like to believe this from Obama-----

I don't.


alan

[Skunk]

Well, now I feel better about you starting this thread, the fact you don't believe it.

Well OK, Nomosendero. As long as you're not mad at me.

[DalesCarpentry]

That guy never said the new prez would not reinstate the AWB!!!!!! He said he was looking at other ways to re-enforce the laws that are already there. We will see but I am pestomistic on this one for sure. Dale

[LONGTOM]

I guess we will just have to wait this one out and see.


LONGTOM

[nomosendero]

Well, now I feel better about you starting this thread, the fact you don't believe it.

Well OK, Nomosendero. As long as you're not mad at me.

Of course this is not what I meant, I did mean I am glad no one takes this idiot seriously, point being he is compulsive liar, saying only what needs to be said at a given moment. Again, this is of no value

[Oldshooter]

Get a grip guys........Obamma aint gonna reinstate the "assault " ban. He is gonna reluctantly sign it when pelosi, reid, shumer, kerry and that bunch, and yes some repubniks, pass it !

"He will have no choice" the uncontrolled violence here at home and the mexican drug cartels getting all their full auto assault rifles here on GBO in the classifiedsOh and I forgot, all the ammo that the mexicans get at our gun shows, he will be forced to sign the ban for the security of the country!

NEVER LET A CRISIS GO TO WASTE! That is the administrations motto remember!

All those crises will FORCE him to sign the bill that pelosi probably already has written!

just a matter of time!

[nomosendero]

Get a grip guys........Obamma aint gonna reinstate the "assault " ban. He is gonna reluctantly sign it when pelosi, reid, shumer, kerry and that bunch, and yes some repubniks, pass it !

"He will have no choice" the uncontrolled violence here at home and the mexican drug cartels getting all their full auto assault rifles here on GBO in the classifiedsOh and I forgot, all the ammo that the mexicans get at our gun shows, he will be forced to sign the ban for the security of the country!

NEVER LET A CRISIS GO TO WASTE! That is the administrations motto remember!

All those crises will FORCE him to sign the bill that pelosi probably already has written!

just a matter of time!

BINGO

[DalesCarpentry]

Get a grip guys........Obamma aint gonna reinstate the "assault " ban. He is gonna reluctantly sign it when pelosi, reid, shumer, kerry and that bunch, and yes some repubniks, pass it !

"He will have no choice" the uncontrolled violence here at home and the mexican drug cartels getting all their full auto assault rifles here on GBO in the classifiedsOh and I forgot, all the ammo that the mexicans get at our gun shows, he will be forced to sign the ban for the security of the country!

NEVER LET A CRISIS GO TO WASTE! That is the administrations motto remember!

All those crises will FORCE him to sign the bill that pelosi probably already has written!

just a matter of time!

It will be Joe Bidden who will rewrite it. He wrote it the first time if I remember right. Dale

[Skunk]

Well, now I feel better about you starting this thread, the fact you don't believe it.

Well OK, Nomosendero. As long as you're not mad at me.

Of course this is not what I meant, I did mean I am glad no one takes this idiot seriously, point being he is compulsive liar, saying only what needs to be said at a given moment. Again, this is of no value

Oh hey Nomosendero, I understand what you meant and agree that we can not take the big O nor his entire administration seriously. I concur a BINGO on what Oldshooter said above.

[Oldshooter]

Get a grip guys........Obamma aint gonna reinstate the "assault " ban. He is gonna reluctantly sign it when pelosi, reid, shumer, kerry and that bunch, and yes some repubniks, pass it !

"He will have no choice" the uncontrolled violence here at home and the mexican drug cartels getting all their full auto assault rifles here on GBO in the classifiedsOh and I forgot, all the ammo that the mexicans get at our gun shows, he will be forced to sign the ban for the security of the country!

NEVER LET A CRISIS GO TO WASTE! That is the administrations motto remember!

All those crises will FORCE him to sign the bill that pelosi probably already has written!

just a matter of time!

It will be Joe Bidden who will rewrite it. He wrote it the first time if I remember right. Dale

No sorry Dale , he is the VP now, I'm telling you "they" wont touch this until it is time to sign it, then obama(One Big Assed Mistake America) will Do so only because  "he has no choice"  or some such poppycock!

[DalesCarpentry]

Get a grip guys........Obamma aint gonna reinstate the "assault " ban. He is gonna reluctantly sign it when pelosi, reid, shumer, kerry and that bunch, and yes some repubniks, pass it !

"He will have no choice" the uncontrolled violence here at home and the mexican drug cartels getting all their full auto assault rifles here on GBO in the classifiedsOh and I forgot, all the ammo that the mexicans get at our gun shows, he will be forced to sign the ban for the security of the country!

NEVER LET A CRISIS GO TO WASTE! That is the administrations motto remember!

All those crises will FORCE him to sign the bill that pelosi probably already has written!

just a matter of time!

It will be Joe Bidden who will rewrite it. He wrote it the first time if I remember right. Dale

No sorry Dale , he is the VP now, I'm telling you "they" wont touch this until it is time to sign it, then obama(One Big Assed Mistake America) will Do so only because  "he has no choice"  or some such poppycock!

Am I wrong about Joe Bidden writing it in the first place? Dale

[Oldshooter]

Honestly dont remember, may have, he was a senator then. too tired to investigate tonight!

These guys are not dummies, the presidents office aint gonna touch this, they dont have to, the lefties in congress will do the dirty work, hell they may even use the original as a template!

[alsaqr]

Democrats in the US house do not want to touch an AWB.  In fact, 65 Democrat house members wrote a letter to Holder saying that they would vote against any AWB if it came up in the House.  The Senate is another matter.  The Senate voted to extend the AWB in 2004.  Ten Senate Republicans voted along with their gun grabbing Democrat buds.  Several Senate Democrats, including Harry Reid, voted against extending the AWB. 

[Foxxtrot]

I trust them for as far as I can throw them ...and I have a bad shoulder. Keep writing and calling your congressmen about these issues. 

[nomosendero]

Get a grip guys........Obamma aint gonna reinstate the "assault " ban. He is gonna reluctantly sign it when pelosi, reid, shumer, kerry and that bunch, and yes some repubniks, pass it !

"He will have no choice" the uncontrolled violence here at home and the mexican drug cartels getting all their full auto assault rifles here on GBO in the classifiedsOh and I forgot, all the ammo that the mexicans get at our gun shows, he will be forced to sign the ban for the security of the country!

NEVER LET A CRISIS GO TO WASTE! That is the administrations motto remember!

All those crises will FORCE him to sign the bill that pelosi probably already has written!

just a matter of time!

It will be Joe Bidden who will rewrite it. He wrote it the first time if I remember right. Dale

No sorry Dale , he is the VP now, I'm telling you "they" wont touch this until it is time to sign it, then obama(One Big Assed Mistake America) will Do so only because  "he has no choice"  or some such poppycock!

Am I wrong about Joe Bidden writing it in the first place? Dale

No, you are not wrong, Biden freely admits it from time to time.

[magooch]

Remember--Obama is a basketball guy and a big part of that game is the fake (feint).

[Questor]

He's probably telling the truth. He wants something much more agressive than the Clinton ban.

[45-70.gov]

Get a grip guys........Obamma aint gonna reinstate the "assault " ban. He is gonna reluctantly sign it when pelosi, reid, shumer, kerry and that bunch, and yes some repubniks, pass it !

"He will have no choice" the uncontrolled violence here at home and the mexican drug cartels getting all their full auto assault rifles here on GBO in the classifiedsOh and I forgot, all the ammo that the mexicans get at our gun shows, he will be forced to sign the ban for the security of the country!

NEVER LET A CRISIS GO TO WASTE! That is the administrations motto remember!

All those crises will FORCE him to sign the bill that pelosi probably already has written!

just a matter of time!

It will be Joe Bidden who will rewrite it. He wrote it the first time if I remember right. Dale

No sorry Dale , he is the VP now, I'm telling you "they" wont touch this until it is time to sign it, then obama(One Big Assed Mistake America) will Do so only because  "he has no choice"  or some such poppycock!

Am I wrong about Joe Bidden writing it in the first place? Dale

No, you are not wrong, Biden freely admits it from time to time.

he  made  the claim  he wrote  it  during  his  campaign
and  there  are still   people on this sight that voted for  him

no  need  to target  assault weopons
if  you can  ban  lead  or steelcore bullets...then  tax  what overpriced ammo is left

no  need  to ban  assault  weapons    just  require  an  ATF  form 1
like  they  did  to my striker 12

never trust a democrat

[lrs]

He's probably telling the truth. He wants something much more agressive than the Clinton ban.

That's the way I see it as well.

[Graybeard]

More smoke and mirrors guys. They mean exactly what they say in this one. The AWB is a dead issue for now. Why? Of course because they have bigger fish to fry.

Look for an all out push to get gun registration passed. They'll play it is a mild mannered "for the kids" safety measure that will in no way affect our gun ownership rights. It will sell too oh yeah the public will buy it hook, line and sinker and I fully expect the NRA to sign onto it as well. Hell they always do in the end after just enough protesting to make their supporters think they really are on our side.

Once they get the guns registered they'll waste no time coming for them. Hell they are already training US troops to do it and have an entire network of federal, state and local police trained already.

First they'll register them. Then they'll ban them a few at a time or all at once who knows but they'll ban them then they'll come for them. Whatcha gonna do then?

Live free or die.

[Swampman]

I have a wife that needs me.  I can't die.

[LONGTOM]

I have a wife that needs me.  I can't die

Hell, I think most all of us can lay clame to that one.

That ain't much of a living when someone else can tell you how to live.
You have giving up before the fight has even started.
I guess you have to do what you feel is right for you.



LONGTOM

[Swampman]

Let's see....give up a hobby, or spend the rest of my life in prison while my wife lives in the street......I'll have to think about it.

[45-70.gov]

I have a wife that needs me.  I can't die

Hell, I think most all of us can lay clame to that one.

That ain't much of a living when someone else can tell you how to live.
You have giving up before the fight has even started.
I guess you have to do what you feel is right for you.



LONGTOM

i  will not let my kids   see  me  loose

same  thing  i told  my  kids mothers lawer