Uhhhh, Wingnuts; About that Executive Order Banning Assault Rifles

[riqster]

http://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/president-bush-used-an-executive-order-to-ban-assault-rifles/


Thanks to Malaise for the topic.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

1. That was import only

It does not look like he can ban them or magazines with an EO

[riqster]

5. True, but

Here's five bucks saying that the Wingnuts will go bonkers if Obama does the same thing as Poppy.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

6. No doubt they will

[riqster]

7. For instance:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2013/01/rep-stockman-threatens-obama-impeachment-over-guns-154141.html

The Pres hasn't yet said if he'll do doodly-squat, and the wingnuts are flapping away. Sheesh.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

10. There have been a lot of "leaks" and there are 19 proposals

Something is being said and getting out

[bdublu]

11. really?

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100382334

[hack89]

2. Domestic gun manufacturers would love such a law. nt

[Recursion]

3. Their import. Call it a jobs measure

Even today I think you have to have X number of parts assembled in the US

[riqster]

8. Follow the link to another link within it

A good article that places Bush's order in context, and explains why he took that action.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

4. Bush was a white guy

White guys can do that sort of thing and the GOP eats it up. Then blames Clinton.

[aikoaiko]

9. He banned the importation of some and notice that Bush 1 wasn't reelected either.

The gun guys on the right hated him for taxes and guns.

Plus this was a gift to domestically made rifles because they weren't banned -- only imported ones.