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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WTJ" data-source="post: 2056353" data-attributes="member: 6661">There was quite a bit of upheaval, but ultimately it boiled down to a silly inconvenience after the knowledgeable figured out the bayonet lugs and 'flash hiders' didn't affect the functionality of the firearms in the least. There was a good bit of alarming discussion at the time, to include a lot of .mil and LE personnel wondering if it would turn ugly, along with some threats and outright dissension. I recall some sage calling for a possible homegrown version of the Phoenix Program, and silly shite of that nature. Billy and cronies used the backlash from OKC to push this, which was supposedly backlash from the Weaver and Waco incidents. His AG, Reno, was about as popular as Richard Holder is, and both are peas in a pod when it comes to spurious events on their respective watches. Billy was a master of not wasting a crisis, mostly because he felt 'mericas pain.This, IMO, is a completely different ball game. Billy C was an astute politician and wasn't nearly as stupid as this group. They truly believe the American public will swallow this without a sound. That makes them both incredibly foolish AND dangerous.</blockquote>