Obama says AWB 2 not worth effort!

[Stephen Cue]

I heard a sound bite from President Obama today.
He stated that:

"he will not seek to re-instate the AWB (anytime in the foreseeable future) and that the laws we have are good enough; we just need to enforce them"

*EDIT* in parenthesees

 

[Keelty]

I heard a sound bite from President Obama today. He stated that "he will not seek to re-instate the AWB and that the laws we have are good enough; we just need to enorece them"

I agree! enorece! enorece!

 

[Stephen Cue]

I agree! enorece! enorece!

LOL, darn it, I didnt fix it quick enough!

 

[azmrb]

He is right. It is Not.

 

[purplehaze]

if true oh noes to all the gougers.

 

[mmchambers06]

Link?!

 

[Stephen Cue]

Heard it on the radio

 

[azmrb]

Link?!

And the urban policy section of the White House Web site says Obama and Vice President Joe Biden "support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent."
Obama still supports reinstating the ban, as he did during the presidential campaign, but there are no plans to reintroduce it anytime soon, according to an administration official.

Obama thinks more can be done to stop the illegal flow of weapons to Mexico within existing laws, the official said, noting that the president has taken steps to deploy more law enforcement to curb the illegal flows of drugs, weapons and cash in both directions across the border.
The administration is unaware of any broad-based efforts in Congress to reinstate the ban, the official said.


Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told CBS on Thursday that reinstating the ban "simply is not part of the plan that we're talking about here."

http://www.edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/obama.weapons/index.html

 

[azmrb]

MEXICO CITY – Confronting a Mexican drug war that is "sowing chaos in our communities," President Barack Obama signaled Thursday he will not seek renewal of a U.S. assault weapons ban but instead will step up enforcement of laws banning the transfer of such guns across the border.


Obama had pledged during his campaign to seek renewal of the ban but has bowed to the reality that such a move would be unpopular in politically key U.S. states and among Republicans as well as some conservative Democrats.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090416/ap_on_go_pr_wh/lt_obama_mexico

 

[Sixpounder77]

does this mean the wasr 10 I paid $900 for at the Wannemacher show won't be worth twice that next year?

AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!