OK So did
Kerry just step in it by taking on this issue.
WASHINGTON (AP) John Kerry is criticizing President Bush for letting a decade-long ban on assault weapons expire while unveiling his own $5 billion plan to fight crime and picking up a police union endorsement.
''George Bush made a choice today,'' the president's Democratic challenger said in remarks prepared for a Washington audience Monday. ''He chose his powerful friends in the gun lobby over the police officers and the families he promised to protect.''
I find it a bit disturbing that Kerry is jumping into this frying pan, and though I admire his courage, I am not sure it is the best issue to be jumping on, and especially to be attacking the gun lobbies.
I mean did'nt Clinton even say one of the big reasons Gore lost was the BS gun issues. It has become fairly obvious to me lately what a BS law this assault wepons ban was. I mean it sounds great, and yeah it does get some stuff out of the mix, but overall it is very weak, and we could do better.
But how do we get some of the more moderate gun enthusiasts and NRA members to come to some rational compromises on gun control.And probably more importantly, how do we get the NRA and extremists to keep from painting Kerry as being anti-gun.
I mean seeing what a weak law it is that lapsed, I just dont understand Kerry taking the political risks of jumping on this issue.