Attorney General to actively seek reinstatement of the Assault Weapon Ban
Contrary to what we may have previously suggested, it looks like our new Attorney General, Eric Holder, will be actively seeking to reinstate the “assault weapon ban” (reported at ABC News).
Yeah, Holder basically lied during his confirmation.
Hopefully the Heller decision will prevent them from doing this in a broad stroke since allow for weapons that are not “dangerous and unusual” and AR-15’s are stated to be commonly available in Staples vs. US.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/92-1441.ZO.html
It also seems that good old Nancy Pelosi doesn’t want anything to do with it. Article below.
Pelosi throws cold water on weapons ban
By Mike Soraghan
Posted: 02/26/09 11:59 AM [ET]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tossed cold water on the prospect of reinstating the assault weapons ban, highlighting Democrats’ reluctance to take on gun issues.
Attorney General Eric Holder raised the prospect Wednesday that the administration would push to bring back the ban. But Pelosi (D-Calif.) indicated on Thursday that he never talked to her. The Speaker gave a flat “no” when asked if she had talked to administration officials about the ban.
“On that score, I think we need to enforce the laws we have right now,” Pelosi said at her weekly news conference. “I think it’s clear the Bush administration didn’t do that.”
Outside of the dig at the recent Republican president, that phrase is the stock line of those who don’t want to pass new gun control laws, such as the National Rifle Association.
The White House declined to comment on Holder’s remarks, referring reporters to the Department of Justice. The DoJ did not respond to The Hill’s request for comment.
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