Published November 19, 2003, Wednesday, in The Hotline
KNOW YOUR GUN TERMINOLOGY
In the National Review Online, American Enterprise
Instit.'s John Lott writes WH '04 Dems have begun "offering
advice to hunters" on the assault-weapons ban that is up for
extension in '04. The "most-charitable interpretation is that
the ban's proponents know nothing about guns. " The "'assault
weapon ban' conjures up images of machine guns" used by the
military, but the '94 federal assault weapons ban had "nothing
to do with machine guns, only semi-automatics." The ban
"arbitrarily outlaws different guns" based upon either their
name or "cosmetic features." The law "never had any affect on
crime." The ban's "only clear result" was to "consistently"
reduce gun shows by 25%. Pols "who have claimed such dire
consequence from these mislabeled 'assault weapons' have put
their reputations on the line." If the ban extension fails, a
year after that voters "will wonder what all the hysteria was
about." The debate in '04, "fueled by false images of machine
guns and sniper rifles," is likely to be "very emotional. Let's
hope that the politicians at least learn what guns are being
banned" (11/18).
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