Hi All,
I've heard a lot about how the "assault weapon ban" supposedly sunsets after 10 years, so I did some research to find out the details. The information is published at http://thomas.loc.gov .
President Clinton signed H.R.3355, the "Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994" into law on September 13, 1994. The part of that law that we have come to know as the "assault weapon ban" is Title XI, Subtitle A, "Assault Weapons".
Fortunately for us, Subtitle A contains Sec. 110105, which reads:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>SEC. 110105. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle--
(1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) are repealed effective as of the date that is 10 years after that date.[/quote]
In other words, the "assault weapon ban" is repealed as of September 13, 2004.
Four things seem very apparent to me:
1. We better keep a close watch on Congress between now and when Clinton's term is over to make sure that they don't try to make the law permanent.
2. If we maintain a Republican majority in both houses of Congress, there is a good chance that the "assault weapon ban" will not be reinstated after 9/13/2004.
3. If we get a good conservative President elected (like Bush, McCain, Buchanan) there is no way that the "assault weapon ban" could be reinstated after 9/13/2004 due to a Presidential veto.
4. It is more important than ever to support the NRA. Let's face it, they are the 2nd Amendment lobby that gets noticed in DC.
Friends, we are in the home stretch. The end of the horrendously useless "assault weapon ban" must be our #1 priority.
I've heard a lot about how the "assault weapon ban" supposedly sunsets after 10 years, so I did some research to find out the details. The information is published at http://thomas.loc.gov .
President Clinton signed H.R.3355, the "Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994" into law on September 13, 1994. The part of that law that we have come to know as the "assault weapon ban" is Title XI, Subtitle A, "Assault Weapons".
Fortunately for us, Subtitle A contains Sec. 110105, which reads:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>SEC. 110105. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle--
(1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) are repealed effective as of the date that is 10 years after that date.[/quote]
In other words, the "assault weapon ban" is repealed as of September 13, 2004.
Four things seem very apparent to me:
1. We better keep a close watch on Congress between now and when Clinton's term is over to make sure that they don't try to make the law permanent.
2. If we maintain a Republican majority in both houses of Congress, there is a good chance that the "assault weapon ban" will not be reinstated after 9/13/2004.
3. If we get a good conservative President elected (like Bush, McCain, Buchanan) there is no way that the "assault weapon ban" could be reinstated after 9/13/2004 due to a Presidential veto.
4. It is more important than ever to support the NRA. Let's face it, they are the 2nd Amendment lobby that gets noticed in DC.
Friends, we are in the home stretch. The end of the horrendously useless "assault weapon ban" must be our #1 priority.