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| B Ruberton | 2007-04-28 | 21:18:07 | Assault Weapons Ban | |
| The shootings at Virginia Tech reaffirm the need for gun control in this country. I believe the willful act of Bush and Delay letting the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban expire had a direct effect on the outcome in this shooting. The high capacity clips that the gunman used would have been banned by the Clinton law. It is hard to believe that a Virginia Tech college student would have any criminal connections to acquire anything other than the weapons that are legally available to him. As weapons become more lethal there needs to be better controls on who is buying these weapons and why.
As a gun owner, I respect the right to bare arms but unless your house in going to be attacked by dozens of armed intruders the formally banned weapons just seem to be excessive and inviting disaster.
Congress has introduced a new Assault Weapons Ban Resolution (HR 1022). Lets hope they are able to pass it.
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