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Old December 16, 2012, 01:05 PM   #19
Gary L. Griffiths
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We've all been wary of Obama.

Now's the time when we'll see if he is the gun control disaster we've been afraid of, or a paper tiger. The horrific Sandy Hook shootings and the resultant 100K+ petition will create the perfect cover for him to push for an assault weapons and/or hi-cap magazine ban. True, he doesn't initiate legislation, but he has plenty of lackeys in Congress to do his bidding. Will he truly lobby for such measures or attempt to institute rule changes making "assault weapons" NFA items, or will he wimp out a la George Bush, saying "If Congress crafts legislation banning assault weapons I will (cough cough) sign it into law."

Time will tell.
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