Obama criticized for AWB “We need to get assault weapons – and ammo – off the streets”

[jody]

We need to get assault weapons – and ammo – off the streets

One can only hope Congress and the Obama administration find some guts and reinstate the assault weapons ban. And when they do that, they should go further and regulate some of the ammunition that makes assault weapons so deadly, and so hated by police departments in South Florida.

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Not only are too many assault-style weapons on the street, but so are the types of ammo that can do nothing but create havoc out there. You can readily access ammo for AR-15s, AK-47s, you name it.

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So, it's understood this is a complex matter. Nonetheless, this Congress and President Obama haven't shown much willingness to take on the gun lobby. They have given the OK for weapons in national parks, and haven't shown any inclination to reinstate the assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004.

But how much more carnage does there have to be, how many more police officers and innocent citizens have to be victimized, before action is taken to get these dangerous weapons and the deadly ammunition off the streets?

Articles like that and the DU threads below in the General Discussion: Presidential forum will not let Obama ignore his continued support for renewing the Assault Weapons Ban.

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