It was bound to happen; someone in the Administration woke up and realized that any attempt at a renewed AWB just isn't worth the effort or consequences.
Now... maybe if a few of the bug-eyed hand wringers in Congress will get the message as well, we can put and end to this nonsense.
Attorney General Eric Holder is retreating on his commitment to pursue a controversial gun-control measure.
Holder’s statements, recently delivered to senators in writing, clearly indicate the Obama administration is in no rush to reinstate the assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004.
In response to written questions from Senate Judiciary Committee members, Holder adopted a much different tone on the ban than he did in February, when he said, “As President Obama indicated during the campaign, there are just a few gun-related changes that we would like to make, and among them would be to reinstitute the ban on the sale of assault weapons.”
That comment attracted many headlines, but the nation’s chief law enforcement officer is now downplaying his earlier remarks.
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Regarding the administration’s next step, Holder stated, "The department is currently reviewing existing gun laws to determine how best to combat gun violence and keep guns out of the hands of criminals and others prohibited from possessing them."
Holder's response to Coburn is the latest in a series of mixed messages from Obama and his team after the president vowed during his campaign that he would seek to reinstate the ban.
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