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Originally Posted by dc dalton
Yeah they are both dead BUT what puzzles the hell out of me is why the 2007 one was fully Dem backed and the 2008 one fully Republican backed. Did they think it would get any further if some Republicans wrote it?
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After a quick look I think it runs like this:
HR 1022, Sponsored My McCarthy (D-NY), was a serious expansion of the AWB in that it reintroduced the ban on the originals but also on those firearm models that worked around the ban. It also extended it to semi-autos that were not included at all in the original ban. Also I find no grandfather clause (Did I miss it?).
HR 6257, Sponsored by Kirk (?-IL), is a straight forward reauthorization of the original (as close as I can tell) ban and includes a 10 year sunset and grandfather clause. Which I guess someone decided would be an easier sell to us gun owners.
But in all instances we know that the AWB will be reintroduced. The Dems have already promised that as part of the official party platform. So now we need to start fighting it.
So keep those cards and letters (and phone calls) going!