Pudge
Member
You need to read or listen to what these same people (Chuck and Nancy) said when the AWB was passed. This was their bill. They really and truly wanted to ban every gun in America and were not shy about saying it. The AWB was a compromise law since they dialed it back to get enough NRA sensitive lawmakers to sign on. Honestly the fact it did sunset is probably one of the most amazing modern political accomplishments. Reauthorization is the norm for most everything in DC. Nobody thought it was going ro be anything but renewed and possibly harsher.
I know what they say, and what they want. But the law accomplished nothing, when it sunsetted violent crime decreased. Society saw no benefit from the AWB, and that is what common sense gun laws give us, restrictions on the law abiding for no purpose other than a sound bite for the next campaign.