Sen. John W. Warner, R-Va., switching positions from a decade ago, joined Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., yesterday in proposing to extend a federal ban on certain assault weapons.
Warner joined Feinstein in introducing a bill to extend the current ban on military-style assault weapons for another 10 years. The current ban, signed into law by President Bill Clinton, is scheduled to expire in September.
"Although I voted against the ban a decade ago, over the past ten years, it has reduced crime dramatically and has made our streets safer," Warner said yesterday in a statement.
"The law also has protected the rights of gun owners better than many of us predicted." Warner added: "I'm pleased to join President Bush in supporting a reasonable extension of this important law."
He's lying, of course; the ban has had no effect on crime whatsoever. Let's remember this guy's name in November.
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