Assault weapon used in VT shooting was banned till recently
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It turns out that one of the two guns used in the Virginia Tech massacre, a Glock 9 pistol, had been banned by 1994's Federal Assault Weapons Ban, passed by the new Republican congress (by 1 vote) and enacted by Bill Clinton. The Ban subsequently faded into the sunset as the Republican congress (under Bush) failed to renew it despite protests from "every major national law enforcement organization in the country." read on...
Just before the ban expired in 2004, two republicans noted the ominous and the obvious:
Reps. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., and Michael Castle, R-Del., said they were disheartened. "My leadership is playing Russian roulette," Shays said. "There will be without question a horrific crime committed without an assault weapon ban, and every member of Congress will have to ask where were they on this issue."
It turns out that one of the two guns used in the Virginia Tech massacre, a Glock 9 pistol, had been banned by 1994's Federal Assault Weapons Ban, passed by the new Republican congress (by 1 vote) and enacted by Bill Clinton. The Ban subsequently faded into the sunset as the Republican congress (under Bush) failed to renew it despite protests from "every major national law enforcement organization in the country." read on...
Just before the ban expired in 2004, two republicans noted the ominous and the obvious:
Reps. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., and Michael Castle, R-Del., said they were disheartened. "My leadership is playing Russian roulette," Shays said. "There will be without question a horrific crime committed without an assault weapon ban, and every member of Congress will have to ask where were they on this issue."
posted by Cecily Friday at 1:27 PM
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That's completely wrong. Glocks were sold all during the Assault Weapons Ban.
He's almost certainly thinking of the Tec 9, not the Glock 9 (mm).
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