Guess I called it
Gratuitous horn tooting: One day short of a year ago, I wrote:
The NRA is confident the ban will expire. And, since no gun control has passed in this country without their approval since 1934, I’d say the fix is in.
I was Googling some stuff up when I found the The NRA Fact Sheet on The Top 10 Reasons The Clinton Gun Ban Was Allowed To Expire.
If you look at the bottom of the page, it says:
Posted: 9/10/2004
That was three days before the ban expired. They did know the fix was in.
Update: Stupid Uncle, they went in to recess on 9/6.
September 7th, 2005 at 2:59 pm
IIRC, Congress wasn’t in session at the time, so short of a last minute emergency session, it wasn’t going to happen any which way at that time.
September 7th, 2005 at 3:06 pm
D’oh! you’re correct. On 9/6 the senate left.