"In fact," the Democratic presidential candidate went on, "an Al Qaeda training manual recovered in Afghanistan included a chapter urging terrorists to get assault weapons in the United States. Why is George Bush making the job of the terrorists easier and making the job for America's police officers harder?"
I just have one question to ask Mr. Kerry. Does he actually think al Qaeda is going to buy assault weapons at a reputable gun dealer? There is nothing to keep that gun dealer from reporting suspicious requests to authorities. No, al Qaeda is much more likely to purchase those weapons on the black market, where the seller has as much to lose as the buyer does. The black market exists in an environment where these weapons are allowed as well as where they are banned. I'll take the chance that a reputable gun dealer is more likely to report a suspicious inquiry than the black market dealer any day.
Personally, it makes me a little queasy knowing that automatic weapons are readily available to anyone who wants one (almost). The legislation that had banned assault weapons was not only terribly written, it was unconstitutional in my opinion. Because of that, I support the lifting of the ban, despite my misgivings. Kerry stretched again today to equate it to the war on terror, though.
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