What we have here, is a failure to communicate; what we need here are a few good men. 2 will do.

All right W and JFK, it is time to step up to the plate. The 10-year ban on assault weapons that resulted from passage of the so-called Brady Bill under President Clinton, will expire Sept. 13.

President Bush has endorsed an extension of the ban, but he is not pushing Congress to act. Ditto John Kerry (the below link implies that Kerry is pushing; he is not (see The Hill dated 7-29-04)).

Today the ajc has a story on this issue. It notes:

"Polls have consistently shown that a majority of the public favors an assault weapons ban. An April 23 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, a research arm of the University of Pennsylvania, found that 71 percent of the public supports continuation of the ban, compared with 23 percent opposed.

Among gun-owning households, 64 percent favor the ban, according to the Annenberg survey of 28,446 adults. In homes with an NRA member, 46 percent said they want the ban, compared with 49 percent opposed.

The national surveys, however, don't always reflect the issue's political volatility or the depth of feelings about it. Voters in rural and conservative districts tend to chafe at gun restrictions."