Glenn still thinks that the assault weapons bill is bad news for Bush, because of this WorldNetDaily article. I emailed him about it, but I didn’t post first so he had nothing to link to. Here’s what I emailed him:

That article actually makes my earlier point. Note the wording:

“many gun owners say they’ll dump Bush in 2004 and vote for someone else if he signs new legislation extending the prohibition.”

I never disputed that–I’d be pretty angry if he actually signs legislation, but I still don’t believe that the legislation will ever get to his desk, so the point is probably moot. And while it’s irritating to hear him give it lip service, I don’t think that very many gun owners are going to risk putting in a president who will actually fight to get the ban extended (or in that case, renewed), which is probably exactly what the effect of not voting for Bush would be.

Here’s another key quote from the piece:

“I will not vote for [Bush] if this ban is in place by Election Day,” one WND reader said. “I am a Republican who will vote for a Democrat if I have to, if they fight against this bill. All of my conservative, gun-owning friends are exactly the same as me.”

Again, it doesn’t matter, because the ban won’t be in place by election day. It will have died a well-deserved, albeit belated, death.