Debate Over 'Assault Weapons

A top National Rifle Association official said the Obama administration is using the increasingly violent drug cartels in Mexico as an excuse to push for reinstating the ban on assault weapons.
"They're trying to piggyback this whole phony issue on the back of the tragedy in Mexico," said Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the gun-rights group, on CBS' "Face the Nation" program Sunday.
NRA official rips weapons-ban bid I know many of you may be worrying about losing your job ..or maybe
having to choose between buying new tires, paying the mortgage,
putting more food on the table for your 30+ kids who moved back
home, or maybe getting another AK-47 for the wife... so relax. That
$2k assault weapon will be available all year !