And those 65% thought that these were military style, fully automatic assault weapons, like AK47s, just like John Kerry said last night in the debate. Most issues are full of mis-information like that which creates misleading polls.
Val, why do you think the assault weapons ban was legitimate and successful? Why would someone with your background, coming from a communist country that persecuted your family, find anything redeeming with gun control?
The President didn't oppose it because it was never coming up for a vote. Simply partisan politics. Bush would have been better served if he just stated his views instead of trying to hide or avoid the issue.