Even when it is a blatently negative thing that Bush has done or will do, people like yourself always find a way to defend it. If you honestly believe that this won't cause more problems than we already have, then you are living in a fantasy world. Making guns more accessible is never a good idea. My thoughts are that he will not let the ban expire. Although, he is grasping at whatever voters he can get, so maybe he is now trying to win the drive by gang voters?