I'm amazed how some people get religion....

...when they're speaking at the NRA Convention.
Then...

Q: Should people have access to buy assault weapons?
A: Society should draw lines. What do you need an assault weapon for, if you're going hunting? That's overkill. But I don't think that means you go to a total ban for those who want to use gun for skeet shooting or hunting or things like that But what's the point of passing gun laws if we're not going to enforce them? If you want to talk about gun control, that's where you need to start. We've got 300 gun laws on the books right now. At the end of the day, it's about how we enforce the law.
Source: Washington Post interview Oct 16, 2006

...and now.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said Democrats are using violence reported in the news to frighten the public and push proposals -- such as a revival of the expired assault weapons ban -- that would restrict the gun rights of law-abiding people.
Source: Fox News, May 15, 2009

So tell me why we should trust what he says one damn bit, and what will he do when he's not among the faithful?