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This shows Romney's views of the 2nd amendment....
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Huckabee: Mitt, I would like to ask you a question that came up during your interview with Tim Russert on "Meet the Press." And it has to do with the Second Amendment. You indicated that you support the Second Amendment, but on that interview, you indicated that you also supported a ban on so-called -- and I use the term "so-called" -- assault weapons and supported Brady.
For many of us who are strong adherents to the Second Amendment, that's not quite consistent, to say you're for Brady and so-called assault gun ban, but support of the Second Amendment, because we see that that's really a denial of the Second Amendment.
I would appreciate some clarification on, do you support Brady? Do you support the assault weapon ban? And your position on exactly what restrictions government should put on Second Amendment rights.
Romney: I do support the Second Amendment. And I believe that this is an individual right of citizens and not a right of government. And I hope the Supreme Court reaches that same conclusion.
I also, like the president, would have signed the assault weapon ban that came to his desk. I said I would have supported that and signed a similar bill in our state.
It was a bill worked out, by the way, between pro-gun lobby and anti-gun lobby individuals. Both sides of the issue came together and found a way to provide relaxation in licensing requirements and allow more people to have guns for their own legal purposes. And so we signed that in Massachusetts and I said I would support that at the federal level, just as the president said he would.
It did not pass at the federal level. I do not believe we need new legislation.
I do not support any new legislation of an assault weapon ban nature, including that against semiautomatic weapons. I instead believe that we have laws in place that if they're implemented and enforced, will provide the protection and the safety of the American people. But I do not support any new legislation, and I do support the right of individuals to bear arms, whether for hunting purposes or for protection purposes or any other reason. That's the right that people have.
If the Supreme Court deems DC's pistol ban unconstitutional, which I have faith that they will. We'll never see another gun ban again.
It's a virtual certainty that if the SCOTUS does rule in favor of "the people" , it will be on extraordinarily narrow grounds that will neither affirm nor prohibit gun control laws in general.
I think everyone agrees that it's OK to have SOME regulations on gun ownership and sales (prisoners, illegal aliens, people under indictment, mental defectives in wards, etc)- the SCOTUS will determine just how far it can go- IN WASHINGTON, DC.
Gays should actively support gun ownership also,because they are also subjected to hate crimes,but yet again gays often favor liberal politicians because of other gay issues.
I for one am gay and support gun ownership but not liberal politicians. That's why my vote goes to Ron Paul!
Does anyone have a link to NRA grades for all the remaining candidates, Dem. and GOP? I've been looking all over, and can only find them for Paul and Huckabee.
Gun control isn't close to a priority for the Democrats as a national issue. I don't think there's been a single gun control bill introduced in either chamber this session.
"People" means us in the 1st, 4th, 9th, and 10th amendments, right? So why does "people" in the second amendment mean the national guard or armed forces to most politicians?
because all those "people" are supposed to be ready to defend their country instead of relying on a standing, professional army.
There's nothing wrong with everyone keeping their guns down at the armory so that they could respond to an attack.
Ron Paul is 100% on gun owners rights, he believe if you are a law abiding citizen, you could carry a concealed weapons, even if you happen to traveling state to state!
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