{"id":1135,"date":"2007-05-15T08:51:07","date_gmt":"2007-05-15T15:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/2007\/05\/15\/presidential-candidates-on-gun-control\/"},"modified":"2007-05-15T08:53:02","modified_gmt":"2007-05-15T15:53:02","slug":"presidential-candidates-on-gun-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/capnbob.us\/blog\/2007\/05\/15\/presidential-candidates-on-gun-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Candidates on Gun Control"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"nra-logo.gif\"In case you missed it, the Miami Herald<\/a> enumerates major presidential candidates’ stances on the issue of Second Amendment rights (Hat Tip to NRA-ILA<\/a>). Some of the responses surprised me. Here’s my views on the Second Amendment positions taken by these candidates:<\/p>\n

Acceptable<\/strong>:
\nBarack Obama – perhaps this is the ONLY view Obama has that is acceptable
\nBill Richardson – if Democrats are to be accepted in the wild west, they approve of guns
\nSam Brownback – consistently agrees with NRA positions
\nJim Gilmore – tough on criminals but needs to be a bit tougher
\nMike Huckabee – supports concealed-carry and most other sane positions
\nDuncan Hunter – widely supported by NRA-types
\nJohn McCain – a Second Amendment supporter but has other ‘issues’
\nRon Paul – consistently agrees with NRA positions
\nTom Tancredo – right on guns and<\/u> border enforcement<\/p>\n

No Clear Position<\/strong>:
\nMike Gravel – (Who?)
\nMitt Romney – seems to mostly be at odds with weapon owners rights
\nTommy Thompson – no clear signals of support for owners, but supports penalizing gun violence<\/p>\n

Unacceptable<\/strong>:
\nJoe Biden – blames the gun, it’s makers and does not blame gun-using criminals
\nHillary Clinton – historically an enemy of Second Amendment rights
\nChris Dodd – incoherently opposes guns or something like that
\nJohn Edwards – based on senate record, not on grandstanding VT shootings remarks
\nDennis Kucinich – What can a Hobbit know about guns to oppose them altogether?
\nRudy Giuliani – falls in lockstep with gun-grabbers<\/p>\n

See below for a complete rundown on candidates’ positions:<\/p>\n

Democrats:<\/strong><\/p>\n