1revnrex
04-04-2008, 08:36 PM
In one fell swoop, Hillary and Barack show their antigun stripes to the Pittsburg Tribune-Review in Candidates' gun control positions may figure in Pa. vote.
The PT-R goes on:
All three candidates oppose creating a national handgun registry.
In actuality, Obama said :
"35. Do you support legislation to ban the manufacture, sale and possession of
a. handguns?
While a complete ban on handguns is not politically practicable, I believe reasonable restrictions on the sale and possession of handguns are necessary to protect the public safety. In the Illinois Senate last year, I supported a package of bills to limit individual Illinoisans to purchasing one handgun a month; require all promoters and sellers at firearms shows to carry a state license; allow civil liability for death or injuries caused by handguns; and require FOID applicants to apply in person. I would support similar efforts at the federal level, including retaining the Brady Law.
Notice that Obama did not come out against a complete ban on handguns. He only said it was "not politically practical". We can only conclude that he would push for a complete handgun ban if it was doable. So, while attempting to sound moderate by opposing registration, he actually just wants you to just turn them all in. That would make the registry unnecessary.
The PT-R goes on:
All three candidates oppose creating a national handgun registry.
In actuality, Obama said :
"35. Do you support legislation to ban the manufacture, sale and possession of
a. handguns?
While a complete ban on handguns is not politically practicable, I believe reasonable restrictions on the sale and possession of handguns are necessary to protect the public safety. In the Illinois Senate last year, I supported a package of bills to limit individual Illinoisans to purchasing one handgun a month; require all promoters and sellers at firearms shows to carry a state license; allow civil liability for death or injuries caused by handguns; and require FOID applicants to apply in person. I would support similar efforts at the federal level, including retaining the Brady Law.
Notice that Obama did not come out against a complete ban on handguns. He only said it was "not politically practical". We can only conclude that he would push for a complete handgun ban if it was doable. So, while attempting to sound moderate by opposing registration, he actually just wants you to just turn them all in. That would make the registry unnecessary.