At the recent NRA conference on gun rights Presidential candidate Fred Thompson said, “We are here today not just because we support the Second Amendment, we are here today for our support of the rest of the Constitution.”
At most of his campaign stops, Fred Thompson tells people “basic rights come from God and not from government.” He’s right, because most Democrats believe that government is in the business of denying, not delivering, rights to American citizens.
“I will say the same things I’ve been saying since 1994, and what I say, I will say in New Hampshire and I will say in Florida and all parts in between. … I’m not standing here before you as somebody who has been crazed about office ever since I was a junior in high school,” he said to loud applause.
Mr. Thompson was by far the crowd’s favorite candidate. He’s also my favorite candidate.
In contrast look at the records of Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney:
- During his years as mayor, Mr. Giuliani supported waiting periods for gun purchases. He furthered annoyed gun owners when he filed a lawsuit against major gun manufacturers, claiming that reducing the availability of guns would lower crime. Yesterday, he backpedaled on that, too, saying the ongoing lawsuit “has taken several turns and several twists I don’t agree with.”
- Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who also has a history of advocating gun control, stayed away from the conference altogether, sending a video message instead. In 1994, Mr. Romney supported the Brady gun-control law and said he wouldn’t be the hero of the NRA. Still, he became a lifetime member of the organization in 2006.
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1 Chuck // Sep 24, 2007 at 12:33 pm
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