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Psycho4Bud
02-07-2008, 03:46 PM
Barack Obama on Gun Control:

Ban semi-automatics, and more possession restrictions
Principles that Obama supports on gun issues:
Ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons.
Increase state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks with firearms.
Source: 1998 IL State Legislative National Political Awareness Test Jul 2, 1998

Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers.
A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others. Voting YES would:
Exempt lawsuits brought against individuals who knowingly transfer a firearm that will be used to commit a violent or drug-trafficking crime
Exempt lawsuits against actions that result in death, physical injury or property damage due solely to a product defect
Call for the dismissal of all qualified civil liability actions pending on the date of enactment by the court in which the action was brought
Prohibit the manufacture, import, sale or delivery of armor piercing ammunition, and sets a minimum prison term of 15 years for violations
Require all licensed importers, manufacturers and dealers who engage in the transfer of handguns to provide secure gun storage or safety devices

Hillary Clinton on Gun Control

Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence.
Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers.

John McCain on Gun Control

Voted YES on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence.
Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers.

Mitt Romney on Gun Control

Supports Second Amendment rights but also assault weapon ban / No real voting record

Mike Huckabee on Gun Control
Second Amendmen is about freedom, not about hunting / Another one that has no "real" record

Ron Paul on Gun Control

Voted NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse.
Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers.
Hillary Clinton on Gun Control (http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Hillary_Clinton_Gun_Control.htm)

You can access all the candidates at the bottom of the link. I found Ron Pauls stance VERY strange.

Have a good one!:s4:

texas grass
02-07-2008, 03:51 PM
they will never get rid of guns in america
1 most outstanding citizens wont give them up
2 if they do give them up their still be the black market that has millions of guns

their should and will always be guns in america to protect ourselves, you dont need government to protect you unless you give up your protection