Statements about Gun Control
“Bill White spent his city billions of dollars into debt (and) saw crime rates soar while he backed gun control.”
"Speaker Rubio supported gun restrictions that included background checks and waiting periods."
Says state Sen. Steve Ogden was the “driving force behind business income tax hurting small business, crafted the Robin Hood school finance scheme making property taxes skyrocket, wrote a budget that will result in a $14 billion deficit and voted against” gun freedoms.
Says Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson threatened to shoot him.
You must list all your guns on your 2010 tax return.
The Baucus health care bill "could be used to ban guns in home self-defense."
"More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States."
"Obama's Ten Point Plan to 'Change' The Second Amendment….Ban the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns."
"Obama's Ten Point Plan to 'Change' the Second Amendment…Ban use of firearms for home defense."
"Throughout his time in elected office, Barack Obama has taken multiple positions on banning handguns and the D.C. handgun ban."
Romney used to favor gun control, and said he didn't want to go back to Reagan-Bush.
"I just talked about guns. I told you what my position was, and what I did as governor, the fact that I received the endorsement of the NRA."
"Mitt Romney opposed the gun lobby, even Ronald Reagan."
"He's sued gun manufacturers. He was supportive of Brady. He was supportive of things like assault weapon bans."
"He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership."
We live in "a time of historically low violent crime rates and historically high gun ownership rates nationally."
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