The days of political candidates being able to duck and run on the Second Amendment issue are over. It’s time to find out what their real positions are, and I challenge every reporter who has access to Hillary to pose these questions to her.
Wayne LaPierre
December 7, 2007
Some Questions for Clinton
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[The Internet and computers furthers the cause of freedom more than the cause of the oppressor.–Joe]
I’ll go along with that. Be nice if someone could actually pin Rudi down too.
Rudy Giuliani: “I used gun control as mayor,” he said at a news conference, “but I understand the Second Amendment. I understand the right to bear arms.” He said what he did as mayor would have no effect on hunting.
(Source: The Associated Press on WHDH.com Feb 11, 2007)
Rudi Giuliani: “I do not think the government should cut off the right to bear arms. My position for many years has been that just as a motorist must have a license, a gun owner should be required to have one as well. Anyone wanting to own a gun should have to pass a written exam that shows that they know how to use a gun, that they’re intelligent enough and responsible enough to handle a gun. Should both handgun and rifle owners be licensed…we’re talking about all dangerous weapons.
(Source: Boston Globe, p. A4 Mar 21, 2000)