October 24, 2007
Romney and and the Second Amendment.
The manager of Red's Sporting Goods wrote presidential candidate Mitt Romney, asking for his views on the Second Amendment.
Romney's response is perfect.
If you hate guns.
I strongly support the Second Amendment right of Americans to keep and bear arms. I am proud to be among the many decent, law-abiding men and women who safely use firearms.
I firmly believe in the importance of responsible gun ownership and sales. As a member of the National Rifle Association, I do not believe that we need any more federal gun control laws. I also recognize that some types of extreme weapons, those which were not meant for hunting, sport, or self-defense, have no business being on the streets.
An individual’s right to keep and bear arms is a freedom guaranteed to all Americans by the United States Constitution. Together, we must ensure this freedom is protected. As Governor of one of the most liberal states in the country, I stood up for the rights of gun owners and sportsmen over burdensome bureaucratic regulation. I look forward to upholding these same ideals in Washington, D.C.
As one commenter noted, Romney's claim that he "stood up for the rights of gun owners and sportsmen over burdensome bureaucratic regulation" is rather weak, given that he signed into law Massachusetts' ban on scawey bwack wifles, the kind dubbed "assault weapons" by bed-wetting thumb-suckers.
David Hardy says it's clear that when it comes to the Second Amendment, Romney's answer reveals that he has no understanding of its meaning.
I think it reveals something else: that he has no chance of winning the votes of those Americans who do.
Posted by Mike Lief at October 24, 2007 08:22 PM
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Dammit. I was hoping he'd be better than this. Thompson better get traction. I can't stomach McCain any more than I can take Hillary...
Posted by: Dan at October 24, 2007 11:56 PM