Mitt Romney then: Supported Brady Bill. Passed state AWB. ""I don't line up with the NRA." (Edit: Falsely claimed credit for passing the state AWB and supported the Federal AWB)
Mitt Romney now: Joined NRA as a "life member in Aug '06" and a "Life long hunter" twice.
Rudy Guiliani then: Started frivolous NY lawsuits. 2A is about hunting. NRA "Extremists"
Rudy Guiliani now: Fellating every NRA member he meats. Opposes lawsuits.
Hillary Clinton then: Never met an anti-gun bill she didn't like.
Hillary Clinton now: Attacking Obama for his anti-gun stance.
Barack Obama then: Supports handgun and all semi-auto bans. Supported lawsuits.
Barack Obama now: No complete bans. Individual right. OK for "rural folk"
The quote on SIH says it all:
If I was Brady Campaign, and had any hair, I’d be pulling it out just now.
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I doubt if the Bradys are losing too much sleep, because they know that none of these pols are really serious about gun rights. At worst, the Bradys have a new hook for fund raising.
Romney didn't pass the AWB. He claimed to at the time, but anyone who actually read the legislation would see that it was a reform bill that just kept a nasty title to stay under the radar. His nasty remarks about gun owners during the bill signing ceremony are definitely worth damning him, but it's still not accurate to say he passed the bill. That was done under Cellucci.
Hmm--hadn't known that, Bitter--thanks for correcting my (mis)understanding. Still, the fact that Romney was willing to take "credit" for passage of a state AWB (and indeed, actually lie to get that credit, apparently) would seem to indicate he thought it was a good idea.
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