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Forgotten already? John McCain's 2004 vote for the Clinton Gun Ban
Submitted by cbaus on Mon, 06/09/2008 - 23:10.By Chad D. Baus
I opposed the ban on so-called "assault weapons," which was first proposed after a California schoolyard shooting. - John McCain, NRA Annual Meetings, Louisville, KY, May 16, 2008
To understand just how insulting this statement was to the intelligence of every NRA member present at this year's Annual Meetings, take a short trip in a time machine with me, back to good ol' 2004...
More proof of Americans support for the individual right to keep and bear arms for self-defense
Submitted by cbaus on Mon, 06/09/2008 - 23:05.June 6, 2008
NRA-ILA.org
Once again confirming what we already know, a recent Harris poll (taken May 5,-May 12, 2008) found that, by a margin of more than two-to-one, U.S. adults believe that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees an individual’s Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
For regular readers of the Grassroots Alert, the findings come as no surprise. In fact, the Harris poll results are similar to a March, 2008 Gallup poll and a December, 2007 CNN/Opinion Research Corporation telephone poll, which both found that Americans overwhelmingly support firearm rights and gun ownership, and believe that the Second Amendment affirms an individual Right to Bear Arms.
