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Dr. Ben Carson Attempts to Clarify His Second Amendment Stance at NRA Annual Meetings
townhall.com ^ | 4/10/2015 | Katie Pavlich

Posted on 04/11/2015 8:17:13 AM PDT by rktman

Nashville - Speaking from the 144th annual NRA Annual Meetings Friday afternoon, potential GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson attempted to clarify his stance on the Second Amendment.

"For the record let me make it extremely clear that I am extremely pro-Second Amendment and that I would never allow anyone to tamper with that right," Carson said.

"We will never let the right to keep and bear arms be removed from those [generations] who follow us in this great nation," he continued.

(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016; 2016election; 2a; 2ndamendment; amnesty; banglist; bencarson; cantbepresident; carson; cruzorlose; election2016; guncontrol; guns; nra; secondamendment
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To: rktman
Proud to be a 1%r.

You too, amazing.......

:-)

61 posted on 04/11/2015 10:34:24 AM PDT by Lakeshark
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To: C. Edmund Wright

I know a lot of pro gun docs who like to shoot.


62 posted on 04/11/2015 10:35:13 AM PDT by Mom MD
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To: rktman

In the fwiw dept, I like and respect Dr. Carson.

I will vote and support Sen. Cruz. Oh, the First lady will also.

My wife is a lurker (for 16 yrs). See honey...

5.56mm


63 posted on 04/11/2015 10:50:55 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: rktman
I will not bad mouth or disrespect Dr. Ben Carson. Professionally he has done more to help people than most of us would ever be able to do in our lifetimes. He is a good, honorable person, conservative, brilliant, and accomplished.

I don't think he is ready to be POTUS, and I also don't think he is the right person for this time. I will explain on this later when talking about Ted Cruz.

I am extremely thrilled that we have BRILLIANT minds in our conservative primary - a constitutional legal mind in Senator Ted Cruz, and a medical/scientific prodigy in Dr. Ben Carson.

We have strong, accomplished people like Dr. Ben Carson and Col. Allen West from an African American background, in the conservative movement.

I also think there was a cost to Dr. Carson for openly speaking up about "da won" and liberalism. He could have led a quiet life, respected and without the nasty attention of the liberal crazies.

64 posted on 04/11/2015 10:59:37 AM PDT by Moorings
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To: Mom MD

I am guessing the ‘MD’ in your screename does not stand for Maryland, right? ;-)


65 posted on 04/11/2015 11:14:53 AM PDT by Moorings
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To: Mom MD

doesn’t change the fact that doctors are more likely to be anti gun than any other subset of conservatives.....sheesh.


66 posted on 04/11/2015 12:11:46 PM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

In this thread alone, one person said he “isn’t honorable” while you, yourself, referred to him as “a clown”.

I don’t know how the language works in your parts, but referring to someone as a clown is not exactly a character reference. “Isn’t honorable” speaks for itself.

I’m not going to dig for more, but they’re there. Granted, it’s politics and people do get wound up.


67 posted on 04/11/2015 4:19:56 PM PDT by Norseman (Defund the Left-Completely!)
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To: C. Edmund Wright
doesn’t change the fact that doctors are more likely to be anti gun than any other subset of conservatives.....sheesh.

Not that I doubt you, but have you found polls that show that? I'd think that this would be something that is difficult to poll accurately.

My first two pistols were purchased from a doc who was also a FFL. He got me some great prices -- this was years before the interweb.

(I have read surveys that show physicians are politically all over the map. Pediatricians and psychiatrists tend to be liberal, surgeons are more likely to be conservative.)

As for Dr. Carson, he probably knew about as much about guns before he entered the political ring as most people know about brain surgery.

68 posted on 04/11/2015 5:51:38 PM PDT by Sooth2222 ("In a democracy people get the leaders they deserve." - Joseph de Maistre, 1753-1821)
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To: dowcaet
Not presidential timber but an honorable man and person.

His hopes may improve if Hillary picks a black for VP.

69 posted on 04/11/2015 6:29:52 PM PDT by Does so (SCOTUS Newbies Imperil USA...)
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To: Does so

This time it has to be a Hispanic. Never mind that the GOP has two Hispanic presidential candidates, that are highly regarded, but they don’t count. A Hispanic candidate for VP for the Democrats is smart politics for them and I guarantee that person will get far better press coverage even if Ted Cruz, or Marco Rubio were to get the GOP presidential nomination.


70 posted on 04/11/2015 6:44:06 PM PDT by dowcaet
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To: rktman

“Extremely”? Does he support nationwide right to buy a suppressed Glock 18 at list price with nothing more than a 5 minute NICS check?


71 posted on 04/12/2015 7:17:32 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (Si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: ctdonath2

Does he know what a NICS check is?


72 posted on 04/12/2015 7:35:31 AM PDT by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
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