Newt wasn’t very pro-gun as Speaker. Then again, nobody running at the moment really is.
Don’t redefine Constitution with no individual right to arms
Over the last 50 years the Supreme Court has become a permanent constitutional convention in which the whims of five appointed lawyers have rewritten the meaning of the Constitution. Under this new, all-powerful model of the Court—and by extension the trail-breaking 9th Circuit Court—the Constitution and the law can be redefined, unchecked, by federal judges.
Anyone who thinks various Supreme Court decisions are not adequately worrisome need only look at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to see how domination by secular Left-liberal judges will change America. It is hard to imagine that one court could be so out of step with the views of the vast majority of the American people. And it is unforgivable that this destructive pattern could have been going on for a generation without an effective challenge.
For example, consider the following 9th Court decision: Silveira v. Lockyear, (2002): The 9th Circuit held there is no individual right to keep and bear arms.
Source: Winning the Future, by Newt Gingrich, p. 57-59 , Oct 1, 2005
http://www.issues2000.org/2012/Newt_Gingrich_Gun_Control.htm