He said something about the 2nd amendment not applying to the inner-cities. Since he hasn’t been around long, it is hard to gauge his record.
Pass.
Next!
I hear he wrote a book..
In February 2013, Dr. Carson appeared on the Glenn Beck show.
The following account is from “Mediate”:
“Asked by Beck for his thoughts on the Second Amendment, Carson gave the popular pro-gun argument: ‘There’s a reason for the Second Amendment; people do have the right to have weapons.’
“But when asked whether people should be allowed to own ‘semi-automatic weapons,’ the doctor replied: ‘It depends on where you live.’
“’I think if you live in the midst of a lot of people, and I’m afraid that that semi-automatic weapon is going to fall into the hands of a crazy person, I would rather you not have it,’ Carson elaborated.
“However, if you live ‘out in the country somewhere by yourself’ and want to own a semi-automatic weapon, he added, ‘I’ve no problem with that.’”
I hope someone will speak with Dr. Carson and correct his “problem” with the Second Amendment.
That elitist, anti self-defense rights comment makes him unacceptable to many, including me.
He seems, or seemed in ‘92, to be in favor of government death panels. He wanted the insurance companies to be controlled by the government.
I was for him, I have met him, I liked him, I admired him, I like citizen politicians, as opposed to these professional leeches we have now, but I can’t support him. I haven’t even gotten to the anti-2nd amendment in the inner cities. No, no, no.
“When asked by Glenn Beck if people should be allowed to own semi-automatic weapons, Dr. Benjamin Carson said: “It depends on where you live. I think if you live in the midst of a lot of people, and I’m afraid that that semi-automatic weapon is going to fall into the hands of a crazy person, I would rather you not have it.” (Glenn Beck Show, March 1, 2013)
Ben Carson - no thanks.
To be a one issue voter is to be narrow minded.
We must not be against, we must be for
I have seen and heard the man up close........ we will be hard pressed to find anyone better overall. He is brilliant. He is conservative. He has I believe strong money backing.
Personally, I think I prefer the governor, Rick Perry with Dr Ben a very close second. Perry has grit. Dr Ben has what I perceive as brilliant guile.
My thought is that it doesn’t take a brain surgeon to be president, but if the very best brain surgeon volunteers, take him up on it
I remember the hubbub it caused. I would hope it was an off-the-cuff, no time to think it out type comment. Many who call themselves constitutionalists fall into traps where their sensibilities may be pushing them into potentially un-constitutional memes until they have time to sort it out.
Definitely needs addressed though.
Yeh I was a little put off when I heard him say he wasn’t sure what kinds of weapons were really OK for the general public to own.
Ben Carson needs to run for the US House or Senate first and then get a voting record going so we can all make an informed decision about him.