Why some gun owners are unhappy with Bush

Christian Science Monitor ^ | December 04, 2003 | Todd Wilkinson

[yonif]

BANG

[Dane]

LOL! Enviromentalist gun owners.

Jeff what would you have said to these guys during the Klamath Falls controversy?

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Yeah. We'll be a lot better off when Dean is President. Like some aquaintance of the first Bush (He tore up his lifetime NRA membership card remember?) is some purebred conservative.

We need to worry more about if Bush let's them keep creating these "wilderness areas" out of whole cloth.

They are trying to create one called "Wild Sky" here in Washington. It would surely protect us hunters and fishermen. As long as you want to hike in 40 miles for your elk hunt and then pack the animal out because you can't drive a motorized vehicle in the wilderness area. That is, unless you're a govt. worker.

[IAvet]

"I'm selling a book and need exposure"?

Naaah.

[AAABEST]

I'm on the same side as you on something.

This article is absolute horsecrap served on a roof shingle.

[stands2reason]

I expected the Assault Weapons Ban to be mentioned, but oh no----

these guys are attacking him from the envirowacko left!

[Jeff Head]

I would quote his own words to him:

"In three years, we've witnessed a 180-degree swing from Bill Clinton to George W. Bush."

...they say Republicans are adrift from the stewardship principles championed a century ago by GOP President Theodore Roosevelt.

And say to him that this is exactly right and it is long past time. The wheel has turned...or perhaps the gun chamber.

[yonif]

these guys are attacking him from the envirowacko left!

I agree

[stands2reason]

Republicans aren't LIBERAL enough *whine*bump

[Jeff Head]

Pretty cheap shot there.

[stands2reason]

Don't you have a pinglist for something like this?

[PolishProud]

Sounds like greenies trying to spin gun owners against the President.I'm sure the Alaskans appreciates this guy from Utah telling them what to do with their forest.

[PhilipFreneau]

This is a scam. NBC News presented a similar scenerio tonight, pretending they were interviewing a hunter(or rancher) from Montana who said, "I have always voted republican but I will not vote for Bush". This is the latest in a long line of organized attacks on President Bush. As usual, the so-called main-stream news media is front and center.

[yonif]

bump

[GnL]

IF the so-called Assault Weapons Ban gets renewed by Congress (it is scheduled to sunset in September, 2004) and IF President Bush signs it (he has says that he would), you will see quite a few gunowners abandon Bush.

Maybe not the guys who pull out their deer rifle once a year, but the true firearms freedom people will. They are watching this one like a hawk. If you don't believe me, peruse some of the threads on the subject at The High Road. The President needs to watch his step on this issue very, very carefully. Best if he makes sure it never gets to his desk.

[alaskanfan]

I don't know about y'all, but sunset of the Clinton gun ban is imperative for my pro Bush vote.

[bota]

I'm not sure I believe this article but Bush is seriously in trouble in Ohio because of RINO Governor Taft. The RINO has managed to alienate a large number of previously faithful Republican Gun owners and the current battle cry is "No CCW in 03, No Bush in 04".Pro second amendment voters are so frustrated they are trying to get pressure put on Taft from the RNC. Bush barely carried Ohio in 2000 and RINO Taft has alienated more voters than Presidebt Bush carried the state by. If President Bush loses Ohio, he loses. If you really want President Bush to win help get control of the RINO.

[LibertarianInExile]

The Republicans quoted here NEVER say anything about Bush that's negative. This article is BARF city.

What kind of fools do they think we are? I don't love the man, but I won't be pushed away from voting for him by idiotic drivel like this.

They should just list the reasons gun owners should vote Democrat. That would be MUCH more convincing:

1) Vote RAT! We promise not to ban guns (cops and crooks will still have them).
2) Vote RAT! We won't stop you from bearing arms (as long as you're a cop or crook--or both).
3) Vote RAT! We'll protect your right to defend yourself (by calling 911 and crossing your fingers).

[caltrop]

I found Nelson's quote interesting. How can the NRA have a field director who never heard of Ronald Reagan?