[wardaddy]

CBB,

Has Chuck not gone on record being in favor of gun control in the past?

[Mr. Mojo]

Has Chuck not gone on record being in favor of gun control in the past?

Yes.

"Ultimately, a civilized society must disarm its citizenry if it is to have a modicum of domestic tranquility of the kind enjoyed by sister democracies such as Canada and Britain.  Given the frontier history and individualist ideology of the United States, however, this will not come easily.  It certainly cannot be done radically.  It will probably take one, maybe two generations.  It might be 50 years before the United States gets to where Britain is today. Passing a law like the assault weapons ban is a symbolic - purely symbolic - move in that direction.  Its only real justification is not to reduce crime but to desensitize the public to the regulation of weapons in preparation for their ultimate confiscation."

- Ch. Krauthammer, "Disarm the Citizenry," The Washington Post, Friday, April 5, 1996, page A19

And I have no idea if his views on this subject have changed. Let's hope so.

[ought-six]

"Has Chuck not gone on record being in favor of gun control in the past?"

Yes, he has. He has stated on more than one occasion that in his opinion there is no individual right to keep and bear firearms. He is of the "collectivist" bent.