Democrats recast gun control image.(Party eyes inroads in the West)

Boston Globe ^ | 12/17/05 | Susan Milligan

[epow]

Democrats recast gun control image Party eyes inroads in the West

By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff | December 17, 2005

WASHINGTON -- The Democratic Party, long identified with gun control, is rethinking its approach to the gun debate, seeking to improve the chances of its candidates in Western states where hunters have been wary of casting votes for a party with a national reputation of being against guns.

The Democrats' effort to soften their rhetoric on gun control is similar to the party's recent efforts to recast its message on abortion, maintaining their support of abortion rights but welcoming more Democrats who favor restrictions on the procedure.

Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean, who had been a critic of some forms of gun control during his tenure as governor of Vermont, has urged candidates to view gun control laws as state issues,allowing those in rural states to reflect the values of hunters and others hostile to gun control, while supporting restrictions in urban areas with serious crime problems.

''On gun rights, we've allowed the Republicans to paint us in a way that just doesn't represent our values," said Damien LaVera, a Dean spokesman,

[epow]

I'm not buying any of it. Libs are gun-grabbers, always have been, always will be.

[OldPossum]

You're right. That dog won't hunt. They will fool some but not enough to make a difference.

[GW and Twins Pawpaw]

Agreed. The dims are on the fast track to complete and total meltdown and I can hardly contain my glee!!

[digger48]

A presidential election year is my reminder to renew my CCP

[xmission]

Just Libs trying to fool us about the way they really feel again. I almost fell for it this time.
Dan

[billhilly]

"''On gun rights, we've allowed the Republicans to paint us in a way that just doesn't represent our values," said Damien LaVera, a Dean spokesman,"

BULL. The democrats' main problem is that they have no values. No enduring ones at any rate, with one tiny exception. They value electability and damn anything that gets in their way. Torch an abortion clinic? Lets see. What's the math.

Another way of saying it is, I stood for that before I stood for this.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Kathy Sullivan, chairwoman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party, said: ''I think there are people here in New Hampshire who do think of Democrats as a party that wants to take guns away from responsible gun owners. It's important for candidates up here to stress, no, that's not what we want to do."

Uhhh...yes, that is exactly what the Democrats want to do. Who do they think they are kidding?

[fisherman90814]

Yes........they are making big inroads in CA with San Francisco voters electing to ban all handguns in the City. I love how Democrats use the words "recast our image" in place of "lie through our teeth."

[xmission]

After a triple (or quadruple) shooting the other day in Boston, I heard a reall flake say that people who legall have guns should be given sentences in jail. That's exactly how these fruits feel.

Dan

[caisson71]

The Democratic Party is a two headed snake, apparently approachable one one end while it strikes from the other. I don't trust the Party of Dean, Reid, Kennedy, Schumer, et al.

[Republican Wildcat]

In other words, the Democrats are going to try to hide who they really are and hope that voters will be fooled.

[the lone wolf]

"The Democrats' effort to soften their rhetoric on gun control is similar to the party's recent efforts to recast its message on abortion, maintaining their support of abortion rights but welcoming more Democrats who favor restrictions on the procedure. "


There it is right there, they are going to maintain thier support for gun control but welcome those who can be fooled that they won't take their guns.

[xmission]

Makes you wonder if:

A: Average Dem is so dumb they don't see through this

or

B: They are evil too, and it just works out for them in their delusion


Dan

[billhilly]

There is a duplicate post just ahead of this one. Maybe you can get the mods to merge them. Your source information is more accurate than the earlier post.

[Semper Paratus]

The hard left has the 'rat party by the gonads and won't let them tack even 1 degree to the right.

[Brilliant]

The Dems are very successful in morphing themselves into different forms. It's like a horror movie with aliens from outer space. First they gain your trust. Then when no one is looking, they eat you alive.

[azemt]

Makes you wonder how many fools will fall for these lies.

[epow]

Who do they think they are kidding?

Us.

But it won't work. After 50 years of pushing gun bans and blaming lawful gun owners for all the crime that has ever been committed, all of a sudden they want us to believe that's all in the past.

No way Jose, I know who you folks really are and you're no friends of mine.

[xmission]

Kerry just wasn't a very good actor.

[epow]

There is a duplicate post just ahead of this one. Maybe you can get the mods to merge them. Your source information is more accurate than the earlier post.

Uh-oh, I forgot to do a search before posting this, my bad.

Sorry folks, if the mods want to delete this one I'll try to remember to search before I post next time.