On Reagan and gun control. Reagan signed the Mulford Act in a dumb attempt to stop the radical group, the Black Panthers from carrying weapons. Later in 1994, Reagan was contacted about supporting the Brady Bill by Jim and Sara Brady themselves. Some Reaganites said Ronnie wasn't in the best frame of mind at that time. Others have said that Reagan was simply standing with his good friend who was shot in the head and almost killed in the 1981 assasination attempt on Reagan life by John Hinckley. I'm not making excuses for Reagan, but I'm willing to give him a pass on his support for the Brady Bill. Jim Brady was his good friend.
As POTUS, Ronald Reagan didn't support any assault weapons ban, nor did he ever infringe on the 2nd amendment right of Americans to keep and bear arms. Reagan did sign one bill outlawing "cop-killer" bullets. Reagan also signed the Firearms and Owners Protection Act of 1986. The FOPA was supported by the gun rights advocates.
Here's a link to an essay Reagan wrote in 1975 for Guns and Ammo magazine: Ronald Reagan: The Gun Owner's Champion. Reagan was pro-2nd amendmenta dn suppported the right of Americans to keep and bear arms.
I think we should stay focused on Rudy Giuliani's record supporting gun control. Reagan isn't the issue. Besdies, mistakes that were made 15-40 years shouldn't be repeated.
As POTUS, Ronald Reagan didn't support any assault weapons ban, nor did he ever infringe on the 2nd amendment right of Americans to keep and bear arms. Reagan did sign one bill outlawing "cop-killer" bullets. Reagan also signed the Firearms and Owners Protection Act of 1986. The FOPA was supported by the gun rights advocates.
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Thanks for posting the above. I suspected it was something of the kind, but did wonder after all of the posts (I think mostly by one person, if I recall correctly) that cast it in a different light.