But the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is not the urgent issue it was a few years ago, when gun control was on the march both federally and among the states. These days Democrats are terrified of the issue, since it has cost them too many elections.
The Assault Weapon Ban expired, and the world hasn't come to an end. Shall-Carry CCW laws have spread to most of the states, and blood isn't running in the intersections of our streets. Castle laws are on the move around the country, reinforcing the philosophical support among Americans for the right of self-defense.
So the chances of new gun-control laws being enacted in the next few years, even under a Democratic Congress and Presidency, are low. A Giuliani Presidency is fairly irrelevant to gun rights, even if he wasn't already trimming his position to be more gun-friendly.
The upshot is that this is an issue that most conservatives and 2nd Amendment supporters can afford to give Giuliani a pass on. It's a bit of a negative for Giuliani, but only a bit, and certainly not a deal-breaker. If Giuliani keeps his promise to appoint judges in the mold of Roberts and Alioto, who'll pay attention to what the Constitution actually says, that will be sufficient.
In a very interesting City Journal article, Steven Malanga argues that "Yes, Rudy Guiliani Is a Conservative/And an electable one at that."
Malanga makes a strong case for Rudy as a Reagan-style conservative. After recounting Giuliani's record as mayor of New York City, in which, as Malanga establishes firmly, Rudy supported free markets and individual responsibility, as exemplified vividly in his tax cuts , welfare reform success, "zero tolerance" crimefighting, and firm rejection of racial politics.
As Malanga notes, Giuliani did this in what was one of the most leftist cities in the US.
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WE citizens can NEVER give a pass to an individual running for high office when it comes to our CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS (not to mention, a pass on such an individual's support for the MURDER of the unborn).
His UN-American, Police-State position on firearms and our 2nd Amendment rights (among other issues vitally important to real conservatives) IS a DEAL BREAKER.
If you were a true conservative, a gun owner, and a true supporter of the Constitution (not just the parts you like or agree with), then you'd know that.
Just say NO to gun-grabbing dems and RINOs.