It is not a conservative position to totally ignore the Second Amendment. Sorry Rudy, the Second Amendment is not about hunting and it is not subject to local interpretation. It is a fundamental right enshrined in our Constitution. Get it?
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.
I'm a member of the NRA. I'm conservative. I also realize that the president doesn't write legislation. Vote in conservative members of the house and senate to protect our 2nd amendment rights. Don't use that as criterea for POTUS.
The free speech clause in the First Amendment is also a fundenmental right, and yet the SCOTUS has ruled that the First Amendment is subject to local interpretation, at least when the issue is porn.