Posted on 09/21/2007 2:36:52 PM PDT by neverdem
Rudy Giuliani told the National Rifle Association Friday that his own views on gun control have evolved in part due to the Sept. 11 attacks, which he said highlighted the importance of the Second Amendment right of allowing law-abiding citizens to carry guns.
Facing a group that he once likened to "extremists," Giuliani sought to temper his past strong support for national gun control laws by saying he could no longer support a lawsuit he filed as New York mayor in 2000, which was designed to hold gun-makers liable for gun violence.
Giuliani said "there have been subsequent intervening events -- Sept. 11 -- which casts somewhat of a different light on the Second Amendment and Second Amendment rights. It doesn't change the fundamental rights, but maybe it highlights the necessity for them more."
Giuliani has built his presidential campaign on convincing Republicans that his performance after the Sept. 11 attacks shows he is the strong leader America needs -- but it was the first time he had linked his personal views on gun control to the terror attacks.
The lawsuit -- which ironically was being debated in a New York appeals court Friday as well -- was one of the sharpest points of disagreement between Giuliani and the gunrights lobby, which he criticized as President Bill Clinton's leading Republican ally in pushing for a national assault weapons ban.
Giuliani rival John McCain also criticized the former mayor's tactics Friday, calling it a "particularly devious effort to use lawsuits to bankrupt our great manufacturers. A number of big-city mayors decided it was more important to blame the manufacturers of a legal product than it was to control crime in their own cities."
Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson also addressed the meeting of about 400 NRA members, winning by far the...
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He’s a lying POS when it comes to the 2nd Amd and the RKBA.
Ah! Perfect = there ARE some things beneath the level insulting
Shameless pandering.
Hell of a good idea! Just not my subdivision.
That's going to attract a lot of flies.
I beat you by 20 seconds.
Just another Arnold Schwarzenegger style liberal sheep wearing a Republican label.
I see you have a more modern model of the BS detedtor!
What get's me is that he sticking to his "guns" on abortion. I can't tell if he had a genuine conversion about the Second Amendment, just like after some catastrophe there's a new increase in gun sales and concealed carry permits, or if it is just pandering. Drat!
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Yo, Rootie, Alter this.
Yes sir Rudy is a genuine POS in my book.........pandering to the presstitutes and the sheeple for votes. His history, facts, hard recorded history drops him from serious consideration by real conservatives IMO.
Hope yer well Sir, Stay safe ~
“I am so confused!!!! NOT!!! Run! Fred! Run!”
I couldn’t have said it better. Money and votes at this household will go to Fred Thompson. Some say Rudy would be better than Hillary, I know what to expect from my enemy and I hate being betrayed by my own side.
I love the analog BS meter. My old one from Radio Shack (1973) works a lot better than the digital (2003) Sony.
MEGADITTO!
You have got to be kidding.
If that's the basis of your support for Rudy at this early stage... let's just say you should re-read your own tagline.
Yeah even though they eat up batteries, its much easier to clean off all the splatter that happens on these Rudy threads.
Early 1980s, Giuliani in USDOJ, referring to mandatory waiting periods for handgun purchases, said they were “”sensible and moderate”.
As NY mayor, supported the 1993 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban.
In 1995, compared the National Rifle Association with “extremists.”
In 1997, while the Assault Weapons Ban was in effect, he called for a stricter federal ban on assault weapons and for handgun registration on the federal level and endorsed Clinton’s proposals for more stringent federal gun-licensing requirements.
In 1997 He endorsed amendments to city laws requiring gun owners to use trigger locks.
Giuliani quote - “Anyone wanting to own a gun should have to pass a written exam that shows that they know how to use a gun, that theyre intelligent enough and responsible enough to handle a gun.”
Lobo quote - “Anyone wanting to serve the people should have to pass a written exam that shows that they know, understand and respect the U.S. Constitution, that theyre intelligent enough and responsible enough to honor their oath to uphold and defend the same.”
In 2000, filed a lawsuit against gun manufacturers and distributors accusing gun companies of “deliberately manufacturing many more firearms than can be bought for the legitimate purposes of hunting and law enforcement.” [”hunting and law enforcement”]
“Rudy tells NRA that 9/11 altered his gun views”
2001?
2002?
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2007, “[The right to carry a handgun] is part of the Constitution. People have a right to bear arms,” and that while tough gun-control laws were needed in New York City, “in another place, more rural, more suburban ... you have a different set of rules.”
2007, Supported the decision in Parker v. District of Columbia United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decision that struck down D.C.’s highly restrictive Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975. [His campaign officials declined to say whether Giuliani would still support the federal assault weapons ban, the imposition of federal rules on the states, or his claims about Southern states feeding weapons into the North.]
It’s scary that so many people are sucked in by his crap and his numbers are as high as they are!
better try the decaf.
LOL!!
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