Posted on 09/26/2007 1:26:14 PM PDT by neverdem
flip-flop
Or “bare arms.”
RUDY....We remember.......you won’t be the nominee.....
Look for more flip-flops along the way, funny how all of a sudden he gets these sudden insights, couldn't be because he is running for office, Naaa, he wouldn't be that shallow would he?
"It's not only -- I mean, it's part of the Constitution. People have the right to bear arms. Then the restrictions of it have to be reasonable and sensible. You can't just remove that right. You've got to regulate, consistent with the Second Amendment."
~~~ Rudy Giuliani, Interview with Sean Hannity, feb 6 2007
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"On June 20th (2000), I was pleased to announce that the City of New York filed a lawsuit against two dozen major gun manufacturers and distributors."
~~~ Mayor Giuliani
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"As a private citizen, as a prosecutor, as a Mayoral candidate and as Mayor, I have advocated for more regulated and more uniform gun licensing regulations, similar to those for a drivers license."
".... in the Second Amendment, it refers to firearms in the context of a well regulated militia, and well regulated is what we're trying to accomplish."
I only hope that.... Congress is finally ready to recognize that the vast majority of Americans want more gun control. It makes sense. It is time. And we can no longer let special interests dominate this vitally important issue.
~~~ Mayor Rudy Giuliani, March 6, 1997
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We need a federal law that bans all assault weapons, and if in fact you do need a handgun you should be subjected to at least the same restrictions -- and really stronger ones -- that exist for driving an automobile.
~~~ Mayor Rudy Giuliani, March 2, 1997
...against...for... Got that backwards.
And I'll be riding shotgun right along with them, firing clip after clip. Rudy has no principles at all except getting himself elected to office. He will say anything, go along with anything, just to get into office. He's an ultra-liberal, lying sack of shiite and a poster child for everything that's wrong in American politics.
“His embrace of gun rights appears to have occurred more recently than the months after the 2001 attacks. He was quoted in 2002 and 2004 - years later - staunchly supporting gun control.”
Another “epiphany” conservative reborn about 2005.
2005 must have been a heck of a year.
He is going to trip himself up while backing up.
Why vote for him when two, real conservatives are running. I hope it’s a Thompson/Hunter 2008 ticket.
I like Rudy, and I understand that he is taking this progun stance largely to woo conservatives. While he would be much better than a Democrat, it does irk me that he sued gun manufacturers, and even recently misquoted the second amendment in front of us. If the second amendment is important to you, you can quote it upside down and blindfolded. You’ve thought about the words and what they mean. I don’t think Rudy has thought about it much. He has thought about what to say to get elected.
I’m still not sure that he really gets it, but one thing I do know is that he’d be better on this issue than any Communist with fat legs.
Does Giuliani remember that he needs to win the Republican primaries?
Obviously he decided to run regardless of his past policies, and knowing that everyone knows and will know that he is not a Conservative ideologue. But his hostility towards the left, MSM, and terrorists make him appealing.
After all, he has debated, and will debate for over a year with all the Republicans, who will point out and challenge him on his previous positions, or non positions. Can't wait to see how they attack, and he responds.
His personality and achievements are so different than our usual primary candidate politicians, he is hoping to stand out.
We shall see, I look forward to a debate with FT, Hunter, McCain and RG.
Who are all far superior to the commie vampire Dims.
He’s a flat-out liar.
C’mon, Rooty, be a man! You can’t change spots now that you want our votes, when everything you’ve ever said or done on the subject screams loud and clear that you are an unapologetic gun grabber of the worst kind.
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