The only gun-owners who would support him are those who view the 2nd Amendment through the prism of hunting-and to a lesser extent, self-protection-and are mostly from the left. If you ask people from GOA or JPFO you get a much broader perspective, i.e. you can't shred the Bill of Rights without destroying the RKBA.
The right to keep and bear arms is the cornerstone of our Constitution, and everyone knows that there's nothing McCain despises more than that document.
Romney should have unequivocally put to rest any doubts about his stance on gun rights and he didn’t do that . I said this would cost him dearly well over a year ago, but the campaign wouldn’t listen to the gun rights advocates .
I know gunowners who voted for McPain on that issue alone because he came across better than Romney on the gun issue .
Romney blew it with this issue, as it’s the base of grassroots support in tight contests . Pro-gun Crist came out for McPain and that sealed the deal .