Uh, Barr used to sit on the board of the NRA. He's about as anti-gun as Annie Oakley.
Barr is one of the “enforce the existing unconstitutional laws” jerks.
The NRA is self promoting, and if you have been paying attention, has had nothing to do with recent gun rights victories. They tried to stop the DC case. They also take the elitist position. GOA works.
Uh, Barr USED to be the leader in opposing same-sex marriage. He personally authored and sponsored the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. He got the LP nomination by comdemning the act and crisscrossing the country demanding it's repeal.
Uh, Barr USED to be one of the "worst drug warriors in Congress" (to quote his new party in 2002), reflecting his 20+ career experience as an Anti-Drug Coordinator for the Department of Justice and heading the Speaker's Task Force for a Drug-Free America. He is now headlining fundraisers booming "vote for Bob Barr if you want to end the war on drugs"
Uh, Barr USED to be one of the most outspoken opponents of abortion, giving speech after speech on the house floor condemning legal abortion as murder and hailing the human life amendment. He now says absolutely nothing about the issue, except the federal government should not interfere with the status quo. And his ex-wife says the "pro-life" Bob Barr personally drove her to the clinic and paid for her to abort their third child.
I have no doubt former "NRA leader" Barr wouldn't hestitate a second to become a paid spokesman for the Brandy Campaign for Gun Control if it could somehow advance his presidentials prospects with the Losertarian Party.
Seems Barr has proven he's about as "principled" as Jim Bakker, regardless of what he "used to" do before he officially lost his mind.