Mulford act, Brady Bill, supported the AWB. Oh wait that was Reagan not Romney. AWB ban. Oh wait that was Bush. The NRA gave Romney a B grade for his time in MASS. Sure it wasn't perfect but he did move the state in the right direction loosening gun laws overall.
Think about the implications of your litmus test for a second here. If the Gipper were held to this Litmus test he wouldn't have been in the position to appoint a certain individual signatory of this document to go hang out at the UN.
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On the 31st anniversary of the Gun Owners' Action League, Governor Romney declared May 7, 2005 as "The Right to Bear Arms Day" in Massachusetts to honor "the right of decent, law-abiding citizens to own and use firearms in defense of their families, persons, and property and for all lawful purposes, including the common defense." (Scott Helman, "Romney retreats on gun control," The Boston Globe, 1/14/2007)
Opponents of gun control and critics of Governor Romney point to the fact that he signed firearms legislation in July, 2004 that included a ban of assault weapons in Massachusetts (S.2367). However, the bill only reaffirmed an existing Massachusetts state ban on assault weapons that was enacted as part of sweeping gun control laws passed in Massachusetts in 1998, five years before Romney took office, and didn't ban any additional guns. … The state ban of assault weapons enacted in 1998 was not due to disappear, nor would it have become invalid with the sunset of the federal ban in September, 2004. … The bill was passed in the Senate by a vote of 36 - 1 in favor and the House passed it with no amendments or debate on a "voice" vote. This represented by far the broadest support a reform bill has ever seen in the Massachusetts State House. Only one legislator in the entire building voiced opposition to the bill. (National Rifle Association - Institute for Legislative Action, "Massachusetts - Firearms Reform Bill Sent to the Governor`s Desk," Press Release, 6/29/2004)
The firearms reform bill signed by Governor Romney in 2004 had the endorsement of the NRA (a MUST READ). It was also supported by the Gun Owners' Action League, law enforcement and Massachusetts gun owners. The Executive Director of GOAL attended the signing ceremony for the bill. The legislation added several measures these groups favored, including a lengthening of the terms of firearm identification cards and licenses to carry, namely; 1) Extending the term of a firearm identification card and a license to carry firearms from four years to six years, 2) Granting a 90-day grace period for holders of firearm identification cards and licenses to carry who have applied for renewal, and 3) Creating a seven-member Firearm License Review Board to review firearm license applications that have been denied.
Romney falsehood: "I told you what my position was, and what I, what I did as governor; the fact that I received the endorsement of the NRA."
The truth:
Romney: "“That’s not going to make me the hero of the NRA”
Boston Herald (1994)
Romney: " “I don’t line up with the NRA.”
Boston Globe, January 14, 2007
You can dress it up any way you want, and trot out any number of so-called "conservative" leaders he's bought off (that's one of his specialties) but you can't spin away the meaning of the words above.
Anyone who believes this without a certified letter from the NRA is a fool.
Myth Romney has fabricated awards before which did not exist
and which he did not receive.
"Behind the empty gestures and deceptive rhetoric, Romney was not pro-life
or a defender of marriage by any stretch of the imagination.
He was a disaster," said O'Gorman, of the board for Massachusetts Citizens for Life.
He said Romney "deceptively" claims to have been awarded
a pro-life award from the group.
"The award Romney arranged for himself with the local Pioneer Valley Chapter
was the Mullins Award for Political Leadership, not a pro-life award
and not approved by MCFL's state board of directors," he said.
"We're blowing the whistle to warn voters…"
[Family leaders call Romney 'disaster' - Letter criticizes 'deceptive rhetoric' around candidate]
I’m always amazed at your presumption in thinking that somehow Ronald Reagan’s shortcomings are an excuse for your guy’s hardcore leftism over decades, and his massive attempt to deceive conservatives in 2008.