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To: buccaneer81
Your comment prompted me to look up Michael Steele's position on gun control.
It's not encouraging.

Just like a democrat he pretends the 2nd ammendment is about hunting ducks instead of hunting tyrants.

Michael Steele on Gun Control

Q: Your views on gun control?

A: My views are pretty much in line with the governor's. I grew up under some of the strictest gun control laws in the country. You can have all the gun control laws in the country, but if you don't enforce them, people are going to find a way to protect themselves. We need to recognize that bad people are doing bad things with these weapons. It's not the law-abiding citizens, it's not the person who uses it as a hobby.

Q: Should people have access to buy assault weapons?

A: Society should draw lines. What do you need an assault weapon for, if you're going hunting? That's overkill. But I don't think that means you go to a total ban for those who want to use [a] gun for skeet shooting or hunting or things like that But what's the point of passing gun laws if we're not going to enforce them? If you want to talk about gun control, that's where you need to start. We've got 300 gun laws on the books right now. At the end of the day, it's about how we enforce the law.

68 posted on 03/03/2009 4:25:31 PM PST by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.)
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To: Iron Munro
Yep. Very John Kerry-esque:


69 posted on 03/03/2009 4:31:41 PM PST by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: Iron Munro
Chairman Steele's 2006 position was posted yesterday on another thread. At that time I sent an e-mail to the chairman's office asking if his position had changed and if so what his current position is.

I called the office this morning and got the reply that "The Chairman does not at this time have a stated position on an assault weapons ban."

I have not received a specific reply to my e-mail other than the auto-responder message.

In light of this I would like to recommend that no political contributions be directed to the RNC. Instead, direct any political giving to individual candidates whose positions on gun control and other issues of interest to you have been vetted by you and found to be in alignment with your own beliefs.

71 posted on 03/03/2009 4:35:38 PM PST by InABunkerUnderSF (Be There >>> http://www.secondamendmentmarch.com)
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