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How about somebody that is against RKBA

....In May of 1994, then Rep. Tom Ridge teamed up with President Bill Clinton, Sarah Brady (HCI) and Rep. Charles Schumer (D-NY) to pass the semi-auto gun and magazine ban. By casting his vote for the gun ban in a narrow 216 to 214 loss for America's gun owners, Ridge's one vote can arguably be blamed for its passage and subsequent inclusion in the Clinton crime bill of 1994. In August of 1994, after GOA led a coalition of grassroots activists which nearly defeated the Clinton crime bill, Ridge continued his opposition to America's gun owners. He voted for the rule to bring the crime bill and its gun ban to the floor for a vote. (Ridge was one of only 42 Republicans to do so.) He then voted for final passage of the crime bill -- one of only 46 Republicans to do so. In the Spring of 1995, Sarah Brady teamed up with newly elected Gov. Tom Ridge to push one of Pennsylvania's most restrictive state gun control laws in a long time -- Act 17. As Pennsylvania's Governor, Ridge presided over the passage of Act 17, and then signed it into law. GOA opposed this bill from its inception and teamed up with several pro-gun state organizations to lead the national charge against the bill. Act 17 registered and taxed long gun buyers and placed other restrictions on Pennsylvanians' gun rights. ...

The reason Ridge has been given this job is because GWB lusts after PA's electoral votes in 2004. Florida is looking very shaky, and he must have PA. What better way than to have the PA Governor for the Home Defense billet, and perhaps being groomed for the V.P. slot.

Well you told half the truth about Act 17, how about the rest. The NRA and handgun control supported Act 17. It brought about instant check and got rid of the three day waiting period for hand guns. It brought long guns under instant check as the trade off. No one in Pa complained about it. Most of us thought it was a good idea. PA. was a shall issue state before Gov. Ridge and still is. Ridge has made no move against this. His stewardship of PA. has been pretty good. State government runs efficiently, we have a surplus, and most residents don't even know state government exists. No intrusiveness. No scandals, we are left alone. If only the federal government were run like this.