The Peoria paper quote you posted, regarding treating it like driver training/licensing, is from today, right?
Correction - should say treating it "like owning an automobile".
It's from today. I supportd Keyes before the general election in 2000, and I loved his second amendment positions... That was 2000, though.
His position today, August 25, 2004 is different.
Yes, that's today's internet edition.
In fairness to Keyes, though, his position on the Second Amendment has apparently changed somewhat over time. I don't know that he had ever previously advocated the licensing of weapons. This seems to be a new position.
And, you know, he's in the middle of a campaign. He may not have yet had a chance to really think through some of these newer ideas.