And when Rudy himself is quoted as saying he's not a Republican, yeah, I have a problem with that. If Rudy had a D behind his name, every single one of us would be slamming this guy to the ground.
“If Rudy had a D behind his name, every single one of us would be slamming this guy to the ground”
BINGO!!!!
My carry permit in the state of New York was not affected in the least after 8 years of Giuliani as mayor.
Each state regulates gun laws. The courts have seen to that. Some states are more restrictive than others. As president, even if Giuliani wanted to restrict guns at the federal level, he couldn’t possibly get around the second amendment.
As Mayor, Giuliani was able to reduce murder from approximately 2000 a year to just under 700 a year by enforcing exiting laws. Do the math. That’s 1300 more people alive - each year. Talk about a great mayor that delivered on his promise to reduce crime and make life safer for the average New Yorker. And we New Yorkers appreciated his toughness on this issue.
Social Conservatives: "Absolutely agreed! What's your plan for doing that?"
Giuliani Supporters: "Simple! We just nominate a pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, pro-illegal immigration candidate to head up our ticket in 2008! Sheer GENIUS!"
Social Conservatives: "... ummmmmmm... but... that doesn't really make any logical sense, actually..."
Giuliani Supporters: "STUPID, STUPID SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES! ARRRRRRRGHHHHH GARGLE BLARGLE RAAAAWWWWRRRRRRR -- !!!"
There. That's boiled things down to their core essentials rather nicely, I think.