[SoConPubbie]

McCain had the most detailed pro-gun section on his website out of all the Republican Primary contenders . That section is still up on his website which tells me that it wasn’t just “ red meat “ for the Primary voters ... It’s a good sign ..

And yet a careful inspection of his record on 2nd amendment, 1st amendment, and a whole host of issues shows he has real problems with the conservative positions on these issues and regularly chooses to run to the left to support his "Maverick" moniker.

Now if your point is he is better than Obama, I can easily grant you that but my original post on this thread still stands.

McCain has regularly run to the left of GWB, way left!

[Neu Pragmatist]

Not on the Gun Issue . This thread is about gun control . McCain has been consistent in his opposition to the AWB and AWB-2 . Bush said he would support it if it made it to his desk ...it was a wink and a nod to get elected , but he still said it .

McCain has not shied away from his opposition to the AWB-2 . McCain has indeed ,in the past, flirted with closing the so-called “ gun show loophole “ , but that was the extent of it .

Oh and please don’t forget , Bush signed into law McCain / Feingold when he could have stopped it in his tracks .

[ari-freedom]

McCain was against the DC gun ban even though he would not win a single vote there. That proves that he really believes in the 2nd amendment...it’s not about hunting. It’s about freedom from tyranny.

It was John McCain and not Sarah Palin who said:

“The Second Amendment isn’t some archaic custom that matters only to rural Americans, who find solace in firearms out of frustration with their economic circumstances. The Second Amendment is unique in the world. It guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms. To argue anything else is to reject the clear meaning of our Founding Fathers.”