Frist no friend of gun owners

WorldNetDaily ^ | Posted: December 23, 2002 | By Jon Dougherty

[Poohbah]

What was the NRA ranking? GOA are bit players who never miss an opportunity to spit in the soup.

[laconic]

The usual complaints; some of the fringes would rather have a 100% liberal Democrat in power than a 95% conservative Republican to spite over the missing 5%.

[G.Mason]

"Just another establishment picked "leader" as is Hastert, and was Lott."

Establishment picked?

You mean they didn't consult with.........

Oh, never mind.....it's Christmas.....and you've got that Hillary broad to deal with.

[jim_trent]

A better analogy would be, "True belivers" gore their own.

[toddst]

Here are some of Frist's votes regarding firearms. On balance, he's a supporter of gun rights. He could be stronger, no doubt, but to paint him as anti-gun is completely asinine.

I expect Dr. Frist will move in the direction of supporting more gun rights because doing so will help him be a more effective majority leader. I suspect opportunities to demonstrate his position on gun rights will come before the Senate in the next few months.

[byteback]

What was the NRA ranking?

Frist has a lifetime rating of A. I guess because he didn't get an A+ that makes him anti-gun to some here.

[Poohbah]

I thought so.

GOA's attitude is that you can just turn this supertanker around right this instant.

[Digger]

As the guy said, there's not a dime's bit of difference between the two wings on the same bird of prey.

This is GW's guy. Now who in their right mind would call GW a conservative? This is/was exactly what the elites that run this oligarchy have been striving for this past century & that ol' Ronald Reagan got in their way & put their agenda back 25 years. But we got Bubba & now this guy & as Paul Harvey says, the rest is history.

[white trash redneck]

Frist isn't as pro-RKBA as I am, but on the other hand, I was never in the running for SML.

[texson66]

Oh no! Frist, another pretty-boy, rich RINO, anti-second amendment kinda-guy? If he is a gun control type, he should be dumped!

[texson66]

The media is reporting that...but is it true???

[Poohbah]

NRA gave him an A.

But facts never satisfy the unappeasables.

[RAT Patrol]

Frist told the Log Cabin Republicans that they were a very important part of our party and we can't win without them.

[RAT Patrol]

What I am figuring out is that Frist is not only a surgeon but also an EXCELLENT (???) politician. He has the ability to be all things to all people as did Clinton and does Bush. I really HATE that quality but I cannot deny its effectiveness. I am unclear on how, with these types, you figure out just what that REALLY stand for.

[Remedy]

Politics is The Art Of The Possible. It is unlikely that there exists a GOP Senator who would both mirror your 2nd Amendment position AND be suitable and electable as Senate Majority Leader.

Senator Samuel D. 'Sam' Brownback Kansas

2001: Based on the votes that the Gun Owners of America considered to be the most important in 2001, Senator Brownback voted in support of their preferred position 70 percent of the time.

1999: On the votes that the Gun Owners of America considered to be the most important in 1999, Senator Brownback voted their preferred position 60 percent of the time.

[ImphClinton]

I would imagine he will have to vote and govern much more pro gun to keep his position as ML. He now represents more than one state. We just have to make it clear to him our position.

I doubt he will fillibuster now the ML seldom does this. We could be in better shape as this will most likely be one less vote the anti-gun people will have.

I also wonder if he was the deciding vote on any of these bills. Could be his home state is more anti-gun and thus his voting record.

[Dead Corpse]

The GOA is a plce for those who felt that the NRA's "some gun control is OK" stance was unacceptable.

Are you STILL having trouble with the word "infringed"?

[jjm2111]

DemoncraticUnderground.com is disgusted with him, too.

But not for the same reasons.

[dd5339]

Thanks for the link, I'd like to see him take an even stronger pro gun position though.

Semper Fi