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John Kerry on Gun Control Democratic Party shouldn't be for the NRA Q: Do you find it necessary to kill animals for photo-ops? A: I don't think the Democratic Party should be the candidacy of the NRA. And when I was fighting to ban assault weapons in 1992 and 1993, Dean was appealing to the NRA for their endorsement, and he got it. I believe it's important for us to have somebody who is going to stand up for gun safety in America and make certain that we make our streets safe, our children safe, and not allow people to...

U.N. seeking global gun control? Conference moving toward plan that would regulate U.S. arms Posted: July 16, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com A U.N. group is working toward establishment of an international system to register and regulate civilian possession of firearms, according to a former congressman. The ultimate aim of many members of the conference on small arms is to outlaw personal ownership of guns altogether, said Georgia Republican Bob Barr in an interview yesterday on the newly syndicated WorldNetDaily Report with Joseph Farah. Barr was an official representative of the U.S. State Department's delegation at the conference's...

<p>The question came up in a casual conversation. I had mentioned that I own several guns to an acquaintance, a woman. She was slightly shocked, but did her polite best to conceal it.</p> <p>She looked at me speculatively as she formulated a question. I'll try to reproduce it just the way she asked it: "Do you ever . . . I mean, do the guns . . . ever influence you? I mean, do you sometimes feel like you should use them?"</p>