Tom Delay Renews Contract With America From the 2004 Republican Party Platform (pg. 74): "We believe the Second Amendment and all of the rights guaranteed by it should enable law-abiding citizens throughout the country to own firearms in their homes for self defense...We oppose federal licensing of law-abiding gun owners and national registration as a violation of the Second Amendment and an invasion of privacy of honest citizens." During the 3rd debate between President Bush and Kerry, a question about the assault weapons ban of 1994 was posed to Bush who responded that he was for it, but that he...