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SEE WHAT DEMOCRAT KERRY REALLY SAID and DID

Reprinted from NewsMax.com

Kerry on the Record: Brandishing the Gun Issue

Dave Eberhart, NewsMax.com
Saturday, Mar. 27, 2004

Gun control is a tough act for Democrats. While polls show overwhelming support among Democratic primary voters for federal regulation of gun ownership, that is not true for general-election voters as a whole.

In Al Gore?s 2000 campaign, the National Rifle Association tar brushed the candidate as one who would take Americans? guns away. Consequently, Gore lost in states such as Tennessee and West Virginia, where hunting is king. Some pundits even suggest that his tough stance on guns cost him the election.

In retrospect, Gore indeed shot himself in the foot while still in the primary campaign. He and Bill Bradley literally competed to see who had the stronger gun control program.

Gore stood in bold relief on the top of the ridgeline, calling for licensing and registration of handguns. For gun owners that?s the kiss of death. Some 47 percent of households and 54 percent of union households, a key Democratic stronghold, own guns.

Democrats have learned the hard way to draw the line in the sand — the assault weapons ban and background checks can play in Peoria, but handgun registration is poison.

Enter John Kerry —

Kerry has voted with the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence 100 percent the time, and he has earned a grade of ?F? from the powerful National Rifle Association ? as well as a 0 percent rating with Gun Owners of America. He opposes granting gun makers immunity from civil lawsuits arising wrongful use of weapons, supports renewing the ban on assault-type weapons, and would require the same background checks at gun shows that are mandatory for other gun sales.

Kerry?s stump message in a nutshell: I?m a hunter. I like to hunt and shoot guns. I believe heartily in the right to bear arms. But, stick with me now, we gun-totters can certainly stand some common sense rules of gun responsibility.

Yes, ?Responsibility,? with a capital ?R? — right here in River City:

?Mr. President, the issue before us today can be summed up in one word: responsibility. I first started hunting with my cousins when I was young and I still enjoy hunting today. I believe strongly in the Second Amendment and I believe in the right to bear arms. But I also believe that with our rights as Americans come responsibilities.? (March 2004 speech in favor of extending the assault weapons ban)

Just in case the R-word doesn?t resonate enough, Kerry has worked to cast the shadow of the tall, lone American hunter in the field. Dressed up in duck boots, jeans, a manly flannel shirt and an orange shooting vest, he has blasted away at pheasants with a troop of reporters bringing up the rear.

But, alas, commical images aside, there?s just so ammunition re Kerry on this issue. Republicans are not cat-calling ?flip-flop? for the simple reason that the candidate has been pretty consistent over the years. So consistent, in fact, that it gave the candidate the delicious ? if ironic — satisfaction of crying “flip-flop” himself.

When a 1992 NRA questionnaire surfaced that indicated that Howard Dean would ?oppose restrictions on semiautomatic firearms,? Kerry leaped into action:

?Howard Dean needs to square his support for the N.R.A. with his current position. You can?t just flip a position in the year you decide to run for president and say, ?Here I am.? I think people are looking for something more than that.?

On the Record:

Kerry voted for the assault weapons ban contained in the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993, restricting the manufacture, transfer, and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices. On November 17, 1993, the amendment passed 56-43.

Kerry voted for the Brady Bill in November 1993. The legislation required a 5-day waiting period on handgun purchases, to allow local officials to conduct a background check. The bill passed the House on November 10 and on November 20, 1993, the bill passed the Senate 63-36.

Kerry voted against the motion to table (defeat) the Boxer/Kohl Amendment, requiring that all handguns sold in the United States be sold with a child safety lock. On July 21, 1998, a motion was made to table the amendment. The motion to table passed 61-39.

Kerry voted against the Craig Amendment that would have required that gun stores have trigger locks in stock and available for sale. The vote on the Craig amendment was immediately prior to a vote on the stronger Boxer/Kohl amendment to require all handguns sold in the United States be sold with a child safety lock. The Craig Amendment was an effort to undercut support for the stronger Boxer/Kohl amendment. On July 21, 1998, the amendment passed 72-28.

Kerry voted against the Large Ammunition Magazine Ban Amendment to ban the importation of large capacity ammunition feeding devices. On July 21, 1998, a motion was made to table the amendment. The motion to table passed 54-44.

Kerry voted against the motion to table (defeat) the Child Access Prevention Amendment to increase penalties for individuals who permit juvenile access to firearms. On July 21, 1998, a motion was made to table the amendment. The motion to table passed 69-31.

Kerry voted for the Lautenberg Gun Show Amendment to the Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act of 1999 to close the loophole allowing individuals to sell guns from their private collections at gun shows without completing background checks for purchasers. On May 20, 1999, with Vice President Al Gore casting the tie-breaking vote, the amendment passed 51-50.

Kerry voted against the motion to table (defeat) the Ban on Unlicensed Sale of Guns on Internet, an amendment to the Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act of 1999 banning the unlicensed sale of guns on the Internet by requiring websites clearly designed to sell guns to be federally licensed firearms dealers and to comply with all such federal laws. A motion was offered to table the amendment. On May 14, 1999, the motion to table passed 50-43.

Kerry voted against the motion to table (defeat) Large-Capacity Clips, an amendment to the Violent and Repeat Juvenile Offender Accountability and Rehabilitation Act of 1999, to ban the importation of large-capacity magazines (ammunition feeding devices that can hold more than ten rounds). A motion was offered to table the amendment. On May 13, 1999, the motion to table failed 39-59.

In 2000, Kerry signed the Democrat manifesto, ?A New Agenda for the New Decade,? which, among a host of other things, calls for the development and use of ?smart gun? technology to prevent use of firearms by unauthorized persons.

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