BEWARE of McCain
By Weldon Clark

McCain breathed new life into the Juvenile Justice Bill’s anti-
gun amendments, after it had been KILLED. McCain and 4
other moderate Republicans said they would vote for the
Lautenberg gun show ban bill unless the Republican
Leadership brought up a bill. They did and it passed the
Senate.

McCain told Neal Knox and the present Second Vice
President of NRA that he would never forget what NRA had
done in the 1994 election. He then cosponsored the McCain
Feingold Campaign Finance bill. This bill would prevent all
independent groups such as NRA, Christian Coalition, Right
to Life and other conservative groups from doing effective
election campaigns. They could not report the voting records
of candidates 60 days prior to the election. ALL elections
would be tilted toward anti-gun liberals.

The ratings of the Arizona Rifle & Pistol Association are
Bauer, Keys and Forbes all A
Bush a B
McCain a C minus.

McCain is the most liberal of the candidates and a US
Senator who lives and breathes in Washington DC.

Nations Most Ant-Gun newspaper fawns over McCain
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John McCain Wins
Copyright 2000 The Washington Post Company
Wednesday, February 2, 2000

THREE MONTHS ago, George W. Bush seemed to be
coasting toward victory in the Republican primaries, whereas
the contest between Democrats Al Gore and Bill Bradley
looked as though it might tip either way. Yesterday’s vote in
New Hampshire roughly confirmed the Democratic half of
that prognosis. But the Republican result shows that politics
remains delightfully surprising. The combined ranks of
pundits and pollsters and big-money donors could neither
predict nor prevent John McCain’s striking victory.

New Hampshire has a way of favoring mavericks who go on
to defeat in subsequent primaries, so it would be wrong to
suggest that Mr. McCain has attained front-runner status.
This is even truer this year than previously, since Mr. McCain
got a major boost from independent voters, who are allowed
to take part in New Hampshire’s Republican primary but not
in those of many other states. Moreover, Mr. Bush retains a
daunting advantage in organization and money.

Even so, the New Hampshire result does show that Mr. Bush
is defeat able. The Bush campaign had the backing of the
New Hampshire establishment and spent much more than
Mr. McCain could on ads in the state. But Mr. Bush did poorly
anyway, not only among independents but also among
Republican voters. His loss, combined with the
disappearance of his lead over Mr. Gore in hypothetical poll
match-ups, tarnishes the image of a sure winner.

Whether or not Mr. Bush recovers, Mr. McCain’s win
yesterday holds lessons. It shows that the New Hampshire
primary is marvelously open to modestly financed
challengers, who can build support voter by voter in town
halls and school gyms. What’s more, it shows that insurgents
can skip Iowa’s much less open caucuses and still win New
Hampshire. Alone among the major candidates, Mr. McCain
did not besmirch himself by pandering to Iowa’s farm vote.

The McCain victory also boosts the issues he campaigned
on. Campaign finance reform has been Mr. McCain’s favorite
crusade, as well as the most powerful contrast with the anti-
reform Mr. Bush. Mr. McCain’s proposed tax cut is small
compared with the Bush plan, but New Hampshire’s
supposedly anti-tax voters backed him–and his fiscal
moderation–nonetheless. And the McCain victory confirms
that voters care about character. The candidate declared at
every opportunity that “spinning is lying.” He offered a
combination of honor and honesty. After the duplicities and
manipulations of recent years, New Hampshire warmed to
that.
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From Neal Knox Feb. 2 update — The Senate today
overwhelmingly rejected — by 68-29 — Sen. Carl Levin’s (D-
Mich.) amendment to prohibit firearms manufacturers from
using the bankruptcy laws to reorganize and remain in
business (particularly if they lost a city’s lawsuit.)
Not Voting McCain, John (R-AZ)

Advocates made it clear that it was a “gun control” vote, with
much of their commentary focussed on the evils of guns
rather than the technical merits of the amendment. Levin
stressed the support of Handgun Control Inc., the Violence
Policy Center and the National League of Cities.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) used the opportunity to push
his gun show background check bill and praised Sturm,
Ruger for prohibiting its distributors from selling to retailers
who sell at gun shows.

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) pointed out that the amendment
targets lawful, responsible gun makers rather than gun
misusers.

Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Larry Craig (R-Idaho) said
the amendment was intended to make bankruptcy law
“politically correct.”
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From The 2ndAmendmentNews Team

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