Where the Heck Was the Issue of Gun Rights in the GOP Debate?
Ted Cruz has an “A+” rating from the NRA and has firmly expressed support for Second Amendment rights.
“The Second Amendment to the Constitution isn’t for just protecting hunting rights, and it’s not only to safeguard your right to target practice,” Cruz has said,
Other than a zinger from Rand Paul about “not wanting my marriage or my guns registered in Washington” – there was very little talk about who supports the NRA, the 2nd Amendment or gun rights in general at the first GOP debate on Thursday night.
(Yo Rand – did you have to throw the gay marriage thing in there with the gun rights?)
So it leaves open the question – who’s the best nominee where it concerns right to bear arms? Let’s eliminate Chris Christie right out of the box and I’m not too sure about some others. But Business Insider does a fairly good rundown here:
They include Democrats, and you may be interested, but they do a full run-down on Republicans if you scroll down:
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R)
AP/Phelan M. Ebenhack
Bush has an “A+” rating from the National Rifle Association (the group gives politicians a grade based on how they vote on gun legislation) and has consistently been opposed to stricter gun laws.
“I have a message for the Obama administration,” Bush said at an NRA conference in Nashville in April. “Why don’t you focus more on keeping weapons out of the hands of …read more
Source:: Patriot Outdoor News
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