> tBone wrote: > He is a constitutional scholar that supports the gun ban in Chicago.
Not true. But Obama's problem on many of these issues - a strength for a scholar like Kmiec - is that he's willing to argue both sides. This makes him seem flighty to non-academics. In any event, as a state senator Obama voted for a ban on semiautomatic weapons and concealed weapons, and a limit on handgun purchases to one a month. But, as constitutional scholar, he is fully supportive of local law. So what gets him in trouble is statements like: "I have never favored an all-out ban on handguns. What I think we can provide is common-sense approaches to the issue of illegal guns that are ending up on the streets." And "the Second Amendment contains an individual right ... which should not be abridged" But he's also said: "As a general principle, I believe that the Constitution confers an individual right to bear arms. But just because you have an individual right does not mean that the state or local government can't constrain the exercise of that right." So his problem is that he's a constitutional scholar that supports local government's rights. Many gun advocates support and have endorsed Obama such as The American Hunters and Shooters Association: [quote] I'm just back from doing eight campaign stops in Ohio for Obama over the past couple days. I want to get out my thoughts on the decision by the NRA to officially endorse John McCain. They're playing pure partisan politics with this decision. Based on the NRA's own standards, McCain doesn't deserve the endorsement. But, today, the National Rifle Association demonstrated once again that it is a partisan political entity, not a organization committed to the best interests of gun owners. In 2001, the NRA's magazine, America's First Freedom (no link), said that John McCain was "one of the premier flag carriers for the enemies of the Second Amendment." That came after McCain introduced federal legislation on gun show background checks, which came after McCain's appearances in television ads support referenda in Colorado and Oregon to require backgrounds checks at gun shows. [/quote] More here: http://www.huntersandshooters.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:273624 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
