Words: McCain feels we should prosecute criminals “rather than restricting the rights of law abiding citizens”. He opposes holding firearm manufacturers liable for gun violence as well as opposing restrictions on assault weapons. He supports safety lock mandates (more…)

Words: Obama feels we should ban semi-automatic weapons and institute more possession restrictions. “I believe in keeping guns out of our inner cities, and that our leaders must say so in the face of the gun manufacturer’s lobby. (more…)

Words: Romney supports a narrow ban on semi-automatic weapons. “These guns are not made for recreation or self-defense. They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people.” He believes the individual right to bear arms (more…)

Words: Biden generally supports gun control and feels that we should not have let the assault weapons ban lapse. He also supports closing the “gun show loop-hole”.
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Words: Clinton feels that all handguns should be licensed and registered and supports tough gun control laws - especially for young people. “We need to stand firm on behalf of sensible gun control legislation. We have to enact laws that will keep guns out of the hand of children (more…)

Words: Edwards supports the Second Amendment as an individual right and feels the rights of hunters should be protected, but believes that steps should be taken to keep guns safe and to keep them out of the hands of children and criminals. (more…)

Words: While Giuliani believes that the Second Amendment secures an individual right, he also believes that gun control laws reduce urban crime without restricting hunting. He also feels that all gun owners should be licensed and pass a written exam. (more…)

Words: Huckabee supports the individual right to bear arms for self-protection and “as a matter of principle”. He also supports “concealed carry” rights. “There is an absolute right that people have to protect themselves and even their property.” (more…)

Words: Kucinich believes we should ban the sale or transfer of semi-automatic weapons and that gun purchases should require background checks, licensing, and fingerprinting. He advocates strict enforcement of existing federal restrictions (more…)

Words: Paul strongly supports the Second Amendment as an individual right and believes that all measures that restrict law-abiding citizens from owning legally-obtained firearms should be repealed. “Gun control makes people demonstrably less safe (more…)

Words: Richardson believes that no one with a criminal record or a mental illness should be able to possess firearms and advocates background checks prerequisite to gun purchases. He also feels that the assault weapon ban did not work. “We have to tighten up those background checks. (more…)

Words: Thompson strongly supports the individual right to bear arms, concealed carry rights, and semi-automatic weapons, but also believes in restricting gun ownership on the basis of criminal records, especially domestic violence. (more…)