What a surprise.
Posted on 04/01/2015 12:36:42 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Every 2016 GOP presidential hopeful except Jeb Bush and New Jersey Chris Christie (R) own guns, and lots of them.
Between the “15 noteworthy” contenders there are at least “40 guns” privately owned, and these include Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) .357 Magnum and shotgun, Senator Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) AR-15, former Governor Rick Perry’s (R-TX) “jogging” gun, the revolver Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) says he bought “for protection” in 2010, and Governor Bobby Jindal’s (R) Smith & Wesson .38 Special, among others.
Yet according to The Washington Post, pro-illegal immigration candidate Jeb Bush does not own one gun, nor does Governor Christie. This news follows Christie’s March 24 claim that he would “respect” gun rights if voters gave him a pro-gun legislature.
Apart from the fact that Bush and Christie don’t own guns, WaPo reports there is “near unanimity” on the issue of guns among all the candidates. But to date, Cruz has emerged as the candidate going beyond mere gun ownership to speak directly about defending the Second Amendment.
Speaking to attendees at a “Lincoln-Reagan” dinner in New Hampshire, Cruz exclaimed;
“We need to defend the Second Amendment!” He continued, “I’m pretty sure New Hampshire’s definition of gun control is kind of what it is in Texas. Gun control means hittin’ what you aim [at].”
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) is a gun owner too, and he uses his guns for hunting deer and ducks.
Donald Trump owns two guns–including a Heckler & Koch. .45– and has a license to carry in New York City, while former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina “owns five guns” and says her go-to-weapon is a Glock 17 9mm semiautomatic.
What a surprise.
40? that few?
Graham owns an AR.
I’m surprised, and well, pleased.
Crispy Cream is already done before he even started. His dream ended the day he hugged Obama frankly.
Bush will get run over if Cruz or Walker get much more traction.
Bush and christie may not own guns,
But i’d bet the. Farm they have minions that protect their non-conservative sorry asses that do.
Hypocrital a-holes both.
Carly Fiorina and her Glock... Are there pics of her holding/firing the Glock?
Hard to trust or look up to a man who doesn’t own a gun.
Jebby’s bodyguards do though.
As much as I think Carly would be a big mistake, she knows firearms.
The fact is, we need to defend the first 10, also known as the Bill of Rights.
OK What dimocRATS own guns...huh?
I lived inthe San Fernando Valley for 20 years but left years ago.
What are the dificulties of owning a gun there currently?
Thanks.
Romney didn’t own a gun either, and he suffered embarrassment when his “lifelong hunter” claim was looked into.
He finally admitted that it wasn’t the case, he had never been a hunter.
How can these guys still be making that mistake, is a few hundred dollars to buy a gun and join the NRA so repulsive to candidates like Bush and Christie?
NEWARK, N.J., Aug 8 (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a likely Republican contender for the White House in 2016, on Thursday signed into law 10 bills tightening restrictions on guns in the state.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/08/chris-christie-gun-control_n_3728565.html
It’s not tough to own guns in most of CA. CCW permits are pretty hard to get except for a handfull of counties. Lot’s of gun stores in that area.
A .25 Raven would be to much for Jebby.
Jeb bush wouldn’t know what end of a firearm to pick up, because of his being a Bush!
Christie? I dunno ... We COULD have a remake of either the Garfield, or the McKinley moment in time, just on his porcine reflection. But again, would you actually WANT another guy in the White House, who will have a paid bunch of guys with guns, to tell YOU, that YOU cannot have a gun, even when our Constitution says you CAN????
Mitt lies as easily as a Clinton, doesn't he?
Yet there are still some Freepers who claim that he is somehow different from your garden variety, lying-ass, liberal Democrat, and that he would have made a good president.
Which proves that you can lead some folks to info, but you can't make them think.
Crispy Cream the fat f@#$ can’t get a gun around his fat $ss. Bush is mentally to challenged to own a gun in any of the 57 states including Texas. Never give guns to people that ride the short bus home.
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