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Romney on Guns

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Governor Romney: “Americans should have the right to own and possess firearms as guaranteed under the

U.S. Constitution. I’m proud to be among the many decent, law-abiding men and women who safely use

firearms.”
(Ted Novin, “Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney Visits Firearms Industry’s Trade Show,” National Shooting

Sports Foundation, 1/12/2007)
Hasn’t Gov. Romney been against the right to bear arms?

No. Governor Romney has always supported the individual right to keep and bear arms. The firearms bills

that Governor Romney signed into law (see below) were all endorsed by the National Rifle Association

(NRA) and/or the Gun Owners’ Action League (GOAL), which bills itself as “The Official Firearms

Association of Massachusetts.”

The NRA gave Mitt Romney a rating of ‘B’ in the 2002 election race for Governor of Massachusetts.
(Scott Helman, “Romney retreats on gun control,” The Boston Globe, 1/14/2007)

Craig Sandler, former Director of General Operations of the National Rifle Association and former Nashua

Police Chief, endorses Governor Mitt Romney for President.

In endorsing Governor Romney, Craig Sandler said, “Throughout his career in both the public and private

sectors, Mitt Romney has demonstrated exceptional leadership ability, integrity, and commitment to

principle. As a New Hampshire resident, former law enforcement officer, and avid sportsman, I am

supporting Governor Romney because he is the candidate who will protect our Constitutional rights and

strengthen our nation.”
Governor Romney On Parker v. District of Columbia:
Governor Romney: “It is my hope that the Supreme Court will reaffirm the individual right to keep and

bear arms as enshrined in the Bill of Rights and protect law abiding gun owners everywhere. To further

guard this fundamental liberty, as President, I will take care to appoint judges who will not legislate

from the bench but will instead strictly interpret the Constitution.”
(Romney for President, “Governor Romney On The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision To Review Second Amendment

Case,” Press Release, 11/21/2007)

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He’s also strong on the 1st amendment, and has vowed to work to repeal the McCain/Feingold CFR law. Unfortunately, that work is necessary to undo the hard work done by another Republican Presidential candidate, work that was instrumental in passing the law to begin with, work that continued with filing legal briefs to defend that law in court.

So while some of our candidates might be slightly stronger on the 2nd amendment, none are stronger on BOTH the 1st and 2nd amendments.

And Romney never took guns away, like another candidate took our right to free speech away — another right that is essential to preserve our liberty.