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An excerpt from Hugh Hewitt's interview with Rudy Giuliani: HH: Let me ask you, Mayor, because it’s our last question, but it’s a big one. Where do people like this killer in Colorado, and the one the week before in Nebraska, where do they come from, and what do authorities have to do to stop them, and what’s media’s role in this? RG: Well, that’s a real big question. I mean, these are such deeply disturbed people, it goes into the roots of their, sometimes their daily life. It could go into the roots of their environment, all the things...

It’s among the most well-known and often-implemented strategies in the universe of presidential politics: appeal to the party’s base during the primaries and tack back towards the center during the run-up to the general election. This process doesn’t necessarily dictate that the presidential candidate “flip-flop” on any of his or her positions. He or she merely emphasizes one set of policies for the partisans who will be voting in the presidential primaries and then, several months later, emphasizes a different set of policies for the American electorate at large. However, in recent years, a somewhat different tactic has emerged as...

CBS Evening News, Feb 24, 1997 Rudy says there is a constitutional right to travel but we still put reasonable controls on the driving of an automobile. He says it's irrational to put more controls on the driving of automobiles than on the possession of guns ("attack weapons").

GIULIANI TRIES TO BACKPEDAL ON GUNS . . . Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani addressed gun owners and Second Amendment advocates last week on the same day that NSSF officials were in Giuliani's hometown fighting a lawsuit he filed -- and refuses to disavow -- seeking to hold law-abiding firearms manufacturers responsible for the criminal misuse of their products by others. NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane appeared on MSNBC responding to Giuliani. Play Video | View Transcript

If Fred Thompson were to make a mistake like this, you could be sure that Fox News and Dick Morris would be all over it. They'd be harping that Fred was flopping, or that he was lazy, or that he needs to hit the books and not make mistakes or blunders like this. Watch Video Did I hear that right? "After all the second amendment is a freedom every bit as important as the other freedoms in the first ten amendments. Just think of the language of it -- 'the people shall be secure' --let's see, this is my wife...

Right before Giuliani took his "impromptu" call during the NRA speech, he was discussing the second amendment. However, when discussing the second amendment's language, he mistakenly began to paraphrase the fourth amendment instead! Then he answered the phone and changed the subject. Here's the transcript, followed by the video: "After all the second amendment is a freedom every bit as important as the other freedoms in the first ten amendments. Just think of the language of it -- 'the people shall be secure' --let's see, this is my wife calling..." (talks to and about his wife) (then he resumes with...

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani took his best shot at befriending the members of America’s largest and most influential gun rights organization today in a speech to the National Rifle Association (NRA). Emphasizing the need state and local government to control crime and gun laws, Republican presidential candidate Giuliani made sure to highlight personal freedoms and said the 2nd Amendment “is just as important as free speech” and every other part of the Constitution. Giuliani said that gun rights improved under President Bush and guaranteed that they will continue to improve even more if he becomes President. “The...

Glossing over the less appealing line items on his gun control resume, ex-NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani presented himself as sympathetic to the aims of the National Rifle Association and pledged, as president, to protect gun rights. "Your right to bear arms is based on a reasonable degree of safety," he said. He indicated that he would oppose new efforts to tighten national gun laws. "I believe that law endforcement should focus on enforcing the laws that exist on the books as opposed to passing new extensions of laws," he said. "A person's home is their castle. They have the right...

--SNIP--As NYC mayor, Giuliani was an ardent supporter of gun control - supporting a ban on assault weapons over the objections of many Republicans in Congress, as well as the NRA. In 1995 Giuliani blasted the NRA's opposition as "way overboard".........

Rudy Giuliani, an ardent gun-control advocate as mayor, will address the NRA Friday.

<p>August 23, 2007 -- A top ally to Republican front-runner Rudy Giuliani yesterday blasted Fred Thompson for attacking the former mayor - and New York City - before even declaring his candidacy for president.</p> <p>"Run or keep your mouth shut!" snarled Guy Molinari, New York co-chairman for the Giuliani presidential campaign.</p>

These intensively researched sites expose the real Rudy. In respect of copyrights, I have not posted the page contents but here are the links. Main Expose' Additional Testimony: (scroll down near the bottom) Oh yeah, sure, it's all fun--until someone loses an eye their inalienable Constitutional Rights, their private property and their ability to defend themselves. Serious thread: Rudy Defends his gun lawsuit as Mayor (Video)

New Yorkers, for the first time in nearly three decades, will be allowed to possess and use self-defense sprays like Chemical Mace under a law signed today by Gov. George E. Pataki, over the objections of New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and law enforcement officials across the state. The new law brings New York into line with every other state by allowing people 18 and older to use a variety of pocket-size chemical sprays to repel, but not kill, an attacker. Mr. Pataki said in a statement that the sprays would give average citizens a powerful new tool...

KEENE, N.H. -- Rudolph Giuliani Wednesday sounded open to letting anyone who's not a criminal or mental patient carry a concealed handgun -- even telling a woman who packs a piece in New York that it's OK with him. (snip) Giuliani's days as a crusading anti-gun mayor are behind him now that he's running for president, and Wednesday he staked out a simple test for concealed-carry permits, which are tightly controlled in New York. He asked two questions -- Are you a criminal, and have you ever been institutionalized? -- and to the laughter of the audience, rendered his verdict...

HENNIKER, N.H. -- Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani defended his positions on a late-term abortion procedure and gun control Tuesday as he faced skeptical GOP voters who questioned his sincerity. "I don't think there's an inconsistency," the former New York mayor said of his long-standing support of abortion rights and his affirmation last week of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a ban on what critics call partial-birth abortion, a measure he opposed in the past. Once an advocate of strong federal gun controls, Giuliani also disputed the characterization that he advised President Clinton on the matter, talked of leaving...

Archives of Rudolph W. Giuliani MAYOR'S MESSAGE Mayor's WINS Address Sunday, March 2, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning. It has been a week since the terrible tragedy that happened last Sunday at the Empire State Building. And even as we grieve for the families and our hearts and prayers go out to them, perhaps we can use this senseless tragedy to re-energize the fight for gun control. A man came to this country from Gaza City on December 24th of last year. Ali Hassan Abu Kamal first arrived in New York and then traveled by plane to Melbourne, Florida, where he...

MAYOR GIULIANI HOLDS PUBLIC HEARING ON TRIGGER LOCK BILL -Remarks By Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani At Public Hearing On Proposed Local Law- The bill before me today, Introductory Number 633, sponsored by Speaker Vallone and 37 of his colleagues, in conjunction with my Administration, would amend the Administrative Code of the City of New York, in relation to the use of safety locking devices with weapons. Specifically, this legislation would expand upon Local Law 21 of 1998 by requiring the purchaser of any weapon to also purchase a safety locking device. More importantly, this legislation would require that all gun...

MAYOR GIULIANI ADDRESSES CITIZENS CRIME COMMISSION; CALLS FOR UNIFORM NATIONAL GUN CONTROL LAWS Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani today addressed a breakfast meeting of the Citizens Crime Commission on the issue of gun control. In his address, the Mayor reiterated his call for a national uniform standard of gun licensing requirements. "Yesterday, President Clinton outlined his proposals for more stringent federal gun licensing requirements," Mayor Giuliani said. "His proposals include: prohibiting non-citizens from buying guns; requiring proof of residency, including a photo I.D. and a utility bill in the buyer's name; making 'cop killer', or teflon-coated, armor-piercing bullets illegal; and requiring...

MAYOR GIULIANI AND POLICE COMMISSIONER KERIK ANNOUNCE MORE THAN 3,000 GUNS TAKEN OFF NEW YORK CITY STREETS TO BE TURNED INTO SCRAP METAL City Has Seized Almost 90,000 Guns Since 1994 Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and Police Commissioner Bernard B. Kerik today announced that more than 3,000 guns taken off New York City streets will soon be turned into scrap metal. The New York Police Department recovered the guns over the last several months through a number of channels and the total includes guns that were used in the commission of crimes. The guns will be transported to an undisclosed...

New York City Sues Gun Industry By Mayor Rudy GiulianiOn June 20th, I was pleased to announce that the City of New York filed a lawsuit against two dozen major gun manufacturers and distributors. This is an industry which profits from the suffering of innocent people. The lawsuit is intended to end the free pass that the gun industry has enjoyed for a very long time, which has resulted in too many avoidable deaths. The suit alleges a number of illegal practices on the part of the gun manufacturers, including: Deliberately manufacturing many more firearms than can be bought for...

President Clinton, in an exclusive interview yesterday with the Daily News, declared Mayor Giuliani crucial to his battle to keep the GOP Congress from killing the assault weapons ban. Speaking on his trip to New York, Clinton called the Republican mayor's support for the ban "quite powerful." "I will certainly ask him and the other mayors particularly the mayors who have had previous law enforcement experience to speak up again," the President said. Citing a "strong constituency" for the ban among urban and suburban Republicans, Clinton said, "I hope they will permit their voices to be heard and not let...

Mayor Giuliani yesterday said he would find it hard to back any Republican presidential candidate who favors repealing the federal assault-weapons ban, further distancing himself from GOP front-runner Robert Dole. "There should be very, very few litmus tests, but someone who now voted to roll back the assault-weapons ban would really be demonstrating that special interest politics mean more to them than life-or-death issues," said Giuliani, who irked GOP leaders by appearing with President Clinton to support the gun legislation. Giuliani said he would consider candidates' overall presidential platforms, but he said their position on the ban "should bear very,...

Rudy: Switching on guns, abortion BY CRAIG GORDON craig.gordon@newsday.com April 19, 2007, 9:21 PM EDT OKLAHOMA CITY -- Rudolph Giuliani Thursday linked the 1995 bombing of a federal building here to the Virginia Tech massacre by speaking in the role he wants Republicans to remember -- the leader who guided another terror-battered city through tragedy. But this week's events highlight another side of Giuliani -- the presidential candidate who once bluntly rejected some of his party's core beliefs, only to switch his stances now to walk in step with GOP faithful. Giuliani this week issued statements on gun control and...

Presidential contender Rudy Giuliani apparently believes change is good - at least that's the way it looks with his subtle shifts to the right on major issues like abortion, gun control and taxation in recent weeks. It happened again yesterday - the pro-choice Giuliani was quick to applaud the Supreme Court ruling upholding a partial-birth abortion ban, calling it "the correct conclusion." But when he was preparing to run against Sen. Hillary Clinton in 2000, Giuliani opposed a partial-birth abortion ban for New York, saying he would "preserve the option for women" and that he did not foresee ever changing...

Thank you. Good morning. It is a pleasure to join all of you here today for the Citizens Crime Commission's breakfast. A couple of weeks ago, all New Yorkers and people throughout the world were appalled by the senseless and horrifying act of violence that occurred at the Empire State Building. The Empire State Building is such an important landmark... such an important symbol of America that, like so many other places in New York City, when a tragedy happens there, it receives a great deal of attention in the media. However, with this latest incident, we saw something rather...

Buy me a gun, Rudy By Bruce Walker on Apr 11, 07 I was once an enthusiastic supporter of Rudy Giuliani and I am still an admirer of the magnificent job that he did as Mayor of New York. Rudy was also an absolutely fearless federal prosecutor who genuinely put his life on the line to break the back of organized crime. He has also been a loyal Republican, campaigning and helping Republicans - including those whose policies he may have disagreed with - when Republicans needed all the help they could get. There is a lot of good in...

Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani today addressed a breakfast meeting of the Citizens Crime Commission on the issue of gun control. In his address, the Mayor reiterated his call for a national uniform standard of gun licensing requirements. "Yesterday, President Clinton outlined his proposals for more stringent federal gun licensing requirements," Mayor Giuliani said. "His proposals include: prohibiting non-citizens from buying guns; requiring proof of residency, including a photo I.D. and a utility bill in the buyer's name; making 'cop killer', or teflon-coated, armor-piercing bullets illegal; and requiring child safety locks on the weapons of all Federal officials to prevent these...

Mayor Giuliani laid down the law to Moses yesterday, telling Charlton Heston that the city's gun laws did help reduce the homicide rate. Heston, who delivered the law in "The Ten Commandments," said the city's plunging homicide rate shows that it is good police work not gun control laws that reduces crime. "In New York City, until very recently, when Mayor Giuliani took office, it shared with Washington the worst murder record in America," Heston, who was recently elected a vice president of the National Rifle Association, said yesterday on NBC's "Meet the Press." "Both cities have absolutely Draconian prohibitions...

<p>About 9 A.M. yesterday, United States Representative Carolyn McCarthy was on her way to Southampton, L.I., for a day off when a call came in from Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's office. Could she turn around and come to City Hall -- right now -- to appear with the Mayor at an 11 o'clock news conference and help make the case that gun control might have prevented the Empire State Building shootings?</p>

Despite his promise to appoint "strict constructionists" to the Supreme Court if he is elected president, Rudy Giuliani recently said he has no interest in overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that discovered a previously unnoticed constitutional right to abortion. Offending social conservatives (and strict constructionists) even further, he told CNN this constitutional right may require government financing of abortions for women who otherwise cannot afford them. Since Giuliani also claims to support "the right to bear arms" (a right that is actually mentioned in the Constitution), he should, by similar logic, advocate the use of taxpayer money to...

The second bill before me, Introductory Number 480-A, sponsored by Council Member Koslowitz and 23 of her colleagues at the request of Manhattan Borough President Fields, would amend the Administrative Code of the City of New York in relation to toy and imitation firearms. This legislation seeks to better ensure that imitation firearms are not mistaken for actual weapons. Specifically, this bill would prohibit the sale, use or possession of any toy or imitation firearm that is not either constructed entirely of transparent or translucent materials or designed in bright, distinct colors. The bill requires that barrels of imitation firearms...

April 03, 2007, 6:00 a.m. Rudy BumpoShould Giuliani go hunting? How about asking the hunters? By Geoffrey Norman Rudolph Giuliani has a problem with guns. Seems that when he was cleaning up New York, Sheriff Giuliani took a hard line on hoglegs. His constituents didn’t have a problem with this, or just about anything else Giuliani did to fight crime, since New York, in those days, resembled Deadwood on a slow night. As part of his campaign to make the streets safe, Giuliani’s administration sued 30 American arms manufacturers, and his police commissioner proposed a nationwide system of registration...

A video of then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been posted at YouTube with the following caption: On June 23, 2000 [New York City Mayor] Rudy Giuliani tried to justifiy the gun industry lawsuit to a concerned citizen. Giuliani claims that gun manufacturers overproduce firearms. Giuliani claims that most police officers are in favor of gun control. Giuliani claims that gun control reduced New York City crime. Giuliani blames the rest of the country for having lax gun laws which let people buy guns elsewhere and bring them into the city. Compare this to the claims currently being made on Giuliani's Presidential...

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David Scull/The New York Times Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, left, at a 1995 news conference with Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, and James S. Brady, who was shot in the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. As mayor of New York City, Rudolph W. Giuliani became the favorite Republican of gun control advocates. He spoke in favor of a licensing system for gun owners that would require trigger locks and firearms training, and he lobbied Congress to outlaw most military-style assault weapons. He was the only Republican mayor to join a lawsuit by dozens of cities...

Rudy has some funny views on guns; he’d better beware if Thompson enters the race. One person’s “reasonable and sensible” gun laws aren’t always another’s. So when Rudy Giuliani recognizes that the Second Amendment guarantees people the right to bear arms subject to “reasonable and sensible” laws, it really doesn’t tell us much. Yet one thing is for sure though: Giuliani is hardly a “strict constructionist” on constitutional matters, at least when it comes to the Second Amendment. It is a long ways from “shall not be infringed” to “shall infringe whenever Congress has a ‘reasonable and sensible’ justification.” For...

Rudy Giuliani announcing his suit against gun companies. Just another example of a strong leader do what he thinks is for our own good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs5DxwzEXHQ

Rudy Giuliani's interview on Hannity and Colmes, 2/6/2007 HANNITY: Generally speaking do you think it's acceptable if citizens have the right to carry a handgun? GIULIANI: It's part of the constitution. People have the right to bear arms. Then restrictions have to be reasonable and sensible. You can't just remove that right. You got to regulate consistent with the second amendment If there is a terror attack involving guns on US soil during the tenure of a President Rudolph Giuliani, will President Giuliani adhere to the sentiments about the right to bear arms that he expressed recently during his Hannity...

Giuliani: Gun control helped lower crime 5 minutes ago Rudy Giuliani addressed a potentially troublesome issue with conservative voters, saying his policies as mayor to get handguns off the street helped reduce crime in New York. "I used gun control as mayor," he said at a news conference Saturday during a swing through California. But "I understand the Second Amendment. I understand the right to bear arms." He said what he did as mayor would have no effect on hunting. Addressing another potential trouble spot with conservatives, Giuliani spoke in favor of a border fence, saying, "You have to have...

HANNITY: Let me move on. And the issue of guns has come up a lot. When people talk about Mayor Giuliani, New York City had some of the toughest gun laws in the entire country. Do you support the right of people to carry handguns? GIULIANI: I understand the Second Amendment. I support it. People have the right to bear arms. When I was mayor of New York, I took over at a very, very difficult time. We were averaging about 2,000 murders a year, 10,000... HANNITY: You inherited those laws, the gun laws in New York? GIULIANI: Yes, and...