Presidential candidates on the Second Amendment

If you take Second Amendment issues into account when deciding whom to support, or if you simply are interested how the candidates will likely fare with an important bloc of voters, here's a preliminary assessment of some of the people who have been listed as likely or definite candidates. As much as possible, the ratings are based on actions while in government, rather than on current rhetoric. Of course the list can also be read in reverse order, to ... Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Civil Liberties, Presidential Election 2008
Member Tags: anti-gun antigun pro-gun progun politicians 2008 presidential candidates politicians second amendment 2ndamendment secondamendment gunrights
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jan 23, 2007 - 9:02 AM PST
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Jan 23, 2007 - 9:03 AM PST

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by Tom Cox - Oct. 1, 2008

An all-too-brief roundup of Volokh's assessment of various Presidential candidates' past behavior regarding the Second Amendment and gun rights in America. I have followed Volokh long enough to know he studies this topic closely so I trust his accuracy, but this article begs for an expansion with proper citations of pro- and anti-gun actions on the part of each public figure. A good overview, but can only be seen as assertions (i.e. unpersuasive) by those not already willing to trust the author on this topic.

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