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Posted: 10/27/2006 6:12:20 AM EDT
From Ken Weissman's website

KEN WEISSMAN

GUN CONTROL
“Gun control means hitting your target.”  This is the kind of gun
control I support.

“The right of the people, to keep and bear arms, shall not be
infringed.”   The Second Amendment seems perfectly
straightforward to me.  Almost every government official has
taken an oath of office to uphold the United States Constitution,
which includes this important provision.  So why do these same
officials feel free to infringe the right of the people to keep and
bear arms?  Every lawmaker who has voted in favor of gun
control laws has violated his/her oath of office.  Every judge who
has upheld gun control laws has violated his/her oath of office.  

I intend to uphold my oath of office.  I understand the meaning of
“shall not be infringed.”  I will work to roll-back the improper gun
control laws that are presently in existence, and to fight any new
gun control laws that are proposed.

Does this mean I support individuals stockpiling nuclear
weapons, conventional explosives, bazookas, mortars and other
destructive devices?  No.  These are not firearms and do not fall
within the scope of the Second Amendment.  However, there is
a category of firearms that the State and the Media have
demonized with the scary label “assault weapons” which have
been banned.  This ban violates the Second Amendment.

     

I support the mandatory issuance of Concealed Carry
Permits to all citizens of good character and clean
backgrounds who meet certain objective requirements of
weapons training, weapons skill and knowledge of the law
regarding the  use of deadly force.  The evidence shows that
after Florida adopted mandatory issuance of CCWs, the rate
of violent crimes against persons went down.  The fact is,
criminals are far less likely to mug or rape or otherwise
attack people when their potential victims might be armed
and able to fight back!  In just about every state that passed
mandatory issuance of CCWs, the doomsayers predicted
shootouts in the streets, and shootouts in parking lots as
people fought over parking spaces.  None of this came to
pass.  Instead, the honest citizens are less fearful, less
intimidated.  We can hold our heads higher.  We have taken
back some of our parks and streets.  It is the criminals who
are now more cautious, because the honest citizens can
now defend themselves!


Link Posted: 10/27/2006 1:22:10 PM EDT
[#1]
Shades of Ross Perot 1992. He hasn't got a snowball's chance and will only steal much needed votes from Poochigian.
Link Posted: 10/27/2006 4:04:45 PM EDT
[#2]

Quoted:
Shades of Ross Perot 1992. He hasn't got a snowball's chance and will only steal much needed votes from Poochigian.


+10000, the guy sounds like a good guy but we need him saying things like he will give away free cars to Liberals if they vote for him.

We cant afford to have any votes taken from Pooch.
Link Posted: 10/27/2006 5:32:32 PM EDT
[#3]
I hear what you are saying, but I sure hope Pooch is supporter.  Seems like he has been on the bandwagon for a lot of anti-gun legislation and claims "to avaiod making criminals of law abiding citizens".  I sure hope he means it.

Honestly, I dont know much about the guy except for what I read on his website.  Can someone convice me to vote for him?

http://www.pooch4ag.com/ontheissues/index.cfm?ID=50
Link Posted: 10/27/2006 8:05:41 PM EDT
[#4]

Quoted:
I hear what you are saying, but I sure hope Pooch is supporter.  Seems like he has been on the bandwagon for a lot of anti-gun legislation and claims "to avaiod making criminals of law abiding citizens".  I sure hope he means it.

Honestly, I dont know much about the guy except for what I read on his website.  Can someone convice me to vote for him?

http://www.pooch4ag.com/ontheissues/index.cfm?ID=50


Convince?  Sure.  "Jerry Brown, Attorney General, State of California."  Is that enough?
Link Posted: 10/27/2006 8:08:51 PM EDT
[#5]

Quoted:
I hear what you are saying, but I sure hope Pooch is supporter.  Seems like he has been on the bandwagon for a lot of anti-gun legislation


 I didn't see anywhere in that link that mentioned him supporting anti gun legislation. Can you be more specific? What anti gun legislation has Pooch supported? All I have seen in his record is a consistent voting for gun rights for law abiding citizens.
Link Posted: 10/27/2006 10:05:26 PM EDT
[#6]

Quoted:
He hasn't got a snowball's chance and will only steal much needed votes from Poochigian.

+1.
Link Posted: 10/28/2006 4:51:22 AM EDT
[#7]
Assault Weapons

AB 114 (1996): Adds "destructive devices," "silencers," "booby traps," and "handgun ammunition designed primarily to pierce metal or armor" to the list of "prohibited" weapons and devices, machine guns and assault weapons, that are currently unlawful to advertise for sale in the state. Adds military practice hand grenades to the list of weapons or devices whose manufacture, importation, sale, or possession, except as specified, is prohibited by law. Status: Signed into law

Poochigian Aye.

SB 626 (2001): Allowed law enforcement agencies to utilize high powered large capacity assault weapons. Retain the prohibitions on assault rifles being used by the general public. Status: Signed into law.

Poochigian Aye

AB 2728 (Chapter 793, 2006): Gave the Attorney General and any local district attorney a new tool to target anyone who is illegally in possession of assault weapons and any .50 BMG rifle. AB 2728 was sponsored by the sitting Attorney General Bill Lockyer. Status: Signed into law.

Poochigian Aye
Link Posted: 10/28/2006 8:13:05 AM EDT
[#8]
I see what you are saying, AB2728 was a way to get the DOJ from banning firearms and adding a lighter sentence for those who might be caught with a AR15 that wasnt registered in 2000.

The other law was made so LE could purchase AWs for work.

Im not sure how these are anti-gun except that they havent over turned any of the old AW laws, just took some of the edge off- so to speak.

Both laws were supported by the NRA no matter what was posted on the NRAs website.
Link Posted: 10/28/2006 9:23:52 PM EDT
[#9]
Even though I like Weissman's philosophy, Pooch will get my vote.  No need for a spoiler like Perot.  I would hate like hell for Moonbeam to get in as AG...we could all kiss our hardware goodbye if that worthless POS gets elected.
Link Posted: 10/29/2006 5:13:49 AM EDT
[#10]
Link Posted: 10/30/2006 6:36:31 PM EDT
[#11]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I hear what you are saying, but I sure hope Pooch is supporter.  Seems like he has been on the bandwagon for a lot of anti-gun legislation and claims "to avaiod making criminals of law abiding citizens".  I sure hope he means it.

Honestly, I dont know much about the guy except for what I read on his website.  Can someone convice me to vote for him?

http://www.pooch4ag.com/ontheissues/index.cfm?ID=50


Convince?  Sure.  "Jerry Brown, Attorney General, State of California."  Is that enough?

Remember duriing Jerry Brown's rein as Calif gov, he was known as "Gov Moonbeam?"

Libertarians Party candidates have practically zero chance of winning in a state wide election.  There are zero holding local offices.  The Libertarians have good ideals, but they need to start getting elected to offices at the local level.
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