Democrats have shied away from gun control since 2000

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

Gun rights, gun deaths divide Pennsylvania voters By PETER JACKSON, Associated Press Writer

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Democrats have shied away from gun control since 2000, when they blamed presidential and congressional losses in part on their aggressive stance at the time.

Clinton that year supported far-reaching measures including a federal mandate for state-issued photo gun licenses, as well as a national registry for handgun sales. Obama repeatedly backed tougher state gun controls as an Illinois lawmaker.

Such proposals have been brushed aside in favor of vague talk about "common sense" regulation and assertions by the candidates that they honor the Second Amendment.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080415/ap_on_el_pr/pennsylvania_primary_guns


Found this interesting, it has been the topic of much debate here.


David