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Romney signed a gun control bill in Massachusetts, Why is the NRA supporting him ?

While Governor of Massachusetts, Willard Romney signed a gun control bill on assault weapons. Obama has never pushed for any gun control, has never made any move to take gun rights away from American's. Why is the NRA supporting a candidate that HAS signed a gun control law ?

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  • 9 years ago
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    Mitt has no choice because his veto would have been overridden in Massachusetts. The political establishment in Massachusetts is anti-gun.

    D.T.G.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Obama has always clearly stated that he wants to re-instate the Clinton Assault Weapons ban.

    Sarah Brady, the most influential anti-gun lobbyist was reassured by Obama when he told her he was working on gun control under the radar.

    Then there is Operation Fast and Furious, the administrations attempt to create a reason to attack the second amendment, stopping the flow of guns into Mexico.

    No time to discuss Hillary Clinton and the UN Small Arms treaty.

    Obama and most Democrats are anti-second amendment

  • 9 years ago

    No citizen needs to buy assault weapons, so maybe Romney

    did a good thing in Massachusetts. What most people don't

    want to give up is hand guns and hunting guns. Only thugs

    have assault weapons.

  • 9 years ago

    Assault weapons? C'mon.

    You think the NRA has a problem with a ban on assault weapons? Here's the question: having claimed to be pro gun control, why hasn't Obama signed a ban on assault weapons?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Because the NRA stopped being a non-partisan group several decades ago.

    They're now purely a Republican lobbying group, only endorsing Republicans and controlled by Republicans.

  • 9 years ago

    Guns should only be given to out going social and gregarious types, and criminals. Criminals regard it as a tool of the trade, understand the risks of killing someone and try to avoid it. Those guys who do the school shootings are always"....a loner, the quite type." With these simple gun control measures not only would crime be reduced, criminals would find it easier to kill other criminals, thus reducing the population of offenders and It'd be easier to find the offender, as he'd of been issued with the gun anyway.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Some organizations like NRA and FOX are only front organizations for GOP.

  • Bree
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    they are stupid and believe their opinions are fact. you lames[middle class and poor cons] are disgusting for not being able to see this fakery. everything you sheep say is from some dumb biased right wing site or some twisted cornball weirdos blog or straight from your rich earth and people destroying greedy untrustworthy con business men. going to hell no matter how hard you pray. wake up before it's to late. gotta have a shred of humanity . a moment of clarity. give it a try

  • 9 years ago

    The nra automatically supports all gop.

  • Adam S
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Because one of the only groups more bats--t crazy and hypocritical than the Tea Party is the NRA.

    EDIT

    Daniel--congratulations on passing the Fox "News" special training course in Cut & Paste.

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