Hillary is Pro-Gun in Indiana, Anti-gun in Washington

By Duane Lester • May 5th, 2008

Hillary’s on the attack again, this time in Indiana. She is raising questions about Barack Obama’s support of the Second Amendment, painting herself as a friend to gun-owners. The mailer asks:

Where does Barack Obama really stand on guns?

It then lists some different bullet points on how Obama has worked against the right to bear arms.

Hillary wants the voters of Indiana to believe that she is a fan of the Second Amendment. In fact, since running for president, she has almost embraced it. This from a woman who earns an “F” from the National Rifle Association. Gun Owners of America went even further, awarding her an “F-.”

From Votesmart.org:

  • 2006 Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all Congressional candidates in 2006, the National Rifle Association assigned Senator Clinton a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).
  • 2005 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Gun Owners of America 0 percent in 2005.
  • 2003-2004 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Gun Owners of America 0 percent in 2003-2004.
  • 2003 Senator Clinton supported the interests of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence 100 percent from 1988-2003 (Senate) or 1991-2003 (House).
  • 2003 In 2003 Gun Owners of America gave Senator Clinton a grade of F-.
  • 2002 On the votes that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence considered to be the most important as of 2002, Senator Clinton voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time. These scores are cumulative for each representative’s time in their current office. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence considered votes from 1988-2002 in the House and 1991-2002 in the Senate when determining these scores.
  • 2001-2002 Based on the results of a questionnaire the Gun Owners of America assigned Senator Clinton a grade of F- (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F-).

Obama may be no friend to gun owners, but Hillary isn’t either. Her attempt to portray herself as one only shows her attitude towards the voters. She is playing them for fools.

Duane Lester A one-man political wrecking machine, Duane was not always such a strong conservative. He did not always see things from through the filters of a right wing/libertarian belief system. Now he does. Duane grew up in the midwest, the son of two staunch Democrats. He served in the military overseas and has since moved back to the Midwest after touring around the world. He has a wife and four children. He has a big head. I’m tired of writing in the third person. God bless America.
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