Where the Presidential candidates stand on gun rights.

The Daily Beast has an interesting, if short, synopsis of the gun control positions held by candidates for President of the United States. 

Bottom Line: Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, and Jon Huntsman are all strong advocates for gun owners.  And of course, Ron Paul is the gun-rights workhorse in the field.  Gun owners have no better friend in Congress than Rep. Paul.

Dishonorable Mention:  Mitt Romney.  Loves his Massachusetts gun control, supports a 5-day waiting period and supports banning so-called "assault rifles" (I got $5 that says Romney couldn't identify an "assault" rifle if his ass depended on it).

And finally, the scourge of the Republican Party.  The short, fat, adulterous little fake conservative from Georgia:

Newt Gingrich is an enemy of gun owners.  And a dangerous one.  He has toured the country claiming to support the rights of gun owners.  He's lying.  Gingrich supported the Lautenberg Amendment, Gun-Free School Zones and other Schumer/Brady-style gun control legislation.  Now that Gingrich is running for President, he claims to be a champion for the rights of gun owners.  Don't believe it. 

See the Daily Beast pictorial here.

Gun Control Poster Friday

One of our favorites.

Hickory, NC City Council Protects Right to Concealed Carry in Parks

Unlike its clueless neighbors neighbors to the East, the City Council in Hickory, North Carolina has voted to allow lawful holders of concealed carry permits (a/k/a law-abiding citizens) to carry their firearms in City parks.  This move comes just weeks after the City Council in Winston-Salem stripped law-abiding CCW permit holders of their right to protect themselves from violent criminals while in City parks.

The message to criminals is clear:  Don't try to rape, rob or kill someone in the City of Hickory.  Your "victim" may turn out to be lawfully armed.  Go to Winston-Salem to commit your crimes, as the City Council has ensured that your victims can't fight back.

For more on this issue, see the editorial Handgun Ordinance Presents No Danger.

Chris Christie-Gun Control Heavyweight

The next time you hear someone blather about how Chris Christie is the answer to the Republicans' Presidential prayers, remember this:  Chris Christie is a rabid anti-gunner.  And not just any kind of anti-gunner.  He's the kind of anti-gun politician that makes Chuck Schumer look like a Life Member of the NRA.

During his time in office, the rude, loud-mouthed, disgustingly obese bully has proven himself to be downright hostile to firearms ownership by law-abiding citizens.  Most recently, Christie opposed the landmark concealed carry reciprocity bill passed by the U.S. House, even though all of New Jersey's Republican House members voted in favor of the bill.  It is sickening for any Republican to even consider that this fat bastard should be President of the United States.  He has no respect for citizens' fundamental right of self-defense, and has been a reliable gun control advocate during his term in office.

Christie's anti-gun philosophy may be explained by his utter contempt for citizens that disagree with him.  He has proven himself to be an angry, rude, confrontational thug in dealing with citizens who ask questions he doesn't like.  With slop-jaws flapping, he uses his loud mouth and massive girth to bully and intimidate people who do not agree with him.  In light of the way he treats his citizens subjects, is it any wonder he is a rabid gun control advocate? 

Chris Christie displays the same mocking, overbearing, arrogant, untouchable attitude that the founders must have had in mind when they drafted the Second Amendment. 

The next time you hear a Republican or so-called conservative lament the fact that Big Chris isn't running for President, do your part to educate them.  Make sure they understand Chris Christie is an enemy of gun owners, and has no business coming within 1500 feet of the Oval Office--not even on a tour.