Wednesday, April 23, 2008

McCain's Stance on Gun Control

http://www.gunowners.org/pres08/mccain.htm

After reading this article my view on John McCain has greatly changed. McCain the Republican canidate for president in 2008 has had numerous positions on the issue of gun control. The first time McCain was running for President in 2000 he faced an opponent who was for posession of guns in George W. Bush. At the time McCain was for Gun Control and believed that individuals needed to keep there guns locked up at home and away from America's streets. In this argument he tried to help persuade the public opinion by appearing in comercial before the movie Pearl Harbor appearded on big screens. Doing this he garnered some attention and some votes but in the end lost to George W. Bush, who became the Republican canidate and eventually became president of the United States. Now 8 years later, McCain's stance has changed and this is upsetting to myself, I believe he needs to stick to what he believed in the first time around. He now supports individuals possesing guns and no longer is an individual who wants gun control. I feel though it is important for Gun Control to be implemented for the simple facts that without it, America's kids can get their hands on guns without an issue. With the recent deaths at Va. Tech and highschools all across America McCain is making a big mistake by not sticking to his "GUNS' and trying to bring about Gun Control

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