Obama sez: http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Barack_Obama_Gun_Control.htm
*Ok for states & cities to determine local gun laws. (Apr 2008)
*FactCheck: Yes, Obama endorsed Illinois handgun ban. (Apr 2008)
*Respect 2nd Amendment, but local gun bans ok. (Feb 2008)
*Provide some common-sense enforcement on gun licensing. (Jan 2008)
*2000: cosponsored bill to limit purchases to 1 gun per month. (Oct 2007)
*Concealed carry OK for retired police officers. (Aug 2007)
*Stop unscrupulous gun dealers dumping guns in cities. (Jul 2007)
*Keep guns out of inner cities--but also problem of morality. (Oct 2006)
*Ban semi-automatics, and more possession restrictions. (Jul 1998)
*Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
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McCain sez: http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/John_McCain_Gun_Control.htm
*I know how to use guns; but I don't own one. (Nov 2007)
*Prosecute criminals, not citizens for gun ownership. (Sep 2007)
*Don't hold gun manufacturers liable for crimes. (Sep 2007)
*Opposes restrictions on assault weapons and ammunition types. (Sep 2007)
*Calls for GOP "tolerance" of closing gun show loopholes. (May 2002)
*Ban cheap guns; require safety locks; for gun show checks. (Aug 1999)
*Supports ban on certain assault weapons. (Aug 1999)
*Voted against Brady Bill & assault weapon ban. (Aug 1999)
*Guns are a problem, but so are violent web sites & videos. (Aug 1999)
*Punish criminals who abuse 2nd Amendment rights. (May 1999)
*Youth Violence Prevention Act restricts guns for kids. (May 1999)
*Repeal existing gun restrictions; penalize criminal use. (Jul 1998)
*Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
*Voted YES on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
*Voted NO on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
*Voted YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations. (May 1999)
*Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
*Voted YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks. (Jul 1998)
*Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)
*Ok for states & cities to determine local gun laws. (Apr 2008)
*FactCheck: Yes, Obama endorsed Illinois handgun ban. (Apr 2008)
*Respect 2nd Amendment, but local gun bans ok. (Feb 2008)
*Provide some common-sense enforcement on gun licensing. (Jan 2008)
*2000: cosponsored bill to limit purchases to 1 gun per month. (Oct 2007)
*Concealed carry OK for retired police officers. (Aug 2007)
*Stop unscrupulous gun dealers dumping guns in cities. (Jul 2007)
*Keep guns out of inner cities--but also problem of morality. (Oct 2006)
*Ban semi-automatics, and more possession restrictions. (Jul 1998)
*Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
"As a state senator in Illinois, Obama supported banning the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic firearms, increasing state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms and requiring manufacturers to provide child-safety locks with firearms. He has also supported a ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns. He sponsored a bill in 2000 limiting handgun purchases to one per month. He also voted against a 2004 measure allowing a self-defense exception for people charged with violating local weapons bans by using a gun in their home. Although out of line with most of his anti-gun voting history, in 1999, Obama voted "present" on SB 759, a bill that required mandatory adult prosecution for firing a gun on or near school grounds.
"Obama was also a board member of the Joyce Foundation which funds and maintains several gun control organizations in the United States.
"He supported several gun control measures, including restricting the purchase of firearms at gun shows and the reauthorization of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban."
Associated Press, Sept. 11, 2004:
-Voted 'No' on letting people claim a self-defense protection in court for using a gun in their homes despite local weapons bans. (SB2165, 2004)
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McCain sez: http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/John_McCain_Gun_Control.htm
*I know how to use guns; but I don't own one. (Nov 2007)
*Prosecute criminals, not citizens for gun ownership. (Sep 2007)
*Don't hold gun manufacturers liable for crimes. (Sep 2007)
*Opposes restrictions on assault weapons and ammunition types. (Sep 2007)
*Calls for GOP "tolerance" of closing gun show loopholes. (May 2002)
*Ban cheap guns; require safety locks; for gun show checks. (Aug 1999)
*Supports ban on certain assault weapons. (Aug 1999)
*Voted against Brady Bill & assault weapon ban. (Aug 1999)
*Guns are a problem, but so are violent web sites & videos. (Aug 1999)
*Punish criminals who abuse 2nd Amendment rights. (May 1999)
*Youth Violence Prevention Act restricts guns for kids. (May 1999)
*Repeal existing gun restrictions; penalize criminal use. (Jul 1998)
*Voted YES on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
*Voted YES on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
*Voted NO on background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
*Voted YES on more penalties for gun & drug violations. (May 1999)
*Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows. (May 1999)
*Voted YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks. (Jul 1998)
*Ban gun registration & trigger lock law in Washington DC. (Mar 2007)
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