{"id":31824,"date":"2012-08-30T12:48:57","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T16:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=31824"},"modified":"2012-08-30T13:16:09","modified_gmt":"2012-08-30T17:16:09","slug":"gop-strengthens-gun-rights-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=31824","title":{"rendered":"GOP strengthens gun rights platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Times<\/a> reports that the Republicans’ platform just approved this week in Tampa pledges to strengthen their gun rights advocacy by supporting large-capacity magazines, supporting “stand your ground” laws, and allowing citizens with concealed weapons permits carry in every state that allows their own citizens to carry concealed weapons.<\/p>\n

Of course, there are detractors;<\/p>\n

Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, said that, by making these changes, Republican leaders have \u201cput themselves farther out of touch with their constituents.\u201d<\/p>\n

His group supports bans on large-capacity weapons, which it says are \u201cdesigned to shoot a lot of people quickly and efficiently.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yup, I have lots of large capacity magazines, and I bought them for just that purpose; to shoot a lot of people quickly and efficiently, if I ever need to do that. in fact, almost none of my guns can be used for hunting at all, they’re all for killing people. I don’t intend to kill anyone, but I want that capability if me or my family are faced with the possibility.<\/p>\n

David Keene, president of the National Rifle Association, told the NRA News that the 2008 GOP platform \u201cwas perhaps the most gun-friendly platform that any party had ever adopted,\u201d and \u201cthis year\u2019s Republican platform is even stronger in terms of dedicating a major party to the protection of the Second Amendment.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And it’s about time they got their heads out of the sand in regards to guns and made a bold statement. I want to see what the Democrat party will put in their platform referring to guns. Maybe they’ll have the guts to say what they think. If they don’t, then the Brady campaign will see what the voters are really thinking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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