American Dinosaur

Presidential Lithmus Test

Where the herd stands on the 2nd Amendment.....................

Mike Huckabee
Opposes reauthorization of the assault weapons ban. Opposes mandatory trigger locks for handguns. Opposes waiting periods for gun purchases. Owns a variety of firearms. NRA member. Has a concealed carry permit.

Joe Biden
Voted for a 10-year extension of the assault weapons ban. Voted for requiring extensive background checks at gun shows. Supports mandatory trigger locks for handguns. Says he has had a gun in the house during his adult lifetime

Rudy Giuliani
Has supported gun control measures as New York City mayor, but says a person's individual right to bear arms should only be limited for strict Constitutional reasons. As a Senate candidate, supported licensing and registration of handguns and extended background checks at gun shows. As mayor, signed legislation requiring trigger locks for all gun sales. Banned sale of toy guns that resemble real guns. Supported the federal assault weapons ban.

Hillary Clinton
Voted for a 10-year extension of the assault weapons ban. Voted for requiring extensive background checks at gun shows. Supports licensing and registration of handguns, mandatory trigger locks for handguns, holding adults responsible for their children's use of guns, raising the youth handgun ban from age 18 to 21, limiting gun sales to one per month and allowing the Consumer Products Safety Commission regulate guns.

Chris Dodd
Voted for a 10-year extension of the assault weapons ban. Voted for requiring extensive background checks at gun shows. Supports mandatory trigger locks for handguns. Says he has had a gun in the house during his adult lifetime.

Duncan Hunter
Voted against the 1994 assault weapons ban. Opposed 3-day gun show background check requirement in favor of a 24-hour check. Has an A rating from the NRA

John Edwards
Voted for a 10-year extension of the assault weapons ban. Voted for requiring extensive background checks at gun shows.

John McCain
Sponsored legislation requiring background checks at gun shows. Voted against a 10-year extension of the assault weapons ban. Opposed legislation requiring trigger locks for handguns. Opposed 1994 crime bill, which contained the assault weapons ban. Has a C+ rating from the NRA.

Mike Gravel
Supports requiring that potential gun owners be licensed and undergo training before they can own a firearm. Says he has had a gun in the house during his adult lifetime.

Ron Paul
Opposed 3-day gun show background check requirement in favor of a 24-hour check. Has a B rating from the NRA.

Dennis Kucinich
Co-sponsored legislation to extend and strengthen the assault weapons ban. Voted for extensive background check requirement at gun shows. Says he has had a gun in the house during his adult lifetime.

Mitt Romney
As governor, signed into law a permanent ban on assault weapons. Supported the 1994 federal assault weapons ban. Supported the Brady Bill requiring waiting periods for handgun purchases, but says it is no longer needed due to instantaneous background checks. Joined the NRA as a lifetime member in 2006.

Barack Obama
Supports extending the assault weapons ban. Supports national law against carrying concealed weapons, with exceptions for retired police and military personnel. Supports limiting gun sales to one per month.

Tom Tancredo
Opposed 3-day gun show background check requirement in favor of a 24-hour check. Has an A rating from the NRA

Bill Richardson
Opposed the 1994 assault weapons ban, but voted for the crime bill that included it. Later voted to repeal the assault weapons ban. As governor, signed law allowing adults 21 and older who pass background checks and take a gun safety class to carry a concealed weapon. Has a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Says he has had a gun in the house during his adult lifetime. Has an A rating from the NRA.

Fred Thompson
Opposed the 1994 federal assault weapons ban and opposes a 10-year extension of the ban. Opposed 3-day gun show background check requirement in favor of a 24-hour check. Opposes mandatory trigger locks for handguns. Says gun-control measures do not reduce crime.

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