Believe me, I know the feeling . . .
. . . especially since this crop of Republican presidential candidates features so many candidates with anti-gun records.
You and I know all about Mitt Romney’s long history of supporting gun control — he signed a gun ban as Governor of Massachusetts. He is an enemy of gun owners.
But then there is the lessor-known anti-gun record of Newt Gingrich.
I’m not surprised at all that he continues to stonewall gun owners by refusing to return his National Association for Gun Rights Presidential Survey.
The fact is, Newt Gingrich has had a long love affair with the anti-gun crowd.
Please take a minute or two right now to review Newt Gingrich’s decades-long support of gun control:
*** Newt supports a national biometric thumbprint database for gun purchasers – He doesn’t think that the Brady National Gun Registry goes far enough and that gun owners should be forced to undergo fingerprinting before they are allowed to purchase a firearm;
*** Newt supports the Lautenberg Gun Ban – He voted to strip law-abiding gun owners of their 2nd Amendment rights for life, simply because they spanked their children or did nothing more than grab the wrist of a spouse;
*** Newt supports the “Criminal Safezones Act” — He stood shoulder to shoulder with Nancy Pelosi to turn every school in America into a “criminal safe-zone,” where law-abiding adults are disarmed and defenseless while gun-toting thugs are free to commit horrific atrocities like the Columbine Massacre.
Now, Newt is trying to sell himself as a “pro-gun conservative.” But with more than three decades as a public figure, Newt is the quintessential political chameleon, shifting his views to reflect whatever is popular with the chattering political class.
His ongoing betrayal is a transparent attempt to pander to the East Coast anti-gun media, and was the hallmark of his tenure in Congress.
While Newt used the institutional gun lobby as a mouthpiece to convince millions of gun owners nationwide that “as long as he is Speaker, no gun-control legislation is going to move in committee or on the House floor,” he was working behind the scenes to pass gun control.
He even referred to the anti-gunners’ efforts as “reasonable,” and predicted that their Lautenberg Gun Ban would sail through his Republican-controlled House of Representatives with little trouble.
That’s why I’ve been working so hard to mobilize members and supporters of the National Association for Gun Rights like you.
There is no better time than right now to hold Newt Gingrich’s feet to the fire — while he is out looking for votes.
Please click here to watch this important video about Newt Gingrich’s past support of gun control:
Tell Newt Gingrich that you could never trust a candidate who refuses to answer a simple gun rights survey — especially with his anti-gun record so well known.
With your help, we’ll continue holding Newt Gingrich accountable for his ongoing love affair with the anti-gun crowd in Washington, D.C.
For Freedom,
Dudley Brown
Executive Director
