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NRA Endorses Candidate For President They Called "One Of the Premier Flag Carriers For The Enemies Of the Second Amendment"
Oct 9, 2008
Washington, D.C. - The National Rifle Association endorsed Senator John McCain for President today, despite years of acerbic attacks on his gun policy positions:
- “… Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has now become one of the premier flag carriers for the enemies of the Second Amendment.” [America’s First Freedom Magazine, July 2001.] http://www.bradycampaign.org/xshare/pdf/politics/2008/1st-freedom-what-happenned-mccain.pdf
- “Anti-gun groups, led by Americans for Gun Safety, have teamed with U.S. Sen. John McCain to exploit terrorism in order to advance their gun control agenda…” [America’s First Freedom Magazine, February 2002.] http://www.bradycampaign.org/xshare/pdf/politics/2008/1st-freedom-what-mccain-doesnt-want.pdf
- “… he [Senator McCain] apparently believes politicians have the right to denounce and smear anyone they please.” [America’s First Freedom Magazine, July 2001] http://www.bradycampaign.org/xshare/pdf/politics/2008/1st-freedom-what-happenned-mccain.pdf
- In an article headlined “Two-Faced,” with a photo of a snarling Senator McCain, the NRA wrote: “…McCain-Lieberman is a cornucopia of poison bills that would allow a future anti-gun executive branch to shut down gun shows entirely.” [America’s First Freedom Magazine, September 2002.]
http://www.bradycampaign.org/xshare/pdf/politics/2008/1st-freedom-gsl-2-faced.pdf
- “…according to McCain and AGS [Americans for Gun Safety], the only safe gun is one that is completely inaccessible to the owner in an emergency.” [America’s First Freedom Magazine, July 2001] http://www.bradycampaign.org/xshare/pdf/politics/2008/1st-freedom-what-happenned-mccain.pdf
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