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<blockquote data-quote="floridays" data-source="post: 5424718" data-attributes="member: 68849"><p>This is an example of what I was talking about.</p><p></p><p>This was written about Tulsi Gabbard</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ammoland.com/2019/04/tulsi-is-terrible-but-redeemable-on-the-second-amendment/[/URL]</p><p></p><p><strong>Hawaii/United States – </strong>-(<a href="https://ammoland.com/" target="_blank">AmmoLand.com</a>)- One of the Democrats seen as a breath of fresh air is Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. She has, at times, seemed rational compared to the likes of her colleagues <a href="https://www.ammoland.com/2019/02/consequences-of-2018-mad-nadler-attacks-our-rights/" target="_blank">Jerrold Nadler</a> or <a href="https://www.ammoland.com/2019/04/swalwell-agenda-goes-beyond-a-ban/" target="_blank">Eric Swalwell</a>, the latter of whom is running for president on an extreme anti-Second Amendment platform.</p><p></p><p>Well, I wish I could say that Gabbard is great on Second Amendment issues, but that would not be reflective of her record. Regretfully, her voting record is as bad as Nadler or Swalwell, although to her credit, she hasn’t <a href="https://www.ammoland.com/2019/03/swalwell-smear-of-nra-is-a-sign-of-things-to-come/" target="_blank">trafficked in the smears</a> that Swalwell has.</p><p></p><p></p><p>According to <a href="https://votesmart.org/public-statement/1269487/issue-position-gun-control" target="_blank">one official campaign statement</a>, Gabbard has supported the usual list of anti-Second Amendment legislation we have come to expect: A ban on modern multi-purpose semi-automatic firearms, arbitrary limits on magazine capacity, “universal” background checks… that list goes on and on. In other words, her votes are those of a typical anti-Second Amendment extremist. She also <a href="https://votesmart.org/bill/18726/49464/129306/tulsi-gabbard-voted-nay-amendment-vote-h-amdt-1098-prohibits-district-of-columbia-from-implementing-certain-firearm-laws#49464" target="_blank">voted against</a> preventing the District of Columbia from enforcing its draconian gun laws, and she also <a href="https://votesmart.org/bill/24312/62138/129306/tulsi-gabbard-voted-nay-passage-hr-38-concealed-carry-reciprocity-act-of-2017#62138" target="_blank">opposed HR 38</a>, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act.</p><p></p><p>What is most concerning about her support for a ban on modern multi-purpose semi-automatic firearms is the fact that she, as a military veteran who deployed overseas, should know the difference between the real M16 and M4 assault rifles that our troops have used to fight the Global War on Terror and the AR-15s that law-abiding citizens have the right to buy and own in the United States. To her credit, she calls these firearms “military-style assault weapons,” which accurately reflects their visual appearance. Still, the very use of the term “assault weapon” creates confusion. This should prompt very sharp scrutiny from Second Amendment supporters to determine if she is misinformed, or deliberately lying.</p><p></p><h4><strong>Issue Position</strong></h4><p><strong>By:</strong> <a href="https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/public-statements/129306/tulsi-gabbard" target="_blank">Tulsi Gabbard</a></p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Jan. 1, 2018</p><p></p><p><strong>Issues:</strong> <a href="https://justfacts.votesmart.org/issues//37" target="_blank">GUNS</a></p><p>Tulsi has a consistent record of advocating for sensible gun control. She has long called for reinstating a federal ban on military-style assault weapons and high capacity magazines, requiring comprehensive pre-purchase background checks, closing the gun-show loophole, and making sure that terrorists are not allowed to buy guns. Tulsi has an friend-rating from the NRA, a 0% rating by the Hawaii Rifle Association, and a 100% rating by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. She is focused on building bipartisan solutions that can actually be passed into law, rather than using the issue as a partisan political football.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.votetulsi.com/node/25028" target="_blank">Source</a></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="floridays, post: 5424718, member: 68849"] This is an example of what I was talking about. This was written about Tulsi Gabbard [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ammoland.com/2019/04/tulsi-is-terrible-but-redeemable-on-the-second-amendment/[/URL] [B]Hawaii/United States – [/B]-([URL='https://ammoland.com/']AmmoLand.com[/URL])- One of the Democrats seen as a breath of fresh air is Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. She has, at times, seemed rational compared to the likes of her colleagues [URL='https://www.ammoland.com/2019/02/consequences-of-2018-mad-nadler-attacks-our-rights/']Jerrold Nadler[/URL] or [URL='https://www.ammoland.com/2019/04/swalwell-agenda-goes-beyond-a-ban/']Eric Swalwell[/URL], the latter of whom is running for president on an extreme anti-Second Amendment platform. Well, I wish I could say that Gabbard is great on Second Amendment issues, but that would not be reflective of her record. Regretfully, her voting record is as bad as Nadler or Swalwell, although to her credit, she hasn’t [URL='https://www.ammoland.com/2019/03/swalwell-smear-of-nra-is-a-sign-of-things-to-come/']trafficked in the smears[/URL] that Swalwell has. According to [URL='https://votesmart.org/public-statement/1269487/issue-position-gun-control']one official campaign statement[/URL], Gabbard has supported the usual list of anti-Second Amendment legislation we have come to expect: A ban on modern multi-purpose semi-automatic firearms, arbitrary limits on magazine capacity, “universal” background checks… that list goes on and on. In other words, her votes are those of a typical anti-Second Amendment extremist. She also [URL='https://votesmart.org/bill/18726/49464/129306/tulsi-gabbard-voted-nay-amendment-vote-h-amdt-1098-prohibits-district-of-columbia-from-implementing-certain-firearm-laws#49464']voted against[/URL] preventing the District of Columbia from enforcing its draconian gun laws, and she also [URL='https://votesmart.org/bill/24312/62138/129306/tulsi-gabbard-voted-nay-passage-hr-38-concealed-carry-reciprocity-act-of-2017#62138']opposed HR 38[/URL], the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. What is most concerning about her support for a ban on modern multi-purpose semi-automatic firearms is the fact that she, as a military veteran who deployed overseas, should know the difference between the real M16 and M4 assault rifles that our troops have used to fight the Global War on Terror and the AR-15s that law-abiding citizens have the right to buy and own in the United States. To her credit, she calls these firearms “military-style assault weapons,” which accurately reflects their visual appearance. Still, the very use of the term “assault weapon” creates confusion. This should prompt very sharp scrutiny from Second Amendment supporters to determine if she is misinformed, or deliberately lying. [HEADING=3][B]Issue Position[/B][/HEADING] [B]By:[/B] [URL='https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/public-statements/129306/tulsi-gabbard']Tulsi Gabbard[/URL] [B]Date:[/B] Jan. 1, 2018 [B]Issues:[/B] [URL='https://justfacts.votesmart.org/issues//37']GUNS[/URL] Tulsi has a consistent record of advocating for sensible gun control. She has long called for reinstating a federal ban on military-style assault weapons and high capacity magazines, requiring comprehensive pre-purchase background checks, closing the gun-show loophole, and making sure that terrorists are not allowed to buy guns. Tulsi has an friend-rating from the NRA, a 0% rating by the Hawaii Rifle Association, and a 100% rating by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. She is focused on building bipartisan solutions that can actually be passed into law, rather than using the issue as a partisan political football. [B][URL='https://www.votetulsi.com/node/25028']Source[/URL][/B] [/QUOTE]
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