America's founding fathers, rightly so, did not trust human nature.
They were students of history, unlike today, and knew what horrible evil
men in power could devise.
So they bound down our government in the chains of a Constitution.
The second amendment put the actual power in the hands of the people.

Anyone who wants to argue that physical force is never justified should
open their Bible at Genesis, start reading, and don't stop until they get
to the Revelation.

It is looking more and more like the American people are waking up to
what a despicable character this Kerry is, and hopefully his stand on guns
will be his final undoing.
 

John Kerry Wants to Ban Guns in America

Tuesday, August 10, 2004
John Kerry's 20-year U.S. Senate voting record opposing Second Amendment
rights brands him as the most anti-gun presidential nominee in U.S. history!

HERE'S PROOF

FACT: Kerry has been rated an "F" by the NRA`s Political Victory Fund since
casting his first votes in the U.S. Senate more than 20 years ago.

FACT: Kerry cosponsored legislation ( senate bill S.1431) that would ban
every semi-automatic shotgun in America, including the Remington 11-87 that
he proudly displayed at a campaign rally in West Virginia. S. 1431 bans
Remington, Winchester, Beretta, Benelli, and other shotguns commonly used
for hunting, trap, skeet, sporting clays, and self-defense. Bans them by
banning their main component, called the "receiver" (sec. 2(a)(30)(J)), and
bans them because they have "any characteristic that can function as a
grip"(sec. 2(H)(ii) and (b)(42)). Any characteristic.

FACT: Kerry has voted nine times in favor of banning semi-automatic
firearms. 1

FACT: Kerry has voted to ban most center-fire rifle ammunition, including
the most common rounds used by hunters and target shooters.2

FACT: Kerry has voted to close off hundreds of thousands of acres of the
California Mojave Desert to hunting.3

FACT: Kerry has voted to hold the highly regulated American firearms
industry legally responsible for the illegal acts of violent criminals.4

FACT: Kerry was one of only 15 Senators to oppose the Firearms Owners'
Protection Act, which ended alarming abuses being committed under the 1968
Gun Control Act.5

FACT: Kerry was one of only 29 Senators to vote to prohibit gun
manufacturers from discharging debts created by the reckless lawsuits filed
by municipalities.6

FACT: Kerry has voted to allow BATF to conduct unlimited, warrant-less
inspections of FFL holders.7

FACT: Kerry has voted to criminalize legal sales between private individuals
at gun shows.8

FACT: Kerry has voted against increasing mandatory minimum and maximum
penalties for the illegal transfer or use of a firearm. And yet he has also
voted to impose penalties of a year in prison and a $10,000 fine on an adult
if a juvenile steals a firearm from him, and then merely displays it in a
public place.9

FACT: Kerry has voted to force many small firearms dealers out of business,
which would have impacted both the availability and price of guns,
particularly in rural areas.10

FACT: Kerry has voted 11 times to force law-abiding citizens to wait to
exercise their Second Amendment rights. He voted to keep the federal waiting
period after the National Instant Check System was in place.11

FACT: Kerry voted twice to eliminate the Civilian Marksmanship Program.12

FACT: Kerry wants to silence gun owners' voice. When NRA sought the same
exemption from campaign finance rules that news organizations have, Kerry
called that effort "hijacking America's airwaves."13

FACT: Kerry commended the Million Mom March for their march on Washington
that included calls for gun owner licensing, gun registration and other
restrictions on law-abiding gun owners.14

FACT: Kerry twice supported legislation that would have mandated the
inclusion of trigger locks with any handgun sale, forcing individual gun
buyers to purchase products they did not necessarily want or need.15

FACT: If elected president, Kerry will pack the U.S. Supreme Court with
Dianne Feinstein/Chuck Schumer/Ted Kennedy-selected anti-gun activists who
believe you have no right to own any firearm.

FACT: Senator John Kerry has a 100% voting record with the Brady Campaign
http://www.bradycampaign.org/facts/scorecard/scorecard.php?inds=42
(formerly Handgun Control Inc.), a national gun-ban group.

DEFEND FIREARMS. DEFEAT KERRY. VOTE NOVEMBER 2.

For more information on John Kerry, please visit    www.nrapvf.org.
1. Vote No. 24, March 2, 2004; Vote No. 295, Aug. 25, 1994; Vote No. 294,
Aug. 25, 1994; Vote No. 293, Aug. 25, 1994; Vote No. 375, Nov. 17, 1993;
Vote No. 365, Nov. 9, 1993; Vote No. 133, June 28, 1990; Vote No. 103, May
23, 1990; Vote No. 102, May 23, 1990. 2. Vote No. 28, March 2, 2004.
3. Vote No. 87, April 12, 1994.
4. Vote No. 24, March 2, 2004; Vote No. 25, March 2, 2004 ("poison pill"
amendments).
5. Vote No. 142, July 9, 1985.
6. Vote No. 4, Feb. 2, 2000.
7. Vote No. 140, July 9, 1985.
8. Vote No. 134, May 20, 1999; Vote No. 25, March 2, 2004.
9. Vote No. 118, May 14, 1999; Vote No. 224, July 22, 1998.
10. Vote No. 227, July 30, 1993.
11. Vote No. 141, July 9, 1985; Vote No. 115, June 28, 1991; Vote No. 113,
June 28, 1991; Vote No. 278, Nov. 27, 1991; Vote No. 53, Mar. 19, 1992; Vote
No. 262, Oct. 2, 1992; Vote No. 385, Nov. 19, 1993; Vote No. 386, Nov. 19,
1993; Vote No. 387, Nov. 19, 1993; Vote No. 390, Nov. 19, 1993; Vote No.
394, Nov. 20, 1993.
12. Vote No. 325 Oct. 12, 1993; Vote No. 178, June 27, 1996.
13. Vote No. 64, April 2, 2001.
14. Vote No. 104, May 17, 2000.
15. Vote No. 215, July 21, 1998, Vote 216, July 21, 1998.