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Where Your Candidate Stands "This forum was not intended to serve as the springboard for an NRA endorsement in the presidential campaign. As we have historically done, we will carefully weigh every candidate's past actions and future commitments on all issues affecting the Second Amendment before making an endorsement decision." --Chris Cox, Executive Director, NRA-ILA. |
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“I do not believe
the Second Amendment has any *Mike Huckabee dropped out of the race on March 4, 2008. |
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“My friends,
gun owners are not extremists. You’re the core of |
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"I have a long
record ... as a *On Jan. 10, Richardson announced he would drop
out of the race for the Democratic nomination. |
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“When you elect
me, you’ll have *Duncan Hunter announced on Jan. 19 he was dropping out of the race. |
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“I never subscribed
to the notion that it made our country safer by infringing on the
Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.” *Fred Thompson dropped out of the race on Jan. 22. |
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“I’ll honor the right
of decent, law-abiding citizens to own and use firearms…” *Romney announced on Feb. 7 that he would abandon his bid for the presidency. |
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“The Parker decision
should be upheld … to underscore the Castle Doctrine.” *Giuliani announced on Jan. 30 that
he would abandon his bid for the presidency. |
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“I’ll feel a lot safer
… when I’m able to carry here in Washington, D.C.” *Tancredo announced on Dec. 20 that he would abandon his bid for the presidency. |
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Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) was invited to the NRA's Celebration of American Values event but did not respond to our invitation. If Rep. Paul had contacted NRA prior to the event, every effort would have been made to accommodate his appearance. When the NRA has another candidate forum, we would hope that Rep. Paul would participate in person or via videotaped message. Rep. Paul has since sent the following quote and asked us to post
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