wctriumph
09-03-2012, 16:19
I copied the statement below from the 2012 Republican Party Platform document.
Here is the link for the entire platform document:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/104221532/2012-Gop-Platform
The Second Amendment:Our Right to Keep and Bear Arms
We uphold the right of individuals to keep and bear arms, a right which antedated the Constitutionand was solemnly confirmed by the Second Amend-ment. We acknowledge, support, and defend the law-abiding citizen’s God-given right of self defense. Wecall for the protection of such fundamental individualrights recognized in the Supreme Court’s decisions in District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v.Chicago
affirming that right, and we recognize the individual responsibility to safely use and storefirearms. This also includes the right to obtain andstore ammunition without registration. We supportthe fundamental right to self-defense wherever a law-abiding citizen has a legal right to be, and we supportfederal legislation that would expand the exercise of that right by allowing those with state issued carry permits to carry firearms in any state that issues such permits to its own residents. Gun ownership is responsible citizenship, enabling Americans to defend their homes and communities. We condemn frivolous lawsuits against gun manufacturers and oppose federal licensing or registration of law-abiding gun owners. We oppose legislation that is intended to restrictour Second Amendment rights by limiting the capacity of clips or magazines or otherwise restoring the ill-considered Clinton gun ban. We condemn the reckless actions associated with the operation known as “Fast and Furious,” conducted by the Department of Justice, which resulted in the murder of a U.S. Border Patrol Agent and others on both sides of the border. We applaud the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in holding the current Administration’s Attorney General in contempt of Congress for his refusal to cooperate with their investigation into that debacle. We oppose the improper collection of firearms sales information in the four southern border states, which was imposed without congressional authority.
TEA
Here is the link for the entire platform document:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/104221532/2012-Gop-Platform
The Second Amendment:Our Right to Keep and Bear Arms
We uphold the right of individuals to keep and bear arms, a right which antedated the Constitutionand was solemnly confirmed by the Second Amend-ment. We acknowledge, support, and defend the law-abiding citizen’s God-given right of self defense. Wecall for the protection of such fundamental individualrights recognized in the Supreme Court’s decisions in District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v.Chicago
affirming that right, and we recognize the individual responsibility to safely use and storefirearms. This also includes the right to obtain andstore ammunition without registration. We supportthe fundamental right to self-defense wherever a law-abiding citizen has a legal right to be, and we supportfederal legislation that would expand the exercise of that right by allowing those with state issued carry permits to carry firearms in any state that issues such permits to its own residents. Gun ownership is responsible citizenship, enabling Americans to defend their homes and communities. We condemn frivolous lawsuits against gun manufacturers and oppose federal licensing or registration of law-abiding gun owners. We oppose legislation that is intended to restrictour Second Amendment rights by limiting the capacity of clips or magazines or otherwise restoring the ill-considered Clinton gun ban. We condemn the reckless actions associated with the operation known as “Fast and Furious,” conducted by the Department of Justice, which resulted in the murder of a U.S. Border Patrol Agent and others on both sides of the border. We applaud the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in holding the current Administration’s Attorney General in contempt of Congress for his refusal to cooperate with their investigation into that debacle. We oppose the improper collection of firearms sales information in the four southern border states, which was imposed without congressional authority.
TEA