{"id":5266,"date":"2011-12-22T10:03:35","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T15:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=5266"},"modified":"2011-12-22T10:05:54","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T15:05:54","slug":"bachman-pandering-for-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=5266","title":{"rendered":"Bachman pandering for votes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some pandering for the gun vote<\/a> by Michele Bachmann<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… The U.S. Constitution\u2019s Bill of Rights<\/a> includes a Second Amendment<\/a> which says Americans have the right to \u201ckeep and bear arms.\u201d Bachmann told the man and the rest of the crowd in Mount Pleasant that she has earned an A-plus rating from the National Rifle Association<\/a> … Bachmann grew laughter and applause with this admission: \u201cMy favorite gun is the AR15<\/a> and I\u2019m a really good shot.\u201d …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While I don’t doubt her pro-gun record, I am dubious of her statement that the AR15 is her favorite. \u00a0It’s great to have presidential candidates supportive of gun rights and black guns, but incumbents should let their records speak for themselves and not do things which could be interpreted by voters as sucking up.<\/p>\n