2006 Senate Elections - Who Is Pro-Gun

[beerslurpy]

Nelson (D-FL) is very antigun. I had some email correspondence with him last year where he praised the assault weapon ban and bragged about working to close the "gun show loopholes" etc etc. He is basically copying his assignments out of the Brady book.

I dont like Harris very much, but she seems solid on the 2nd amendment. She didnt betray us in the House. I fully intend to pull the lever for her.

 

[SomeKid]

Tennessee.

Ford (D) is an anti. Up until 2006 he had solid F ratings. Come '06 and his desire to look moderate he casted a few bones to us. He is our enemy. (The Ford family is a corrupt Memphis powerhouse. They own Memphis. One recently resigned from the State Senate after the FBI did a sting called 'Tennessee Waltz'. That Ford was Harold Ford's uncle. Let me repeat, Ford is an enemy to any free man. He is a very liberal black Democrat.)

Corker (R) is in my eyes no better. If the conservatives (Bryant and Hillary, if you read this, you guys are idiots) had not split the vote, liberal Corker would not be the nominee. He won with a plurality, not a majority. I personally have no plans to vote for either of these guys. I do not trust Corker. He has flip-flopped, and he has in the past been known to support liberal Democrats, and gladly supports liberal Republicans over conservative Republicans.

For more reading on why Bob Corker is human filth, read this. It was writtin by my outgoing state House rep, who is a very conservative guy, and will personally miss. Scroll down to 20 Years and 20 Reasons Why Many Republicans May Boycott Corker in a General Election: and pay attention to points-4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16 (if you do not know who Jimmy Naifeh is, understand he kills pro-gun bills on site, and hates the NRA).

http://www.teamgop.org/blog/archives/chris_clem/index.html

Corker vs Ford, this is like DeWine vs Voinovich, or Rudy vs Bloomburg. Not exactly a great choice if you are pro-gun or even slightly conservative.

 

[Fastlane]

Sorry fellow Ohioians and gun owners, I cannot vote for Dewine. If he "Dewine" looses to Brown maybe the rest of the RINOS will get the message.

 

[Manedwolf]

So tell us what you know about Allen, his challenger and the poll numbers. The chart above is only as good as the input from other THR members.

Allen violently shoved his own foot in his mouth with that whole "Macaca", and "Welcome to America" bit to a guy that was like second or third generation American. That IS costing him in the polls. To be blunt, people just don't like an ass.

Webb doesn't seem really antigun, either.

And to those who vote straight tickets, do ask yourselves why, with a completely R-controlled Congress for quite a few years now, when they COULD have wiped out every idiotic gun law back to 1934...they haven't?

"No new laws" is a pretty weak victory when they all had the power to delete a half century of restriction, and did not.

Vote on issues individually before the party, I say.

 

[Henry Bowman]

Re: Ohio dilema

I can't vote for DeWine either. I will probably just abstain this time.

Only one (Mike) would support Bush's supreme court nominees.

That's not a sure thing. DeWine is a turncoat on judicial nominations and cannot be counted on even to vote with the Republicans, let alone for a conservative or constuctionist.

 

[RealGun]

DeWine is a turncoat on judicial nominations and cannot be counted on even to vote with the Republicans, let alone for a conservative or constuctionist.

Okay in context, but one must avoid being too critical of independence, because that's what gun owners need from the Democrats.

 

[emc]

Another Republican running for re-election to the Senate is Dick Lugar of Indiana. He's made no secret of supporting various anti-gun ideas like voting in favor of the assault weapon ban every time it has come up, etc. There are any number of other issues that he's very squishy on. He voted in favor of McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform, excess spending, etc. Sad to say, the Republican Party here seems to care not a bit about any of this, and just wants to have some warm body in office, regardless of how bad some of his votes and ideas are. This is one Indiana resident who will never vote for him.

FWIW,

emc

 

[RealGun]

Sad to say, the Republican Party here seems to care not a bit about any of this, and just wants to have some warm body in office, regardless of how bad some of his votes and ideas are. This is one Indiana resident who will never vote for him.

Unfortunately, simply stopping the Dems from gaining a seat may prove to be the best strategy unless you can come up with some unusually independent Dem candidate who likes his guns for more than hunting. Good luck. Keep in mind that going to Washington ruins the best of them.

 

[emc]

Thanks for the comments, RealGun! What I was getting at, however, is that the Republican Party keeps on supporting him, rather than telling good old Dick that it's time to go. They just won't replace him with a better candidate who is willing to stand for the proper position on key issues.

As some talk show host put it, with certain Republicans in the Senate, you may as well have a Democrat. While I don't think Lugar is quite as bad as Lincoln Chaffee, or the two senators from Maine, or Chuck Hagel from Nebraska, he certainly doesn't represent local values. When I've mentioned to fellow Hoosiers how he's voted on key issues, they are genuinely surprised at first, and then angry that he would vote in opposition to the positions that they happen to hold.

 

[LAR-15]

Republicans can't do anything because of all the RINOs in the Senate BUT voting Dem or abstaining is STUPID.

George Allen BTW AUTHORED A CONCEALED CARRY BILL IN THE US SENATE.

That gets major props in my book.

 

[Gray Peterson]

Unfortunately, simply stopping the Dems from gaining a seat may prove to be the best strategy unless you can come up with some unusually independent Dem candidate who likes his guns for more than hunting. Good luck. Keep in mind that going to Washington ruins the best of them.

If I were running for office as a Democrat, you could count on me for being a leader for the RKBA in terms of bills and so on. Then again, I'd have to be running for office, and I'm not eligible for House Rep for another few months, or US Senator for another 5.

Then again, my other political opinions you may vehemently oppose, however I can guarantee that I'm more pro-gun than most GOP politicians here in Washington State.

 

[ProguninTN]

The Ford family is a corrupt Memphis powerhouse

You can say that again.

Emmett Ford: Convicted of Federal Corruption Charges
Harold Ford, Sr.: Invesitgated, but acquitted of Federal Charges
John Ford: Set to go on trial for Federal Corruption Charges
Ophelia Ford: elected to replace brother, John, have his ouster. She was ousted after it was determined that votes from felons and the deceased were cast for her.

Harold Ford, Jr. : See SomeKid's very accurate description above.

ProguninTN

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Here is a good link to the status of the various Senate races;
http://www.slate.com/id/2148600/

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

OK folks, the primaries are over... whoever we have running in the general election is who we are stuck with now. Please do what you can to help educate other gun owners on these Senate candidates and any other races that are close.

 

[Ivy Mike]

Thankfully, John Ensign won the primary in NV.

Senator Ensign has a good record as far as protecting our gun rights. He doesn't share my views on things like the war on terror, but thats a small sacrifice for his strong support of gun rights and net neutrality.
Now, if we could just get someone to take on Harry Reid. Its a tough call though, Reid is a rather powerful senator and does excellent things for Nevada even though his gun rights record is poor.

 

[Henry Bowman]

Republicans can't do anything because of all the RINOs in the Senate BUT voting Dem or abstaining is STUPID.

Then how will DeWine or the Ohio Rep. Party ever learn? Unfortunately, when they lose (or almost lose) to a leftist (because the conservative base stayed home or abstained), they interpret it as their RINO candidate not being "moderate" enough. It's a lose-lose proposition for us. :banghead:

 

[Lambo]

Maryland:
D Ben Cardin, is not the past NAACP President. One of his Opponents, Mefume was! BC is Anti Gun as one can get!
R Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, has said in the past that he favors an AWB! He's Anti-Gun but how exteme, ?????

 

[lostone1413]

Seems like less and less Pro-Gun people anymore. That is why I'l vote the Constitution Party for the Federal Elections

 

[Evil_Ed]

FLORIDA
Nelson is very anti, do whatever you can to oust him.
Harris is ok, NRA likes her but she's not the greatest...just the best we were handed in the primary.

 

[Duramaximum]

Montana

Conrad Burns has an A+ from the NRA. His opponent, John Tester, has a B from the Montana Shooting Sports Association. The NRA hasn't even rated him. He's stands for the right sides of the issues, but he is a polititian; he's going to say or do something stupid every now and then.

 

[vito]

Illinois:

No Senate race this year (both of our U.S. Senators are Dems and strongly anti-gun) but we have a race for Govenor. The incumbent, a Dem ("Blago") is an avid gun grabber, who tries every year to pass more restrictive gun laws, and the challenger is a Republican, barely (Judy Barr Topinka) who has never spoken out publicly in support of the RKBA. But not voting, or voting for a Libertarian candidate is just a vote for the Dems, so I guess I'll swallow hard and vote for Topinka.

 

[Low Key]

Tennessee.

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Ford (D) is an anti. Up until 2006 he had solid F ratings. Come '06 and his desire to look moderate he casted a few bones to us. He is our enemy. (The Ford family is a corrupt Memphis powerhouse. They own Memphis. One recently resigned from the State Senate after the FBI did a sting called 'Tennessee Waltz'. That Ford was Harold Ford's uncle. Let me repeat, Ford is an enemy to any free man. He is a very liberal black Democrat.)

Corker (R) is in my eyes no better. If the conservatives (Bryant and Hillary, if you read this, you guys are idiots) had not split the vote, liberal Corker would not be the nominee. He won with a plurality, not a majority. I personally have no plans to vote for either of these guys. I do not trust Corker. He has flip-flopped, and he has in the past been known to support liberal Democrats, and gladly supports liberal Republicans over conservative Republicans.

For more reading on why Bob Corker is human filth, read this. It was writtin by my outgoing state House rep, who is a very conservative guy, and will personally miss. Scroll down to 20 Years and 20 Reasons Why Many Republicans May Boycott Corker in a General Election: and pay attention to points-4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 16 (if you do not know who Jimmy Naifeh is, understand he kills pro-gun bills on site, and hates the NRA).

http://www.teamgop.org/blog/archives...lem/index.html

Corker vs Ford, this is like DeWine vs Voinovich, or Rudy vs Bloomburg. Not exactly a great choice if you are pro-gun or even slightly conservative.

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All true to the best of my knowledge. corker is bad, Ford is far worse...extreme liberal, hates guns and 2nd amendment even though he is pretending to be conservative in 06 just to garner votes. Don't believe him! +1 somekid, good post, good info.

 

[SodiumBenzoate]

Pennsylvania:

Bob Casey (D) appears to be pro-gun.

http://www.issues2000.org/Senate/Bob_Casey.htm#Gun_Control

Casey opposes gun-control laws, including the 10-year ban on 19 types of assault weapons that expired in 2004. He vowed to aggressively court sportsmen's support by emphasizing his character, his long support for gun owners' rights and his record in state government. "I've been a strong supporter of the second amendment, the right to bear arms. That's evidenced not just by what I've said but the support I've gotten over the last decade from sportsmen's groups, including the NRA," Casey said.

Source: Brett Lieberman, The Patriot News Feb 21, 2006

 

[m0ntels]

Bob Casey (D) appears to be pro-gun.

That seems to be true from what little I can find. None of these guys seem to like to list anything concerning RKBA on their own web sites. I hope it is true because polls seem to show him winning thus far.

Randy

 

[RNB65]

VIRGINIA

I believe the simple fact that there is absolutely no mention of firearms or the 2nd amendment anywhere on Jim Webb's campaign website is very revealing. I have e-mailed them with some very specific questions regarding Mr. Webb's position on gun control, the 2nd amendment, and the AWB. If I get a response, I'll post it here.