Any Candidates Who Are Real Shooters?

Matt VDW · February 15, 2000, 01:54 PM

Are any of the current presidential candidates real shooters? I.e., do any of them hunt, plink, compete, or own guns for self defense? Those who take a well-publicized "hunting trip" only when trying to appease gun owners don't count.

I'm tired of having golfers in the White House.

ChrisL · February 15, 2000, 02:43 PM

Alan Keyes answered 'Yes' to a question on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews on whether or not he owned a gun. Matthews framed the question around the 2nd amendment and Keyes' previous response about the 2nd being necessary for a free people to be able to oppose aggression, foreign or domestic. Matthews asked if he owned the gun to protect against a tyrannical gov't wherein Keyes' stated he kept it primarily for defense of his family but, that in a larger sense, it was part of the concept of a free people being armed for the preserving of a free nation.

Chris..

TheBluesMan · February 15, 2000, 03:01 PM

Does anyone remember when Clinton was first running for Pres. he went on one of those "well publicized" hunting trips. I seem to remember seeing him in a blaze orange hat and duck coat carrying a shotgun.

I'd sure like to see that photo again...

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Alan B · February 15, 2000, 03:39 PM

Didn't GW Bush get into trouble during his first campaign to be governor of Texas cause he took somthing out of Season?

RWK · February 15, 2000, 04:06 PM

BluesMan,

You are absolutely right; Clinton has had several choreographed photographs bird hunting (with shotgun in-hand).

Monkeyleg · February 15, 2000, 06:47 PM

Bluesman, the first Clinton hunting photo-op I remember was just after the AW ban. He came out of the woods, dressed in camo, along with
the rest of the entourage. He was carrying a Benelli Super 90 which, if it had had a pistol grip and one other feature, would have been an "assault weapon." Ya gotta love him.

Dick

Joseph · February 15, 2000, 06:50 PM

Uh, didn't Mike Dukakis have , uh, a tank...

Glenn E. Meyer · February 15, 2000, 11:00 PM

GW did get into trouble for downing an endangered species, IIRC.

However, I would caution that sport shooting is not the RKBA.

Steven Spielberg was on the cover of GunGames with his big old rich dude Skeet guns.

Although, I wonder about his views after that stalker wanted to make him squeal like a pig while his wife watched.

February 15, 2000, 01:54 PM	#1
Matt VDW Senior Member Join Date: July 27, 1999 Posts: 1,315	Are any of the current presidential candidates real shooters? I.e., do any of them hunt, plink, compete, or own guns for self defense? Those who take a well-publicized "hunting trip" only when trying to appease gun owners don't count. I'm tired of having golfers in the White House.

February 15, 2000, 02:43 PM	#2
ChrisL Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 1999 Posts: 183	Alan Keyes answered 'Yes' to a question on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews on whether or not he owned a gun. Matthews framed the question around the 2nd amendment and Keyes' previous response about the 2nd being necessary for a free people to be able to oppose aggression, foreign or domestic. Matthews asked if he owned the gun to protect against a tyrannical gov't wherein Keyes' stated he kept it primarily for defense of his family but, that in a larger sense, it was part of the concept of a free people being armed for the preserving of a free nation. Chris..

February 15, 2000, 03:01 PM	#3
TheBluesMan Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 15, 1999 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,558	Does anyone remember when Clinton was first running for Pres. he went on one of those "well publicized" hunting trips. I seem to remember seeing him in a blaze orange hat and duck coat carrying a shotgun. I'd sure like to see that photo again... ------------------ RKBA! "The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security" Ohio Constitution, Article I, Section 4 Concealed Carry is illegal in Ohio. Ohioans for Concealed Carry Website

February 15, 2000, 03:39 PM	#4
Alan B Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 1999 Posts: 335	Didn't GW Bush get into trouble during his first campaign to be governor of Texas cause he took somthing out of Season?

February 15, 2000, 04:06 PM	#5
RWK Senior Member Join Date: August 20, 1999 Location: Occupied Virginia Posts: 2,777	BluesMan, You are absolutely right; Clinton has had several choreographed photographs bird hunting (with shotgun in-hand).

February 15, 2000, 06:47 PM	#6
Monkeyleg Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2000 Posts: 4,625	Bluesman, the first Clinton hunting photo-op I remember was just after the AW ban. He came out of the woods, dressed in camo, along with the rest of the entourage. He was carrying a Benelli Super 90 which, if it had had a pistol grip and one other feature, would have been an "assault weapon." Ya gotta love him. Dick

February 15, 2000, 06:50 PM	#7
Joseph Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 1999 Location: Cornelius, NC Posts: 695	Uh, didn't Mike Dukakis have , uh, a tank...

February 15, 2000, 11:00 PM	#8
Glenn E. Meyer Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2000 Posts: 20,064	GW did get into trouble for downing an endangered species, IIRC. However, I would caution that sport shooting is not the RKBA. Steven Spielberg was on the cover of GunGames with his big old rich dude Skeet guns. Although, I wonder about his views after that stalker wanted to make him squeal like a pig while his wife watched.