John McCain - Does the Second Amendment permit any restriction on an individual's right to purchase firearms?

"2nd Amendment Should Be Preserved - Means No Gun Control"

Huffington Post

Wow, McCain jumps right.  Gotta impress the base.

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate John McCain declared Wednesday he believes in "no gun control," making the strongest affirmation of support for gun rights in the GOP field since the Virginia Tech massacre.

In a speech Wednesday to a crowd of 400, McCain was unequivocal in support of the right to bear arms.

"I do not believe we should tamper with the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States," he said. A woman shouted that George Washington's troops used muskets, not automatic weapons.

"I hope that we can find better ways of identifying people such as this sick young man so that we can prevent them from not only taking action with guns but with knives or with anything else that will harm their fellow citizens," McCain said.

McCain reiterated that later with reporters.

"I strongly support the Second Amendment and I believe the Second Amendment ought to be preserved _ which means no gun control," McCain said.

Posted on 4/19/2007 11:55:22 AM by brianrApproved 5/2/2007 1:07 PM