Post your sources. Liar.
Paulin is pro gun. And so is mccain. In fact obama tried to ban hand guns.
McCain favors outlawing cheaply made handguns called Saturday night specials, and favors mandating safety locks on certain guns. He said he is intrigued by new technology that electronically identifies a person handling a gun, allowing only the owner to fire it. McCain rallied Senate Republicans behind a Democratic measure requiring background checks at gun shows.
Source: Scott Lindlaw, Associated Press Aug 17, 1999
McCain said he was open to voting for an assault weapon ban, depending on the details.
Source: Los Angeles Times, “McCain Calls for Hearings” Aug 17, 1999
McCain spoke generally of the need for some tighter gun controls on hardened criminals and children. In Congress, he pressured his colleagues to require background checks for buyers at guns shows, and he supported a requirement that trigger locks be sold with handguns.
Source: Todd S. Purdum, New York Times, p. A14 Aug 17, 1999
Vote to table or kill a motion to require that all gun sales at gun shows be completed by federally licensed gun dealers. The amendment also requires background checks to be completed on buyers and requires gun show promoters to register with the Treasur
Bill S.254 ; vote number 1999-111 on May 11, 1999
McCain has introduced the “Youth Violence Prevention Act.”
The legislation would:
prevent juveniles from illegal access to weapons and punish those who would assist them in doing so
prohibit juveniles who commit acts of gun violence from purchasing guns in the future
sentence juveniles convicted of violent crimes under adult guidelines
and punish juveniles who illegally carry or use handguns in schools.
Source:
www.mccain2000.com/ “Press Releases” May 10, 1999
Then again, McCain has voted against gun control on several other occassions. Seems like he's mixed in his stance, sometimes saying yes, sometimes no...whatever's politically expediant at the time. Saying he's "pro-guns" however, is quite a stretch.
