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Senator McCain On The Big Screen
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"...[McCain] recorded TV commercials in support of anti-gun ballot
initiatives in Colorado and Oregon last year..." |
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U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) could be coming to a movie
theater near you this summer. McCain is slated to appear in
public service announcements (PSAs) in theaters in 44 states,
where he will tout his support for the use of trigger locks on
personally-owned guns. NRA supports the voluntary use of locking
devices depending on gun owners' personal circumstances.
These PSAs, to air in 210 cities, are being bankrolled to the
tune of $250,000 by "Americans for Gun Safety" -- one of the
newer groups in the gun control movement -- which, despite its
stated support for the rights of gun owners, has cited licensing
and registration as its long-term goal.
In an interview with
CBS's Bryant Gumbel on May 9, McCain responded to Gumbel's
question concerning his current views on registration and waiting
periods by noting he does not currently support such schemes, but
would be "open to any suggestions or ideas," and that, "It'd have
to be proven to me that those are effective."
McCain, you'll
recall, recorded TV commercials in support of anti-gun ballot
initiatives in Colorado and Oregon last year, and is a co-sponsor
[along with Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.)] of a "compromise"
gun show bill that we reported on in last week's FAX Alert.
The
McCain/Lieberman bill is expected to be introduced soon in the
U.S. Senate
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