Gun+Control+-+Edwards

="I believe the right to bear arms is protected by the Second Amendment.= =I also support reasonable measures to keep guns out of the hands of= =criminals, including closing the gun show loophole and vigorously= =enforcing gun laws."=



Edwards voted to require federal licsensing and registration of all firearms at gun shows. He voted against voluntary background checks on firearms purchases. He also voted to require the Justice Department to hold background files on buyers for 09 days.

//"I grew up in the rural South. Everyone around me hunted, everyone had guns. I respect and believe in people's Second Amendment rights. That does not, however, mean that somebody needs an AK-47 to hunt. It does not mean that somebody who's been convicted of a violent crime should be able to walk out of prison, walk across the street and buy a gun."//