2000 National Political Awareness Test: on Gun Control

Steven Driehaus: More enforcement; more safety locks; more background checks

Driehaus indicates he supports the following principles concerning gun issues.
• Maintain and strengthen the enforcement of existing state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
• Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks on guns.
• Require background checks of gun buyers at gun shows.
• Require the safe storage of guns.
• Require gun dealers to offer trigger locks to anyone who purchases a gun.

Dan Mongiardo: Allow citizens to carry concealed guns

Principles which Mongiardo supports regarding gun issues:
• Allow citizens to carry concealed guns.

Dennis Daugaard: Require background checks at gun shows

Daugaard indicates he supports the following principles concerning gun issues:
• Require background checks of gun buyers at gun shows.

Gabby Giffords: Ban semi-automatics; but allow concealed carry

Indicate which principles you support concerning gun issues.
• Ban the sale or transfer of semi-automatic guns, except those used for hunting.
• Maintain and strengthen the enforcement of existing state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
• Allow citizens to carry concealed guns.
• Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks on guns.
• Require background checks of gun buyers at gun shows.

Mike Bishop: Ease restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns

Bishop indicates support of the following principles concerning gun issues.
• Ease state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
• Hold gun owners, who do not properly store their guns, criminally and civilly liable for crimes committed by minors using their guns.
• Q: Should Michigan cities and counties be prohibited from suing gun manufacturers and dealers for damages?
  A: Yes.

Mike Bost: More enforcement on laws on purchase and possession of guns

Bost indicates support of the following principles concerning gun issues.
• Maintain and strengthen the enforcement of existing state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.

Scott Howell: Background checks, but concealed carry ok

Howell indicated support of the following principles on gun issues.
• Maintain and strengthen the enforcement of existing federal restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
• Allow citizens to carry concealed guns.
• Increase penalties for the possession of any illegal guns.
• Require background checks of gun buyers at gun shows.

George Allen: Opposes absolute right to gun ownership

Allen AGREES with the following statements:
• Maintain and strengthen the enforcement of existing federal restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
• Allow citizens to carry concealed guns.
• Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks on guns.
• Increase penalties for the possession of any illegal guns.
• Require background checks of gun buyers at gun shows.

Harry Browne: Gun restrictions are unconstitutional

Howard Phillips: Repeal gun restrictions; concealed carry OK

Phillips supports the following principles regarding gun issues:
• Ease federal restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
• Repeal federal restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns by law-abiding citizens.

John Hagelin: More restrictions on purchase, possession, & use of guns

Hagelin supports the following statements regarding gun issues:
• Maintain federal restrictions on the purchase of guns
• Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks
• Increase penalties for the possession of any illegal guns
• Hold gun owners responsible for crimes committed with their guns by children
• Raise the minimum age for ownership to 21
• Require three days for background checks of gun buyers at gun shows
• Strengthen enforcement of current regulations on guns.

Steve Forbes: Concealed carry OK; gun issues are local

Forbes supports the following principles regarding gun control:
• Allow citizens to carry concealed guns.
• Increase penalties for the possession of any illegal guns.
• Strengthen enforcement of current regulations on guns.
• Forbes says, “States should set firearm standards, not the federal government.”