2022 AK Governor's race: on Gun Control


Billy Toien: Against confiscation of a potential victim's firearms

Q: What would you do to reduce high rates of sexual assault and domestic violence in Alaska?

TOIEN: Education (how to leave safely), economic freedom, and self defense empowerment are key. The only 3 things I can see the governors role in are, allowing the economic environment to improve, ending the drug war, and not allowing the confiscation of a potential victims firearms because a perp called in a "concern." Predators prefer disarmed prey.

Source: Anchorage Daily News on 2022 Alaska Gubernatorial race Oct 25, 2018

Billy Toien: Reduce gun violence with un-infringed right of self defense

Q: How should the state reduce the threat of gun violence and mass shootings?

Toien: An un-infringed right of self defense. Also, we must cease and desist the drugging of our children.

Source: Anchorage Press on 2022 Alaska Gubernatorial race Aug 3, 2022

Christopher Kurka: Blaming crime on guns is like blaming arson on matches

Oppressive gun laws often end up only producing more crime. I think that blaming crime on guns is like blaming arson on matches. I'm a firm believer in the individual right to keep and bear arms as enshrined in the Second Amendment to our United States Constitution. I also believe the right to defend yourself from evil-doers is the foundation of a free society. I'll stand up to the gun-grabbers and vehemently oppose any new gun-control schemes coming from our out-of-control Feds.

I will eagerly support and sign legislation like a Carry on Campus bill. This kind of legislation would allow law-abiding Alaskan students to carry a handgun on campus to protect themselves.

We Alaskans are a tough breed and I know that you, like me, value your right to carry in order to protect ourselves and our families--one of our most basic human rights.

Source: 2022 Alaska Gubernatorial campaign website ChrisKurka.com Feb 23, 2022

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Candidates and political leaders on Gun Control:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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