2024 MO Governor's race: on Gun Control
Bill Eigel:
2nd amendment protects us from tyrannical government
[On the 2nd Amendment]: "Shall NOT Be Infringed" is straightforward. The government shall not prevent lawful citizens from owning/obtaining firearms. Bill Eigel voted for The Second Amendment Preservation Act. He supports
Castle Doctrine, constitutional carry, the intrinsic right to defend one's life and property, and the idea that the 2nd Amendment was written to articulate our right to protect ourselves from tyrannical government, not just hunting and self-defense.
Source: 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial campaign website BillEigel.com
May 24, 2023
Jay Ashcroft:
The idea that guns are responsible for deaths is ridiculous
The Show also talked with Ashcroft about how he would address gun violence, especially when children are victims of it. A 2022 study from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that firearms are the number one cause of death for children.
Ashcroft said he didn't agree with that fact. "Guns do not kill people, people kill people," he said. "The idea that an inanimate object, a gun, is going around killing people is ridiculous." He said the issue is that our society is "devaluing life."
Source: KMOX 1120 AM on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial race
Apr 14, 2023
Crystal Quade:
Not anti-gun but huge proponent of background checks
Quade said she would have voted to sustain Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of a bill that changed Missouri's gun laws but stressed that she wasn't anti-gun. "When it comes to guns, I am a very moderate Democrat compared to most of my colleagues,"
she said. "I grew up eating deer and all those things. ... I grew up with loaded guns on the wall. "I am a huge proponent of families being able to protect themselves, feed their family, all those things. I am also a huge proponent of background checks."
Source: Springfield News-Leader on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial race
Oct 30, 2016
Jay Ashcroft:
Doesn't see a problem with walking down street with an AR 15
Ashcroft spoke on The Record with Mark Maxwell. "This is not something where more laws will solve the problem. They were violating laws already," he said. Ashcroft called the weekend shooting "horrendous" but said more state laws aren't the
answer. "Should you be able to walk down the streets of St. Louis with an AR 15?" Maxwell asked. "I don't see why it's a problem…The AR 15, the long gun, whatever it is, isn't the problem. The problem we have is with individuals," Ashcroft responded.
Source: KSDK News on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial race
Mar 2, 2023
Crystal Quade:
Allow local governments to set regulations on firearms
On guns, Quade said she supports local governments having more authority to set regulations on firearms. Quade drew a contrast between the need for guns in rural areas of the state and the situation in large metro areas. "Of course what's going on in
Webster County where I grew up is different than what's going on in inner city St. Louis," Quade said. Kehoe responded that Second Amendment rights are one of the "most fundamental" rights that American citizens enjoy.
He referred to his upbringing in St. Louis, where he said gang members didn't go to stores to buy guns. "Every time we put more restrictions on a citizen's
Second Amendment rights, we actually hurt the citizens who are trying to do this law-abiding and legally," Kehoe said.
Source: Kansas City Star on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial debate
Sep 20, 2024
Mike Kehoe:
Restricting gun rights hurts law-abiding citizens
On guns, Quade said she supports local governments having more authority to set regulations on firearms. Quade drew a contrast between the need for guns in rural areas of the state and the situation in large metro areas. "Of course what's going on in
Webster County where I grew up is different than what's going on in inner city St. Louis," Quade said. Kehoe responded that Second Amendment rights are one of the "most fundamental" rights that American citizens enjoy.
He referred to his upbringing in St. Louis, where he said gang members didn't go to stores to buy guns. "Every time we put more restrictions on a citizen's
Second Amendment rights, we actually hurt the citizens who are trying to do this law-abiding and legally," Kehoe said.
Source: Kansas City Star on 2024 Missouri Gubernatorial debate
Sep 20, 2024
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