CNN Kfile: on Gun Control


Kirsten Gillibrand: 2008: signed amicus brief to overturn DC handgun ban

Gillibrand fought vigorously in defense of gun rights, including the right to own handguns. She signed an amicus brief that argued for overturning a handgun ban in Washington, DC, and that private gun ownership was a guaranteed right unconnected to service in a militia.

At the same time, Gillibrand co-sponsored legislation that would revoke the city's gun control laws. The core of the proposed bill made it so that Washington, DC would not be allowed to pass any laws restricting firearm usage and ownership that exceed existing federal rules, repealed the city's ban on semi-automatic weapons, most registration requirements for possession of firearms and a ban on owning ammunition.

Gillibrand's support for such measures was key in her earning the backing of the NRA in her 2008 bid for re-election. Gillibrand boasted of the "A" rating on her House website.

Source: CNN KFile, "Gillibrand overturning DC handgun ban" Mar 26, 2019

Kirsten Gillibrand: 2009: Fight gun violence; 2010: "F" rating from NRA

[As a Representative, she supported anti-gun control measures.] After her appointment to the Senate in January 2009, Gillibrand moved away from her record on gun rights. "There's a very big difference between making sure hunters can hunt in upstate New York, and fighting against gun violence," Gillibrand said. "And those are values and views that I've always held--that we do need to fight against gun violence. We do need to keep guns out of the hands of criminals." When a 2009 vote came on an amendment to ease firearm restrictions in DC, Gillibrand voted against it. By September 2010, her NRA grade changed from an "A" to an "F."

Speaking at the launch of her presidential campaign, Gillibrand singled out the National Rifle Association as an example of special interests. "Right now, special interests are displacing the voices of the people of this country," Gillibrand said. "The NRA stops popular, common sense gun reform, while stray bullets kill children in our communities."

Source: CNN KFile, "Gillibrand overturning DC handgun ban" Mar 26, 2019

Mark Robinson: Opposed cancelling gun show after Parkland shooting

Robinson, whose political rise as a conservative Internet personality started when a clip of him speaking at a city council meeting in April 2018 went viral, as he was speaking against a proposal to cancel a local gun show after the Parkland shooting. He also began attacking the Parkland survivors after they launched the "March for Our Lives" movement that called for new gun control measures, comparing the students to communists.
Source: CNN K-File on 2024 North Carolina Gubernatorial race May 9, 2023

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