Democrat John Adler came out swinging during a news conference Thursday, accusing Republican opponent Jon Runyan of taking a lax position on denying firearms to terrorists.
Speaking during a conference call with area media, Adler said his assertion was based on Runyan’s A-rating by the National Rifle Association, which endorsed the former football pro and contributed to his campaign.
Adler claimed that candidates seeking the endorsement had to answer an NRA questionnaire that asked several questions, including whether they would oppose government restrictions on gun access for people on the nation’s terrorist watch list. He said candidates needed to answer all the questions in the affirmative to win endorsement with an A-rating.
I'm surprised Runyan is trying to deny this. Frank Lautenberg has a bill to block gun sales to terrorists and the NRA and Republicans in general oppose it. (Actually, ordinary NRA members support it, I'm talking about the organization and politicians.) That's just a fact and Runyan gives every indication of being a party-line Republican voter. And:
Runyan had said during a debate with Adler that he does not support permitting terrorists to obtain firearms, but he did not say he would support legislation banning people on the watch list.
Of course, Adler votes very pro-gun as it is, so as usual, there's not much difference between the two candidates, but the Supreme Court has ended the debate for good by interpreting the Constitution to protect gun ownership. The government can't restrict guns for ordinary people, but Jon Runyan won't even restrict them for people on terrorist watch lists. Someday we'll see a Mumbai-style attack here and Runyan will posture that he'd stop the terrorists with his bare hands or something.
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