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Romney supports tough Massachusetts gun laws
(2002 C-SPAN2 Gubernatorial debate) Note: actual video available on our website
"We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts; I
support them," he said. "I won't chip away at them;
I believe they protect us and provide for our safety."
Romney signs permanent ban on Semi-Automatics
(Gov. Romney’s news release, 7/1/2004)
“In a move that will help keep the streets and
neighborhoods of Massachusetts safe, Governor Mitt
Romney today signed into law a permanent assault
weapons ban...”
Romney using Sarah Brady’s rhetoric
(Gov. Romney’s news release, 7/1/2004)
"These guns are not made for recreation or
self-defense," Romney said. "They are instruments of
destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down
and killing people."
“[Semi-automatic firearms] are instruments of
destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down
and killing people.” Mitt Romney
(from his own 7/1/2004 news release)
Romney supports:
- The Brady Registration Act (Boston Globe 6/12/1994)
- Mandatory Firearms ID Cards (Boston Globe 2002)
- 5-day waiting period (Lowell Sun, 3/30/2002)
- Federal Feinstein Gun Ban (Lowell Sun, 3/30/2002)
- Signed the Mass. Semi-Automatic Ban(7/1/2004)
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