[Lnc-business] Johnson and Weld on Guns

[Caryn Ann Harlos]

Very good.  As I noted, however, to some who sent this to me privately,
while it is worlds better (and I am pleased) than past statements, it does
not call for repealing current restrictions as stated by our platform.  It
also (unless I missed it) does not speak about watch lists.  I hope
Governor Weld soon issues a statement on those two issues.

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*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
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Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
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Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
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On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 9:29 AM, Carla Howell <carla.howell at lp.org> wrote:

> FYI should you get any inquiries regarding William Weld on guns, see his
> clarifying statement posted below. This is in response to an earlier
> comment he made that raised concerns for some in the gun community.
>
> On a related note, here's some info on Gary Johnson v. Donald Trump on
> guns:
>
> Trump once supported a ban on assault weapons and a longer waiting period
> to buy a gun. In 2012, he tweeted that President Barack Obama had "spoken
> for me and every American" in his remarks at a vigil for the Newtown school
> shooting victims. He now says he's pro-Second Amendment.
>
> Trump suggested in a tweet that he wants to discuss banning gun sales to
> those on the terrorist watch lists, a proposal Johnson opposes because some
> names may erroneously appear on them.
>
> Trump has said mentally ill people should not have guns.
>
> Gary Johnson has consistently advocated for gun rights. The exception is
> he says he's open to a discussion about how to keep guns out of the hands
> of the mentally ill, but also showed hesitancy to support a law on this. He
> notes that it carries the dangerous potential for the government to declare
> someone to be mentally ill who is not, thus infringing on their right to
> keep and bear arms.
>
> Overall, Gary Johnson has been far more consistently pro-gun than Donald
> Trump.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carla Howell
> Political Director
> National Libertarian Party
> 202-333-0008 x 222
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Bill Weld's piece is now live on RedState.com
>
> http://www.redstate.com/williamweld/2016/08/31/op-ed-defendi
> ng-constitution-semi-automatic-firearms/
>
>
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*In Liberty,*
*Caryn Ann Harlos*
Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
<http://www.lpcolorado.org>
Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
<http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
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