{"id":5093,"date":"2008-04-10T06:44:16","date_gmt":"2008-04-10T06:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/04\/john-mccain-and-the-nra.html"},"modified":"2008-04-10T06:44:16","modified_gmt":"2008-04-10T06:44:16","slug":"john-mccain-and-the-nra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/04\/john-mccain-and-the-nra.html","title":{"rendered":"John McCain and the NRA"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, they have to be playing coy<\/a> because there is no way that they can even consider Obama acceptable over McCain. If Obama had his way, we wouldn’t have hand guns. He’s for the ban on hand guns in the DC case.<\/a> McCain has supporter of gun rights.<\/p>\n

If Sen. John McCain expects the support of gun owners in this year\u2019s presidential race, the Arizona Republican must make an effort to overcome some decisions the National Rifle Association (NRA) has found troubling.
\n\u201cJohn McCain still has some work to do to give them a comfort level,\u201d Chris Cox, executive director of the NRA, said during an interview with The Hill. \u201cTruth be told, he\u2019s not there yet.\u201d
\nCox said McCain and the anti-gun control group have endured some \u201chigh-profile disagreements\u201d in the last several years that have left many gun owners concerned about his candidacy.
\nSpecifically, McCain played a leading role in crafting the campaign finance reform law that bears his name and that also enraged many lobbying groups. The NRA
\n[…]
\nCox said that members have expressed \u201ca lot of borderline resentment in some circles\u201d over McCain. But because of the outright disdain for both of the Democratic candidates\u2019 past positions on gun control, the NRA is actively seeking a way for McCain to directly address its members and smooth over past troubles.
\n\u201cHe will be asked about gun shows. He will be asked about campaign finance reform,\u201d Cox said. \u201cCan he help himself? Yes. Can he hurt himself? Yes.\u201d
\nMcCain may be on his way to winning these critics over. As the Supreme Court considers the landmark Washington, D.C., gun ban, McCain was one of 55 lawmakers to sign a \u201cfriend of the court\u201d amicus brief.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is definitely the year of the lesser of two evils. We all have to just used to it and vote for McCain in the fall or we will be stuck with another Jimmy Carter.
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