By JOSH GERSTEIN
Staff Reporter of the Sun
October 25, 2007
A new attempt by a Democratic presidential hopeful, John Edwards, to cozy up to hunters is coming under fire from the National Rifle Association and conservation groups.
Traveling in Iowa yesterday, Mr. Edwards unveiled a "Hunting and Fishing Bill of Rights and Responsibilities" that calls for giving hunters more access to federal lands, including, in some cases, national parks.
"This is part of who I am and part of what I will stand for as president," Mr. Edwards told voters in Glenwood, Iowa, according to the Associated Press. He said he hunted while growing up in rural North Carolina and still fishes occasionally.
In a conference call with reporters, the former senator said the federal government could save millions of dollars by having private citizens thin wild herds instead of government-paid sharpshooters. "When national parks need to cull their game species because of overpopulation, I think they should look into having local hunters do the job," Mr. Edwards said, according to Radio Iowa. He also called for limits on oil drilling and logging on federal land, as well as a new national program to pay private landowners to open their property to sportsmen.
Asked for his opinion of the former senator's plan, the NRA's chief lobbyist, Chris Cox, replied: "Pathetic."
Mr. Cox said Mr. Edwards voted during his single Senate term for a measure to impose background checks at gun shows, for a ban on so-called assault weapons, and against a bill to protect gun makers from lawsuits. "Words on the campaign trail don't erase votes on the Senate floor. ... He's been on the wrong side at every opportunity," the lobbyist told The New York Sun.
Environmental groups said they supported parts of Mr. Edwards's plan but were concerned about language that seemed intended to give more weight to hunting interests in debates over land use.
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Sounds good to me.
Allowing hunters to access federal ground: Not so bad.
Paying landowners to let local hunters access their ground instead of leasing: Not too bad.
And as far as his voting record, I agree with it. I am completly pro-firearm, and I agree with having background checks for firearmbuyers, and see no use for true assault weapons in civilian circles.
Sounds to me like he wants to keep the laws so law-abiding practical citizens can own practical fireams.
Ok now, all of you hard nosed AR boys let me have it!
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Sounds good to me.
Allowing hunters to access federal ground: Not so bad.
Paying landowners to let local hunters access their ground instead of leasing: Not too bad.
And as far as his voting record, I agree with it. I am completly pro-firearm, and I agree with having background checks for firearm buyers, and see no use for true assault weapons in civilian circles.
Sounds to me like he wants to keep the laws so law-abiding practical citizens can own practical fireams.
Ok now, all of you hard nosed AR boys let me have it!
Admittedly, when it comes to gun control, he's not as bad as most of the left. My problem is that I think he would say anything to get support. I'm not sure how that makes him different than other candidates but I've always seen him as being such a snake, I'd never trust him with this.
Sounds good to me.
Allowing hunters to access federal ground: Not so bad.
Paying landowners to let local hunters access their ground instead of leasing: Not too bad.
And as far as his voting record, I agree with it. I am completly pro-firearm, and I agree with having background checks for firearmbuyers, and see no use for true assault weapons in civilian circles.
Sounds to me like he wants to keep the laws so law-abiding practical citizens can own practical fireams.
Ok now, all of you hard nosed AR boys let me have it!
You want to take my money and give it to landowners just so locals can hunt there???
No mention of "need" in the Second Amendment, or hunting, which is not a right...
Sounds good to me.
Allowing hunters to access federal ground: Not so bad.
I'd just be happy if we were allowed to carry in certain wildernesses and forests. I don't particularly care to mosey around in bear country with nothing but a pocket knife.
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Paying landowners to let local hunters access their ground instead of leasing: Not too bad.
If you like socialism. This takes money from everybody to distribute to some landowners to benefit some hunters. And I'm sure politics will play no part in what is paid to whom for what.
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And as far as his voting record, I agree with it. I am completly pro-firearm, and I agree with having background checks for firearmĀ*buyers, and see no use for true assault weapons in civilian circles.
Please define assualt weapon for us.
Also, if we do not feel comfortable with an ex-con possessing a gun, why are they out to begin with?
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Sounds to me like he wants to keep the laws so law-abiding practical citizens can own practical fireams.
I also want to keep law-abiding reasonable citizen's rights to reasonable free speech. I support leaving it up to the government to determine who is a reasonable citizen and what constitutes reasonable free speech. There are just some forms of speech that are so outrageous, they should be prohibited.
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Sounds good to me.
Allowing hunters to access federal ground: Not so bad.
Paying landowners to let local hunters access their ground instead of leasing: Not too bad.
And as far as his voting record, I agree with it. I am completly pro-firearm, and I agree with having background checks for firearmbuyers, and see no use for true assault weapons in civilian circles.
Sounds to me like he wants to keep the laws so law-abiding practical citizens can own practical fireams.
Ok now, all of you hard nosed AR boys let me have it!
Wishing you well. That ain't gonna fly w/ alot in here. I generally agree/concur, but I've done been down that road. Wasn't received real well. But hey, it's our opinion and we're entitled to it. This is America afterall! [8D]
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They spend most of their careers pushing gun control, then when they run for president, they try to convince you otherwise. Of course, if it didn't work, they wouldn't do it.
They spend most of their careers pushing gun control, then when they run for president, they try to convince you otherwise. Of course, if it didn't work, they wouldn't do it.
It didn't work last time, but then Lurch is the world champion at shooting himself in the foot...
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That ain't gonna fly w/ alot in here. I generally agree/concur, but I've done been down that road. Wasn't received real well. But hey, it's our opinion and we're entitled to it. This is America afterall! [8D]
