In Wednesday night’s democratic debate between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Hussein Obama, discussion turned briefly to Second Amendment issues. Yesterday I highlighted the comments made by both candidates about gun control. During the debate, Obama stated that he has never favored a ban on hand guns.
Two weeks ago, I showed you that a questionnaire that Obama filled out prior to his run for the Illinois State Senate, he answered yes to the question of whether he favored legislation to “ban the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns.â€
According to the New York Sun, someone else is to blame for answering yes.
The candidate questionnaire was filed with a nonprofit group, Independent Voters of Illinois–Independent Precinct Organization, during Mr. Obama’s first run for the state Senate. It asked candidates if they “support state legislation to … ban the manufacture, sale, and possession of handguns.” Mr. Obama’s typed response was “Yes.” His campaign later said a staffer filled out the form and unintentionally misrepresented Mr. Obama’s position.
When confronted during the debate about that questionnaire, Obama denied that he supports a hand gun ban and that he didn’t fill out the questionnaire. But is any of this true?
“I have never favored an all-out ban on handguns,” Mr. Obama said when confronted with the questionnaire at the debate. He also denied that his handwriting was on the document, even though a copy of the form posted by Politico.com suggests otherwise.
According to Politico.com, Obama was interviewed about his answers on that questionnaire by the group who created it. The following day, Obama submitted an amended version of the questionnaire. Politico.com posted a pdf copy of the amended version, which they believe shows Obama’s hand-written notes on it. That version still has “yes” after the questions about banning hand guns.
Tom Remington
