
Chris Christie Admits He Was Pro-Gun Control: ‘I’ve Changed My Mind’
On January 6, Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie admitted he used to be pro-gun control, but says he has now changed his position.

On January 6, Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie admitted he used to be pro-gun control, but says he has now changed his position.

Obama faces a quandary—the NRA is gaining support and gun control is losing it.

On January 1, the Chicago Tribune reported that the number of shooting victims in gun-controlled Chicago for 2015 was 2,986.

House Democrats pushed an “assault weapons” ban on December 16 that included a prohibition against the manufacture of such weapons, and on that very day, an ABC News/Washington Post poll showed that the American people were pushing back and doing so in greater numbers than ever before.

On December 16, former General Electric CEO Jack Welch said affluent seniors are buying up handguns in the face of the growing terror threat.

Organizers of Crossroads of the West gun show in Del Mar, CA, expected a weekend crowd large enough to exceed twice the normal show attendance.

Stephen Koff, Washington Bureau Chief for the Cleveland Plain Dealer has been trying to interview Democrat Senate candidate Ted Strickland about his views on gun control in light of the terrorist attack in San Bernardino.

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton is trying to downplay the possible religious motivations behind the San Bernardino, California, shooting in order to focus on pushing her gun control agenda in the aftermath of the tragedy.

During the November 24 airing of Special Report with Bret Baier, Governor Chris Christie (R) denied that he entered politics to push gun control, only to have Baier read a 1993 quote of Christie’s saying he was running for office to fight for an “assault weapons” ban.

On October 17 the Associated Press claimed that the right to use a gun to defend one’s home was created via decisions from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) that were handed down in 2008 and 2010.

During the October 13 Democratic debate, the second question asked by moderator Anderson Cooper was about guns—he asked each presidential hopeful to explain the gun laws they believe are necessary and also how they plan to secure the passage of such laws.

In stark contrast to stereotypical questions questions about world peace and fighting poverty, Miss South Carolina Daja Dial was asked if she would support an assault weapons ban when it was her turn to answer questions during the September 13 Miss America pageant.

Twelve people have been shot to death, and 13 others have been wounded in Chicago since late Tuesday.

Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is vigorously campaigning on a platform of more gun control for law-abiding citizens.

On July 24, the day after John Russell Houser allegedly used a handgun to kill two people in Lafayette, Louisiana, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley called on Congress to ban “the sale of assault weapons” and “[establish] a national gun registry.”

On Friday, California Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Kamala Harris continued to defend sanctuary cities after illegal alien Francisco Lopez-Sanchez confessed to murdering Kathryn Steinle in San Francisco.

To this point in presidential politics, even candidates who favored gun control over gun rights hid it or at least tried to hide it.

Press Secretary Josh Earnest defended Obama’s comments about gun control, pointing out that he had many conversations with both urban and rural voters about the importance of gun ownerships and the need to restrict it for safety reasons.

On Saturday, Jesse Jackson rallied outside Chuck’s Gun Shop in Riverdale, Illinois, against AK-47s, saying, “More guns make us less secure.”

In January 2013, one month after the heinous attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) successfully pressed for the SAFE Act, a massive body of gun control legislation aimed at curbing violent crime. Just two years later, however, the number of shootings and murders have increased.