Even More Haslam and Guns
Michael Silence does some reporting:
I put a call into Haslam to get some response, and he graciously called me back. He said in retrospect he probably should not have signed a petition by the anti-gun group. But he noted at that time the first four or five goals of the group were planks “anyone would agree with. Too many of the wrong people have guns.”
After that, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg got involved in the group. “I’m not him,” Haslam said, adding the group “did go a different direction than I thought.” And he added, “I had no intention then and no intention now to change any gun laws.” And he added he “fully supports the Second Amendment.”
Good. But:
Haslam didn’t directly answer the question if he would quit the group. But he did express concern that that would appear to be “pandering” to pro-gun folks.
He should pander to us. We vote.
January 28th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
That would be called wiggle room. Personally I do not have much time for any politician that wants wiggle room. Makes them to much like a worm in my mind.
January 28th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
At least pander to the Rational, the antis are not.
January 29th, 2009 at 9:09 am
You want criminals to have guns?
January 29th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Criminals already have guns.
January 29th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Pander is the word.