• Mitt Romney has been taking stands both against and in favor of the gun control issue.
Initially the former Massachusetts governor was on the side of strong gun laws.
 
• In 1994, while running for the Senate, Romney supported a couple of gun control measures
namely the Brady Bill which attempted to bring forth a five-day waiting period on gun sales and
another ban on some assault weapons much to the ire of the National Rifle Association and other
gun-rights groups. 

• In 2002 as the GOP gubernatorial candidate, Romney praised the state's stringent laws. "We
do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts; I support them," he said. "I won?t chip away at them; I
believe they protect us and provide for our safety."

• However, as Romney ran in the US Presidential elections, his words and actions meant to
appease the gun owners of the nation. He openly reveals that he is a member of the NRA along with
working to ease the restrictions imposed on gun owners.

• As reported in January 2007, Romney said that "I have a gun of my own. I go hunting myself.
I'm a member of the NRA and believe firmly in the right to bear arms." It was later discovered that
Romney had never been issued a license in the four states where he had lived.
 
• However, Romney continues to support the ban on assault weapons. "These guns are not made
for recreation or self-defense. They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting
down and killing people."

 

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