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Arnold Schwarzenegger on Gun Control

Republican CA Governor


Strong supporter of the second amendment

Q: Where do you stand on gun control?

A: I am a strong supporter of the second amendment. The U.S. constitution allows for law-abiding citizens to own a firearm.

Source: Campaign website, JoinArnold.com Aug 29, 2003

Support Brady Bill; assault weapon ban; safety locks

I [support the second amendment, but I] also believe that there are responsibilities that gun owners must follow in owning a firearm. I support the Brady bill, I support the current assault weapons ban and I believe that guns must have safety devices or be stored as to prevent accidental discharge.
Source: Campaign website, JoinArnold.com Aug 29, 2003

Close the gun show loophole

Schwarzenegger supports the Brady Bill, which tightened gun control measures. "I would also like to close the loophole of the gun shows," Schwarzenegger said, referring to the fact that people can buy weapons at such exhibitions without a background check.
Source: CNN.com Aug 28, 2003

I'm for gun control; I'm a peace-loving guy

[The National Rifle Association] probably won't like Schwarzenegger either. In The Terminator Schwarzenegger goes into a gun store and picks out a "12-gauge auto loader, a .45 long slide, a phase plasma rifle and an Uzi 9 mm." (Then he kills the guy behind the counter.) But as Schwarzenegger began to think of himself as a potential political candidate, he became sensitive on the gun issue, telling one interviewer, "I'm for gun control. I'm a peace-loving guy."
Source: Time magazine cover story Aug 18, 2003

Other governors on Gun Control: Arnold Schwarzenegger on other issues:
AK Sarah Palin
AL Bob Riley
AR Mike Bebee
AZ Janet Napolitano
CA Arnold Schwarzenegger
CO Bill Ritter
CT Jodi Rell
*DE Ruth Ann Minner
FL Charlie Crist
GA Sonny Perdue
HI Linda Lingle
IA Chet Culver
ID Butch Otter
IL Rod Blagojevich
*IN Mitch Daniels
KS Kathleen Sebelius
KY Steve Beshear
LA Bobby Jindal
MA Deval Patrick
MD Martin O`Malley
ME John Baldacci
MI Jennifer Granholm
MN Tim Pawlenty
*MO Matt Blunt
MS Haley Barbour
*MT Brian Schweitzer
*NC Mike Easley
*ND John Hoeven
NE Dave Heineman
*NH John Lynch
NJ Jon Corzine
NM Bill Richardson
NV Jim Gibbons
NY David Paterson
OH Ted Strickland
OK Brad Henry
OR Ted Kulongoski
PA Ed Rendell
RI Don Carcieri
SC Mark Sanford
SD Mike Rounds
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TX Rick Perry
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VA Tim Kaine
*VT Jim Douglas
*WA Christine Gregoire
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