It must be something in the air. Bruce of No Looking Backwards talks about Rudy and guns today.
The only difference between Hillary, Obama, Rudy, and Mitt on guns is how fast they’re back pedaling on the issue now that they’re in the national spotlight.
Astude readers, that right there is Rudy Giuliani giving a speech at the Million Mom March sitting next to Jim Brady of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Firearm Ownership Violence, formerly Handgun Control, Inc.
This shouldn’t be any surprise if you’ve been following Rudy Giuliani’s past when it comes to gun control.
In 1993, Giuliani met with then-President Clinton to discuss national gun registration and supported the Brady bill, which had recently passed, but Rudy argued that it didn’t go far enough. Clinton, largely crediting Giuliani for the idea, enthusiastically sent Atty. Gen. Janet Reno off to develop a gun-licensing and registration system.In May 1994, as the battle over the ban on certain semi-automatic firearms reached its height, Giuliani threw his support behind the ban. On the eve of the final vote, he noted that so-called assault weapons “have no legitimate purpose.” When the ban passed, Giuliani commented that “this is an important step toward curtailing the indiscriminate proliferation of guns across the nation.”
Hat tip to Jeff Soyer for that link, I found it via this post on his blog.