I absolutely believe Algore is going to run in 2k4.
During the last Presidential debates, I was frustrated at the wimpy questions flung at the candidates.
I have one I would just love to ask, to any candidtate for President.
A simple “yes” or “no” question:
If congress sent you a bill, outlawing the private ownership of handguns for non-law enforcemnt civillians, WOULD YOU SIGN IT?
What do you think Gore would say, and, what do you think he would actually do? And why?
I wager that he would not sign it. The only political bloc that would support such a bill is the far-left, and look how far they got R.Nader. (Not to mention that such a bill would be assinine, etc, but we have plenty of those threads going on 
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It’s one of those pointless questions, because such a bill would never make it to his desk.
Gore wouldn’t sign it. I disagree with his politics (and, well, think he’s wishy-washy), but he’s not stupid.
If Gore runs again, I’d like to make a prediction: He’s going to be supportive of gun rights. Post-election analysis indicates that the main reason he lost his home state of Tennessee (and therefore the Presidency) was because of his anti-gun policies. Gore is more vulnerable in the south than he thought he’d be. And Sept. 11 made gun control a non-issue for gaining votes.
Also, the Democrats appear to be adopting a very smart policy of trying to outflank Bush on the RIGHT on the War on Terror. They are going to start attacking him for being too soft, for screwing up in Afghanistan and letting Al-Qaida get away because of too much reliance on local resistance instead of U.S. troops, etc.
Gore will be a pro-gun, pro-war Democrat next time around.
I would assume that Gore would not sign it because he has never expressed any interest in outlawing the private ownership of handguns.
Out of curiosity, Sam Stone, why do you think 9/11 made gun control an issue for gaining votes. .Disagree with them or not, there are still socially liberal suburbanites who consider it to be a major issue.
I didn’t say that that Gun Control was an issue for gaining votes. I said that it’s NOT an issue right now. And that’s true. Not necessarily because support for gun control has waned (although I believe it has, to some degree), but because politicians aren’t pushing the issue right now, for fear of looking ‘weak’. Plus, the Democrats in general have been moving away from gun control for strategic reasons. Areas that used to be solidly democratic but pro-gun are now becoming swing areas, and gun control is hurting Democrats in them.
Areas that are strongly pro-gun control (California and New York, mainly) are already Democratic strongholds, so they really have nothing to gain by pushing the gun control agenda on a national level.
I didn’t say that that Gun Control was an issue for gaining votes. I said that it’s NOT an issue right now. And that’s true. Not necessarily because support for gun control has waned (although I believe it has, to some degree), but because politicians aren’t pushing the issue right now, for fear of looking ‘weak’. Plus, the Democrats in general have been moving away from gun control for strategic reasons. Areas that used to be solidly democratic but pro-gun are now becoming swing areas, and gun control is hurting Democrats in them.
Areas that are strongly pro-gun control (California and New York, mainly) are already Democratic strongholds, so they really have nothing to gain by pushing the gun control agenda on a national level.
I don’t the question in the OP would have been difficult at all for Gore. He would have said No. In fact IIRC he went out of his way to show support guns for the purpose of hunting and sports.
A complete ban on private handguns is simply not on the political cards in the US. The debate is only about how much to regulate private ownership.
What’s wrong, pkbites? Paranoia got the best of you? To assauge your baseless fears, here are Gore’s own words:
The Clinton administration NEVER enforced the laws already on the books. There are thousands of gun laws that need to be enforced. If we could accomplish that, maybe they would leave law abiding citizens that believe in the second amendment alone!