Ronald Reagan Called For More Gun Control In 1991
Candidates playing to the far right need to stop pretending they’re Ronald Reagan once and for all.
In 1991, Republican hero Ronald Reagan wrote a New York Times op-edmaking the case for the Brady bill, which was named after Reagan’s press secretary, who was shot during an assassination attempt. The law established federal background checks for firearm purchases and created a five-day waiting period to give law enforcement time to run these checks. (The waiting period was eventually replaced by an instant background check system, which can be extended to three days if the results of the check aren’t immediately clear.)
Reagan, who was himself a shooting victim during his time in office, wrote:
It was on that day 10 years ago that a deranged young man standing among reporters and photographers shot a policeman, a Secret Service agent, my press secretary and me on a Washington sidewalk. …
This nightmare might never have happened if legislation that is before Congress now — the Brady bill — had been law back in 1981.
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NW10,PATRIOT! ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ October 6th, 2015 at 07:26
Sad when today’s GOP is far to the right of even Saint Reagan.
The Original Just Me October 6th, 2015 at 10:08
Many of the things ” GOD REAGAN ” said would be considered Radical Left today.
Dwendt44 October 6th, 2015 at 12:09
Including those 11 tax increases one of which is the biggest tax increase in history.
The Original Just Me October 6th, 2015 at 21:01
Tax cuts for publicity and the tax increases blamed on the Democrats followed by a reduced deficit. The perfect Republican formula.
Dwendt44 October 7th, 2015 at 00:23
Of course, Reagan called then ‘revenue enhancements’ since he didn’t believe in tax increases.
The Original Just Me October 7th, 2015 at 09:13
The one I love are Republican FEES. They don’t like tax increases but they love adding a new FEE, or increasing a FEE, or charging a FEE . They love taking in more money but it is never taxes.
rg9rts October 6th, 2015 at 08:45
The baggers will say he was senile at the time
Obewon October 6th, 2015 at 09:37
Teabaggs just exploded all over ‘Merica.
The Original Just Me October 6th, 2015 at 10:07
He stated that Early on in his first term.
rg9rts October 6th, 2015 at 11:03
He got worse over time…he still can’t recall
The Original Just Me October 6th, 2015 at 21:07
Nancy checked with her Astrologer and she gave him a script to read. It all worked out well.
Obewon October 6th, 2015 at 09:38
“But I do believe that an AK-47, a machine gun, is not a sporting weapon or needed for defense of a home.”~Ronald Reagan, at his birthday celebration in 1989.
The Original Just Me October 6th, 2015 at 10:06
Some where around here, I have a whole long list of Definite Left Policies that Reagan Publicly supported.
Tommie October 6th, 2015 at 10:24
Wonder what the “comment section” on the right will be IF they ran this article on those “nice” Republicans sites!
Applecorped October 6th, 2015 at 13:24
No, you don’t wonder at all.
Obewon October 7th, 2015 at 09:19
‘St. Ronnie is a RINO’-Today’s remaining 23.9% votershare GOP blowback. http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/party-identification
Maxx44 October 6th, 2015 at 11:16
Most of the RWNJs who worship St. Ronnie have no idea what his records as gov. and pres. actually were. He would be considered a RINO today.
William October 7th, 2015 at 09:00
It’s almost tragic that the right considers the Reagan years the “golden age” of conservatism. The average right winger would consider feudal Europe an absolute Nirvana.