While gun owner rights were a secondary issue in Wisconsin's volatile June 5th recall election, make no mistake about it: Gov. Scott Walker's convincing victory over gun-grabbing Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was an important win for Second Amendment advocates in the Dairy State and nationwide.
Since his 2010 election, Walker has signed into law right-to-carry legislation, castle doctrine legislation, and the Hunting Heritage Act. He also supports statewide preemption of firearm laws and an amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution guaranteeing the individual right to keep and bear arms.
Barrett, on the other hand, is a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) with a career-long “F” rating from the NRA. He supports bans on commonly owned firearms, exposing hunters to prosecution, and common sense self-defense legislation.
The NRA aggressively campaigned to retain Walker, rallying gun owners with online, television, radio and print ads, and 2 million pieces of advocacy mail.
"Thanks to gun owners in Wisconsin, one of the strongest pro-gun Governors in the country will continue working to support our fundamental, individual right to keep and bear arms," said Chris W. Cox, executive director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action.
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I'm with littlethor, some say governer Walker is for the outdoorsman, look up pictures of him on the wisconsin fishing opener. He's holding a spinning reel upside down. He hired "TEXAN Deer Czar, dr. dough" to critique the wisconsin deer herd, costing tax payers 125,000 for twenty some pages of bull. Kroll even called wisconsin hunters who want more public hunting lands communists. Walker is just out for more money...being a wisconsin resident, i'm scared for the future
I'm from Pennsylvania, so I don't have a say in Wisconsin politics. However, if Barrett is a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns he advocates the severest forms of gun control. Not the type of governor I'd want in my state. I would have campaigned AGAINST him and FOR Walker.
I'm turning red!! Does the author live in WIS!! We heard the NRA 10 times an hour telling the same lie over and over!! Barrett voted against the AR15 for deer hunting 15 years ago!! No one used it then and only someone with a complex would use one now! You would be laughed off the farm I've hunted for 50 years!!
Now tell me one GUN Obama has taken away from you!!
WISCONSIN HUNTERS FOR OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well done, Governor Walker. Now if only Dcast's dream comes true...!!
Congratulations to Governor Walker. Was his stand on gun rights a big factor, I couldn't really say. Gun rights is a core value of conservatives and can't be ignored as a factor entirely. Let's not forget, WI was going broke and Walker's fiscal policies are what started the whole recall process.
As much as I would like to believe this article, I can't. That election was about freedom vs. tyranny, common folk vs. mafia, etc... When given a chance to see conservatism in work people will choose conservatism over liberalism or any other ism! Now lets take it to the POTUS on November 6 2012 and send that socialist back to Chi-Town!
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As much as I would like to believe this article, I can't. That election was about freedom vs. tyranny, common folk vs. mafia, etc... When given a chance to see conservatism in work people will choose conservatism over liberalism or any other ism! Now lets take it to the POTUS on November 6 2012 and send that socialist back to Chi-Town!
Congratulations to Governor Walker. Was his stand on gun rights a big factor, I couldn't really say. Gun rights is a core value of conservatives and can't be ignored as a factor entirely. Let's not forget, WI was going broke and Walker's fiscal policies are what started the whole recall process.
I'm with littlethor, some say governer Walker is for the outdoorsman, look up pictures of him on the wisconsin fishing opener. He's holding a spinning reel upside down. He hired "TEXAN Deer Czar, dr. dough" to critique the wisconsin deer herd, costing tax payers 125,000 for twenty some pages of bull. Kroll even called wisconsin hunters who want more public hunting lands communists. Walker is just out for more money...being a wisconsin resident, i'm scared for the future
Hi...
Well done, Governor Walker. Now if only Dcast's dream comes true...!!
I'm turning red!! Does the author live in WIS!! We heard the NRA 10 times an hour telling the same lie over and over!! Barrett voted against the AR15 for deer hunting 15 years ago!! No one used it then and only someone with a complex would use one now! You would be laughed off the farm I've hunted for 50 years!!
Now tell me one GUN Obama has taken away from you!!
WISCONSIN HUNTERS FOR OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm from Pennsylvania, so I don't have a say in Wisconsin politics. However, if Barrett is a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns he advocates the severest forms of gun control. Not the type of governor I'd want in my state. I would have campaigned AGAINST him and FOR Walker.
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