Libertarian for President; Former Democratic Senator (AK)
License for concealed carry; teach firearms safety
Gravel supports the following principles regarding jobs:
Require a license to carry a concealed gun.
Maintain status of existing restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
Maintain status on restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns.
"I would work with existing groups to develop education programs to teach Americans about firearms safety."
Source: Presidential Election 2008 Political Courage Test
Apr 22, 2008
Military culture causes more gun violence
Q: How would you address gun violence that continues to be the #1 cause of death among African-American men?
A: The answer to that is to try to decrease the military culture in this country that's been created over the last 50 years.
That sustains the military industrial complex. It's not that complex. When you take Americans and you teach them to solve problems with violence, they come home and they deal in violence. That's our problem.
When you talk about crime problems, you're nine times more likely to get killed if you're African-American. There's a fellow by the name of Todd Tiahrt. He just has been sentenced to 25 years in
Florida and all he did was the same thing as Rush Limbaugh did--had some pain pills, but he didn't have any of those Viagra. That's justice.
While Senator Gravel fully supports the 2nd Amendment, he believes that fundamental change must take place with regards to gun ownership.
The senator advocates a licensing program where a potential gun owner must be licensed as well as properly trained with a firearm before they may own one.
Source: Campaign website, www.gravel2008.us, "Issues"
May 23, 2007
