A President without a Teleprompter

[theweakerbrother]

Why? According to what I read, Reagan supported some pretty stupid anti-gun laws. That, by definition, does not make him a great President.

Daily Pundit Reagan?

"To suggest that Reagan’s support for the Second Amendment puts him at odds with
those who support gun laws is highly specious. While it is appropriate for the gun lobby
to note President Reagan’s endorsement of some of its initiatives, such as the 1986
Firearm Owners’ Protection Act, a review of Reagan’s own words shows he was not a
staunch advocate for the gun lobby’s agenda, particularly in his later years: “[The Brady Bill] is just plain common sense that there be a waiting period
to allow local law enforcement officials to conduct background checks on
those who wish to buy a handgun.”
–
Reagan Backs Waiting Period to Buy Guns, USA Today, 3/29/91
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Reagan Backs Waiting Period to Buy Guns. ( 1991, March 29). USA Today. Retrieved June 22,
2004, from LEXIS-NEXIS Academic database.
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Bowling, M., et al., Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2002, Bureau of Justice Statistics,
September 2003 (NCJ 200116).
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“[L]isten to the American public and to the law enforcement community
and support a ban on the further manufacture of [assault] weapons.”
–
Joint letter from former Presidents Ronald Reagan, Jimmy
Carter, and Gerald Ford, Assault Weapons Ban Appears to Gain, The
Boston Globe, 5/5/94
“As a longtime gun owner and supporter of the right to bear arms, I, too,
have carefully thought about this issue. I am convinced that the limitations
imposed in this bill are absolutely necessary. I know there is heavy
pressure on you to go the other way, but I strongly urge you to join me in
supporting this bill. It must be passed.”
– Letter to former Rep. Scott Klug (R-WI), Klug Bows to Reagan Plea on
Ban, The Capital Times, 5/6/94"


I'm not holding my breath for a great president during my lifetime. He is better than the status quo of today but that is NOT good enough.