By John Farnam
Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- Presidential Politics:
In a recent interview with Glen Beck, declared presidential candidate, Ben Carson, said when he was asked if people should be allowed to own “semi-automatic weapons:”
“It depends on where you live. I think if you live in the midst of a lot of people, and I’m afraid that semi-automatic weapon is going to fall into the hands of a crazy person, I would rather you not have it. However, when you live ‘out in the country somewhere by yourself,’ and want to own a semi-automatic weapon, I’ve no problem with that.”
I would have expected a neurosurgeon, and declared presidential candidate, to be better prepared for such a question, and not suggest that an American Citizen’s ability to exercise his Constitutional rights ought to vary with his street address!
I’m not even sure Carson knows what a “semi-automatic” weapon is!
In any event, his remarks were ill-advised, and really stupid!
/John
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I have been waiting for months to finally read about somebody else finding this out.I questioned these people and Carsons reasoning was out there. AK’s over here are alright but not over there. What a mental gap.
The Dr. is not a politician, he is just speaking his mind.
He is a good guy but not presidential.
The “recent” interview is over two years old, taken out of its larger context from a March 1, 2013 appearance on the Glenn Beck program. Carson was not speaking as a presidential candidate – he wasn’t even thinking about running for any office at that time. He was speaking from the perspective of someone who had grown up in a neighborhood where innocent bystanders were often hit by stray bullets. He was speaking from the perspective of a surgeon who had treated many for traumatic gunshot wounds to the brain. Since that interview, Dr. Carson has learned how easily his… Read more »
If he isn’t 100% for us then he is off the desirable list. My thought is he isn’t very well informed on the 2’nd so that is a major problem as we need a stand up guy not a wishy washy person on this issue. It is too important. When more people realize that without the 2’nd none of the others will last very long.
His good heart not withstanding, Mr. Carson has been a disappointment on several occasions. Too bad! I had hoped for more but the good doctor probably should stay out of politics. It is a rather shallow well from which we seek refreshment.
Ben Carson’s comment is apparently an appeal to the inner-city African-American vote. They vote for the Black guy irrespective of his party affiliation.