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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJeb Bush is one of the only Republican candidates who does not own a gun
It's doubtful that he wants gun owners to know about this.
Jeb Bush's pro-gun conservative credentials suffered a blow on Tuesday as a Telegraph survey showed he is one of the only Republican presidential candidates who does not own a gun.
Of the 17 Republican hopefuls vying to lead their party into next year's election only Mr Bush and two other candidates do not have their own firearms.
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While Mr Bush is avowedly pro-gun on the campaign trail and supported gun owners as governor of Florida, the fact he does not have one himself may stoke the suspicions of some gun rights activists.
"That he doesn't even own a gun for his own protection strikes me as somewhat disconnected from the reality that many Americans face," said Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, a gun rights group.
Despite a spate of high-profile shootings across the US - and a spike in gun murders this summer - Republicans are overwhelmingly opposed to any new restrictions on guns in the US.
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Mr Bush has used gun rights as a political cudgel to attack Donald Trump as he tries to bring the billionaire businessman's poll ratings back down to earth.
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Donald Trump lives in New York City, home to some of America's most stringent gun laws, but appears to own a handgun. His campaign confirmed he has a firearm but declined to give specifics.
Of the 17 Republican hopefuls vying to lead their party into next year's election only Mr Bush and two other candidates do not have their own firearms.
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While Mr Bush is avowedly pro-gun on the campaign trail and supported gun owners as governor of Florida, the fact he does not have one himself may stoke the suspicions of some gun rights activists.
"That he doesn't even own a gun for his own protection strikes me as somewhat disconnected from the reality that many Americans face," said Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, a gun rights group.
Despite a spate of high-profile shootings across the US - and a spike in gun murders this summer - Republicans are overwhelmingly opposed to any new restrictions on guns in the US.
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Mr Bush has used gun rights as a political cudgel to attack Donald Trump as he tries to bring the billionaire businessman's poll ratings back down to earth.
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Donald Trump lives in New York City, home to some of America's most stringent gun laws, but appears to own a handgun. His campaign confirmed he has a firearm but declined to give specifics.
But the NRA loves the Bush name anyway, bestowing him with an "A+"rating.
That's because as Florida governor, he signed "Stand Your Ground" into law in 2005. And he's proud as hell of it.
Just another example of Jeb Bush peddling his name and connections for his own ends. And his pals at the NRA are only too happy to pull his strings.
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Jeb Bush is one of the only Republican candidates who does not own a gun (Original Post)
seafan
Sep 2015
OP
JEB didn't serve in the military like "W" did and doesn't own a gun -- Not fit to be president. /nt
NCjack
Sep 2015
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Wilms
(26,795 posts)1. When your in the BFEE, you don't need a gun. n/t
doc03
(35,488 posts)2. That's it he is not qualified to be Commander in Chief n/t
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)3. The Bushes don't do their own killing
They hire it done, as befits their elite status.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)4. Yeah, watch out for those grassy knolls.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)5. JEB didn't serve in the military like "W" did and doesn't own a gun -- Not fit to be president. /nt
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)9. Well, to be fair, "W" didn't do much serving...
He was doing more snorting than serving.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)11. Yeah, but he did more than Donnie. But, not by much.
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)6. W has Saddam Husseins pistol. His war trophy.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)7. He has an army of Blackwater types protecting his royal head
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)8. Kind of like Trump in that way. He gets the best people, they knw what they are doing...
Trust him, if he gets the job, he'll know more about guns than the military...
Paladin
(28,299 posts)10. If Larry Pratt's in the discussion, it's bullshit. (nt)
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