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That is a downfall of electing a president that isn't a shooter himself but he does have a couple of offspring that do shoot. I hope Don Jr. can talk some sense into him.

I'm not surprised. I've always been concerned about him because in the past he supported gun control, single payer healthcare, and abortion.

Trump is and has been pro gun, I don’t see that changing. In politics you can’t ignore the politics.

What makes you think that Trump doesn’t shoot? He has a concealed carry license.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/27/trump-atf-pick-chuck-canterbury/

Granted, he’s backed some wrong people in the past but don’t jump to conclusions like a bunch of old ladies at a coffee kletz. Give him some rope.

NAGR calls it one way, Daily Caller calls it another.

It sounds to me like he's a fence straddler at worst, not a rabid anti.

The NAGR has done some good things, but attacking a pro gun president for his pick to head the ATF is not a good move in my humble opinion

He has a very clear understanding

Why do we have a office for specifically infringing on our 2nd amendment rights anyway? Anyone?

Really?
http://www.magapill.com/

Here is a video on how to spot fake news [most news about Trump is fake]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnnUJFI8uOo

"You speak with forked tongue." - Chingachgook


“There is reason in an Indian, though nature has made him with a red-skin!”Hawkeye speaking to Chingachgook (Chapter III)

That's pretty telling.......

You probably nailed it.

I think you are quite correct. He was a successful president of the FOP. He has good history of practical LEO background and more recent executive and leadership experience. Canterbury would be working for #45, not a board of directors.

The proposed appointee appears to be a viable (confirmable) candidate.

Perhaps we could compare him to AG William Barr, who has (so far) shown himself to be a good fit for the situation. I had serious doubts about his selection, since his Ruby Ridge history, but his current direction is spot on.

Let's continue to be suspicious, but see what can be done.

me too.

Come on Hawk, you're not stupid. Quit drinking the water offered.

Good link 700 that'll come in handy.

Trump is going to lean whichever way he thinks it benefits him the most on guns. If he thinks he can win re-election by being strongly pro-Second Amendment.....like he did to win in 2016.....then he will. But, it cannot be denied that he has said some things should make ANY Second Amendment supporter nervous, and this pick for the head of the ATF is another one of those things that should make one wonder.

I do not think he is going to sell us out and join the gun grabbers, but I also believe he is not as strong a supporter of the Second as I wish he was. But, the most important thing of all is that it's him and not Hillary that we're talking about........there was no doubt where she should.

I think the jury is still out on this pick. FOX News:
Trump worked closely with Canterbury on sentencing reform legislation passed Nov. 2018. The measure, which granted leniency on minimum sentencing rules for some drug offenses and expanded rehabilitation programs, enjoyed rare bipartisan support and was backed by the ACLU, according to Politico.
Canterbury has been vocal in his Second Amendment support, testifying July 2009 before the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who had worked closely with police as a Manhattan prosecutor early in her career:
“I want no mistake to be made,” Canterbury testified. “I take a back seat to no one in my reverence for the Second Amendment.
In fact, if I thought that Judge Sotomayor’s presence on the court posed a threat to my Second Amendment right, I would not be supporting her here today.”