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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news...with-the-second-amendment/#ixzz2zcDVzkhK

He seems to be looking to find some happy middle rather than taking a good strong right wing position that I'd like to see. Any one else have any information on his position? He certainly gives a good speech and didn't have a problem offending Obama in a speech he gave. I fear he's another centrist. What say you?


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From the article, pretty obvious he IS playing the middle ground and sounds like he would support either/and/or registration, forced testing, controls on so-called assault weapons etc.etc. If he hasn't figured it out by now.....?
Unfortunate, but he is what he is.


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he seams to spent more time on the right of middle , more emphasis on protection from tyranny than anything else

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A candidate's stance on the Second Amendment is pretty much my litmus test.


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Originally Posted by Mannlicher
A candidate's stance on the Second Amendment is pretty much my litmus test.


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second amendment, abortion, states rights, immigration, economy.


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second amendment, abortion, states rights, immigration, economy.


yes, I would agree on that. Looks like we will never have another candidate we can vote on for President, with a clear conscience. No candidate will ever be on the 'right' side of all of those issues.


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Originally Posted by Mannlicher
A candidate's stance on the Second Amendment is pretty much my litmus test.


I would add abortion as well. Libtards deny the humanity of the unborn and attribute "life-force" to an inanimate object, IE, a firearm. To use sociological jargon, this is totem-worship.

The views on these two issues are, IMO, a thumbnail sketch of a person's worldview.

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Dr. Ben is a work in progress on a lot of issues that had never been anywhere near the top of his list before.

On healthcare he is at the top of his game. I doubt that he had ever spent much time thinking about the 2nd Amendment when he was fixing peoples brains. Seems like he had a full time job to me.

Now gun control and several other issues are spooling up for him as he moves to the national debate.

Your OP link is from last year. Now He has had time for a harder look and has changed his mind on gun registration.


Dr. Ben Carson Against Gun Registration: We 'Should Be Really Concerned' About Martial Law
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On Monday at The New York Meeting, Dr. Ben Carson said he does not believe in gun registration because America's massive debt could transform the nation into a third-world country in which martial law may be imposed.

Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who has been getting buzz in conservative circles, said that he changed his mind and was against gun registration because of the "sinister internal forces" that could surface in that scenario. He said he "used to think they needed to be registered, but if you register them they just come and find you and take your guns."

"If we were only concerned about external forces, then we would be okay," he said. "But there are some pretty sinister internal forces."

He then asked the audience to think about a scenario in which countries around the world drop the dollar as their reserve currency.

"We have a national debt that is so high, and it's being raised even higher," he said. "Now, the only reason we can do that is because we are the reserve currency for the world. What if that changes?"

Carson mentioned that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to "remove America as our reserve currency" if America imposed economic sanctions.

"What if other people come along?" Carson asked, saying China and the U.N have mentioned doing the same. "We would become a third-world nation overnight. Occupy Wall Street would be a walk in the park. And all of a sudden, the things that would be going on in this country which would necessitate marital law... all this could happen very rapidly. We should be really concerned."


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He is a great neurosurgeon. I fail to see how that qualifies him to be great at everything! Though I agree with most of his positions, the 2nd is a pretty simple thing to understand. The problem is, the left has imposed enough infringement to make it commonplace. Inch by inch they are taking away our right to keep and bear arms, and now OUR side is AGREEING with them. Seeing as how we have more gun related crime than say, in 1950, it just CAN'T be the laws. Gotta be something else. Not the gun, it just sits there. I know - LETS BLAME THE DANG CRIMINALS. Whatta concept.

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You're right, benchmark, it ain't rocket science. Even a brain surgeon could figure it out in a few minutes of discussion.


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Originally Posted by BOWSINGER
Dr. Ben is a work in progress on a lot of issues that had never been anywhere near the top of his list before.

On healthcare he is at the top of his game. I doubt that he had ever spent much time thinking about the 2nd Amendment when he was fixing peoples brains. Seems like he had a full time job to me.

Now gun control and several other issues are spooling up for him as he moves to the national debate.



That's it exactly and you can see the progress of Carson as he moves to the right on a number of issues he hadn't thought through before. He has a good mind and excellent thinking and I am confident in the conclusions he will develop. As said, on gun control he has thought it through and is much stronger for the Second Amendment than he was even a year ago. Every body grows, learns and changes. Give the man a break.






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Dr Carson would be a fine Surgeon General. If conservatives win the next rounds of elections.


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A work in progress? The same thing could have been said about both Bush's and Romney and McCain, and look where that has left us.

If Carson has plans to run for POTUS he should already have his ducks in a row and full understanding of the constitution and the bill of rights. He'll be swearing an oath to uphold both if he wins. That sorta means something.


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Dr Carson would be a fine Surgeon General. If conservatives win the next rounds of elections.


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The problem with surgeon generals is they don't really affect much. Kind of a figure head.

I would like to see him at HHS.


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The problem with surgeon generals is they don't really affect much. Kind of a figure head.

I would like to see him at HHS.


^^This^^

Or a senator from his state.

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Originally Posted by SBTCO
A work in progress? The same thing could have been said about both Bush's and Romney and McCain, and look where that has left us.

If Carson has plans to run for POTUS he should already have his ducks in a row and full understanding of the constitution and the bill of rights. He'll be swearing an oath to uphold both if he wins. That sorta means something.





I disagree. Your examples are lifetime politicians. Carson seems to have jumped in mostly after he retired last summer. I could not find that he has joined any political party except his �Logic party.�

Recently, SuperPAC RunBenRun has raised over $4 million to get him to change his mind...

Carson spent his life as one of the top neurosurgeons in the country with dozens of awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and several books.
Carson was the first surgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins joined at the head.

I don�t doubt for a minute that his lifelong experience with firearms was dealing mostly with gunshot wounds to the head. Bound to be an influence.






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