Given that Michael Steele is being mentioned as a possible new leader of the Republican National Committee, gun owners are likely curious about his record on the right to keep and bear arms. I've done a little snooping around. Here's what I've come up with:
Michael Steele was endorsed by the NRA in 2006 in his race for the U.S. Senate.
Dave Kopel opined in 2006 that a win by Michael Steele would have been "a great pick up for the Second Amendment"
Via the Washington Post (2006):
Q: Your views on gun control?
A: My views are pretty much in line with [NRA-backed Gov. Robert Ehrlich]. I grew up under some of the strictest gun control laws in the country. I loved the moment [anti-gun activist] Carl Rowan got caught [with a gun]. That summed it up for me. Summed it up for me...
It's not the law-abiding citizen. It's not the person who used it as a hobby. There's an underground market for guns. Despite the laws, streets are flooded with them...
Q: Should people have access to buy assault weapons or any gun that they want?
A: Well, I mean you draw the line. I mean, what do you need an assault weapon for? I mean, if going hunting, I think that's a little overkill or whatever, but the reality of it is, I think it's important for a society, a community to draw the lines as we've drawn in a number of other constitutional areas, but I don't think that that means that you go to a total ban for those who want to use guns for skeet shooting and hobbying and hunting and things like that.
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