2006 Candidate's Questionnaire Page

This section lists questions for all political candidates to answer.  Please respond to these questions and email them to questionnaire@pinkpistols.org.  All answers will be made publicly available at www.pinkpistols.com.

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Candidates please note:  All answers _must_ be directed to the question asked.  Answers that fail to answer the question will not be counted.

There are 10 questions with 10 points per question.

Candidate's Name :

Political Party:

Office you are running for:

State:

County:

District:

1) Do you believe that the Second Amendment confirms the individual right of every American citizen to possess and use (update of keep and bear) militia/military weapons for individual self-defense, as well as for the defense of the State / National defense?

2) If elected would you support legislation for the removal of firearm laws and regulations? If your answer is yes, and if you are elected, what specific legislation would you propose/support to ensure that this individual right is protected?  Which current laws which infringe upon this individual right would you seek to repeal?

3) What do you consider are "legitimate" reasons to own a firearm?
Check as many as apply:
    [ ] Personal Defense
    [ ] Home Defense
    [ ] Defense of your country (Unorganized Militia)
    [ ] Hunting
    [ ] Farm Use
    [ ] Competitive Shooting
    [ ] Informal Sport Shooting
    [ ] Informal Target Practice and/or Plinking
    [ ] Collecting
    [ ] Constitutional Rights
    [ ] Just because. No reason is necessary.
    [ ] Other __________________________________
    [ ] All of the above
    [ ] None of the above

4) Would you support the banning of some firearms or ammunition? (IE: Saturday night specials, "assault weapons", Hollow points, and "Safety Slugs") Why and to what extent?

5) Do you believe that firearm owners should be required to have licenses or permits to own or carry firearms? Do you believe training for such licenses should be mandatory? Why?

6) Do you believe that firearms and/or firearm owners should be registered? Which ones and why?

7) Do you support equal rights for all citizens of the United States regardless of the person's sexuality / orientation and / or gender identity/expression?

8) Which of the following would you be willing to support in regards to same-gender and/or polyamorous marriages and/or civil unions?
Check as many as apply:
    [ ] Domestic partnerships for same-sex couples
    [ ] Domestic partnerships for opposite-sex couples
    [ ] Domestic partnerships for polyamorous (more than two consenting adults)
    [ ] Same-sex marriages
    [ ] Opposite sex marriages (What we have now)
    [ ] Polyamarous marriages (between more than two consenting adults)
    [ ] All of the above. Everyone should have equal rights under the law.
    [ ] None of the above. Government has no role in defining a marriage. Leave it to the church, or private contracts.
    [ ] Other__________________________________________________________________

9) Do you support the right for people to act as they wish in a private setting, with other consenting adults?

10) A number of states are currently in the process of enacting DOMA (Defense Of Marriage Act) type laws.  Do you support or oppose limits on the marriage laws that would further restrict who may and may not marry?  Why?

Do you have an additional statement to make that is not covered by this questionnaire?  Use as much space as you wish.