Candidate's Name: Steve Gothard
Political Party: Libertarian
Office you are running for: U.S. House of Representatives
State: Idaho
County: N/A
District: 1
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?
YES
10 Points
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? I will work for a nationwide concealed carry
law. I will work towards repealing the semi-automatic assault weapons
law. I will work towards repealing the ban on the manufacture of machine
guns by private citizens.
5 Points
3) What do you consider are "legitimate" reasons to own a firearm?
Check as many as apply:
[X] Personal Defense
[X] Home Defense
[X] Defense of
your country (Unorganized Militia)
[X] Hunting
[X] Farm Use
[X] Competitive
Shooting
[X] Informal Sport
Shooting
[X] Informal Target
Practice and/or Plinking
[X] Collecting
[X] Constitutional
Rights
[X] Other Fundamental
human right
[X] All of the
above
[ ] None of the above
10 Points
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?
NO
10 Points
5) Do you believe that firearms and/or firearm owners should be registered?
Which ones and why?
NO
10 Points
6) Do you support equal rights for all citizens of the United States
regardless of the person's sexuality / orientation and / or gender identity/_expression?
YES
10 Points
7) 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:
[X] Domestic partnerships
for same-sex couples
[X] Domestic partnerships
for opposite-sex couples
[X] Domestic partnerships
for polyamorous (more than two consenting adults)
[X] Same-sex marriages
[X] Opposite sex
marriages (What we have now)
[X] Polyamarous
marriages (between more than two consenting adults)
[X] 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.
[ ] Other___________________________________________________
10 Points
8) Do you support the right for people to act as they wish in a private
setting, with other consenting adults?
YES
10 Points
9) In July 2000 the Police Dept. of Attleboro Massachusetts entered a
private party without a search warrant. The party was not open to the
public or in the business to make a profit. Any donations given were
used to pay rent. When the police entered, they arrested two people.
The first person who was arrested organized the event. The second person
arrested was arrested because she spanked her consenting adult partner with
a wooden spoon. Do you support the actions of the Attleboro police
as given in this example? Why?
NO
10 Points
10) Do you support equal immigration rights for partners of US residents,
regardless of their sexuality / orientation and / or gender identity/_expression?
YES
10 Points
Do you have an additional statement to make that is not covered by this
questionnaire? Use as much space as you wish.
Please check out my website <http://www.gothard.org>