LanceOregon
Moderator
The Super Liberal Mayor of California has already begun work to prepare for running for Governor of California in 2010. As Mayor of one of California's most liberal cities, Newsom has led failed efforts to outlaw handguns in San Francisco, and also eliminate gun stores.
With his handsome good looks and charm, Newsom is considered to be an up and coming Democratic contender. He gain great publicity as being a leader of promoting gay rights in the state.
However, he has been marked with major personal scandal, when it was discovered that he cheated on his wife, and had an affair with the wife of one of his top political supporters, who also served in his administration!! Newsom had to endure much public humiliation at the time, and suffered through a painful divorce too.
Here is a recent photo of him at a Gay Pride event, with his current girlfriend:
When one considers all of the various candidates planning to run for Governor of California, it really looks bad for California gun owners, in my opinion.
State Treasurer Bill Lockyear is probably the most rabidly anti-gun of the bunch. For he served 8 years as California's Attorney General, overseeing the state's infamous Bureau of Firearms. He was responsible for the huge legal action that the state took against WalMart, ending their sales of guns in the state.
And he has cited that case as being his greatest achievement of his tenure as the State Attorney General: Getting rid of the states #1 retailer of firearms! And here WalMart did not even sell any handguns!
Checkout this story for more details about this important upcoming political race:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/01/MNUP11I7O2.DTL
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With his handsome good looks and charm, Newsom is considered to be an up and coming Democratic contender. He gain great publicity as being a leader of promoting gay rights in the state.
However, he has been marked with major personal scandal, when it was discovered that he cheated on his wife, and had an affair with the wife of one of his top political supporters, who also served in his administration!! Newsom had to endure much public humiliation at the time, and suffered through a painful divorce too.
Here is a recent photo of him at a Gay Pride event, with his current girlfriend:
When one considers all of the various candidates planning to run for Governor of California, it really looks bad for California gun owners, in my opinion.
State Treasurer Bill Lockyear is probably the most rabidly anti-gun of the bunch. For he served 8 years as California's Attorney General, overseeing the state's infamous Bureau of Firearms. He was responsible for the huge legal action that the state took against WalMart, ending their sales of guns in the state.
And he has cited that case as being his greatest achievement of his tenure as the State Attorney General: Getting rid of the states #1 retailer of firearms! And here WalMart did not even sell any handguns!
Checkout this story for more details about this important upcoming political race:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/01/MNUP11I7O2.DTL
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