Courtesy of savetheguns.com
In a 1996 General Candidate Questionnaire from Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), when he was about to run for his very first political office as a State Sanator of Illinois in the 13th District, Obama responded that he:
*Opposes Capital Punishment
*Opposes prosecuting violent adolescents as adults
*Opposes Mandatory Sentencing for people convicted of crimes
*Supports a ban on handguns
*Supports a ban on semi-automatic "assault weapons"
You can view the actual full length questionnaire at the following link:
http://www.savetheguns.com/PDF_Files/amended_obama_iviquestionaire_091096.pdf
In a 1996 General Candidate Questionnaire from Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), when he was about to run for his very first political office as a State Sanator of Illinois in the 13th District, Obama responded that he:
*Opposes Capital Punishment
*Opposes prosecuting violent adolescents as adults
*Opposes Mandatory Sentencing for people convicted of crimes
*Supports a ban on handguns
*Supports a ban on semi-automatic "assault weapons"
You can view the actual full length questionnaire at the following link:
http://www.savetheguns.com/PDF_Files/amended_obama_iviquestionaire_091096.pdf