Giuliani defends right to bear arms Notme dfsfs

Republican Rudolph W. Giuliani said Friday before the National Rifle Association (N.R.A.), a group he called once to be extremist, that he supports the right to bear arms for individuals as he cites the court ruling, Parker v. District of Columbia, which says the Second Amendment gives citizens the right to own handguns. Interviewed by the Associated Press, he said that his views changed since the attacks on Sept. 11 which he said, "puts a whole different emphasis on what America has to do to protect itself." But after three years since the attacks he was still supporting gun control."I think, after Sept. 11 ╉ I mean I probably would have had the same impression before, I'm not sure ╉ but after Sept. 11, all that seemed much more powerful to me," Giuliani said.He said in front of the N.R.A. that as a mayor he had to take advantage of "every law and every interpretation of every law" to reduce crime in New York.Giuliani supports now the Second Amendment, as a candidate for the GOP nomination, seeking now the support of his fellow Republicans from the party, many of whom regard the Second Amendment right to bear arms as a fundamental issue."It is a very, very strong description of how important personal liberties are in this country and how we have to respect them," he said referring to the ruling, adding it "sort of maybe even did more to crystalize my thinking on the whole gun issue in light of Sept. 11."

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