PA Bill Number: HB335
Title: In inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons.
Description: In inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons. ...
Last Action: Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
Last Action Date: May 6, 2024
Huckabee explains support of Second Amendment :: 05/20/2015
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee spent about 10 minutes Tuesday talking about the importance of the Second Amendment that provides Americans with the right to protect and defend themselves.
The speech to about 30 supporters who gathered at CrossRoads Shooting Sports, an indoor range in Johnston, came after Huckabee practiced shooting three different types of firearms: a Sig Sauer P238, a Glock 43, and a Smith & Wesson M&P15.
The stop in Johnston was the fourth of the day for Huckabee. Earlier, he had meet-and-greets in Cedar Falls, Marshalltown and Story City.
Huckabee, 59, is one of six Republicans who have announced they are vying for the GOP presidential nomination. At least eight others are contemplating runs.
The Second Amendment "gives us the right to defend ourselves and protect ourselves and, frankly, to protect our liberty and protect our Constitution," Huckabee said.
Later, while answering a question, Huckabee said it's up to states to establish rules on how to issue permits to carry without interference from the federal government. In Iowa, those who want a permit to carry must complete a law-enforcement training course that can be filled out online, and pass a written test and a background check. No hands-on training is required.
Huckabee said he would hope that someone "who wants to arm themselves has significant training for their own sake. If they don't, a good guy armed is always better than a good guy unarmed."
Earlier Tuesday, Huckabee painted a grim picture of the United States' future, saying to a group in Cedar Falls that "we've gone from hope to lower ground" in the past six years.
The message appeared to resonate with the 50 people who attended the 7:30 a.m. breakfast meet-and-greet at the Pipac Centre in Cedar Falls' technology park.
"I think he can turn the country around," said Duane Wessels, a Waterloo retiree. "It's going to be a difficult task, but he has the experience to do it."
