'08 Candidate Romney Then: "I Don't Line Up With The NRA"...Now: "I'm A Member Of The NRA"...

The Boston Globe   |  Scott Helman   |   January 14, 2007 10:58 PM

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Former governor Mitt Romney, who once described himself as a supporter of strong gun laws, is distancing himself from that rhetoric now as he attempts to court the gun owners who make up a significant force in Republican primary politics.

In his 1994 US Senate run, Romney backed two gun-control measures strongly opposed by the National Rifle Association and other gun-rights groups: the Brady Bill, which imposed a five-day waiting period on gun sales, and a ban on certain assault weapons.

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