Did Mitt Romney Buy Some Guns?

Feb 29, 2012 4:24pm

UPDATE at 5:30 p.m. ET: A campaign spokesman says Romney has two shotguns.

COLUMBUS, Ohio At a town hall here, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said, in response to a question about gun control, I have guns myself.

I believe in the second amendment, Ill protect the second amendment, I have guns myself, Romney said today at the town hall meeting at Capital University. Not going to tell you where they are. Dont have them on myself either, alright.

But in 2007 after Romney claimed that he did have guns he later retracted his statement, saying that he himself does not have guns but his sons do.

During a virtual debate with the Boston Globe in 2007 Romney said, I have a gun of my own. I go hunting myself. Im a member of the NRA and believe firmly in the right to bear arms, to which the interview corrected him, Ah, excuse me, but isnt that son Joshs gun?

Romney responded, Um, well, yes, but so what? He has several guns out at our vacation place in Utah, and I use them from time to time.

So, did Mitt Romney buy a gun in the last five years?

The campaign did not immediately respond to a request for a comment as to whether Romney does now own his own firearms.

He did at the town hall meeting today offer this explanation for why people should be able to buy guns.

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Did Mitt Romney Buy Some Guns?