Monday, January 28, 2013

Mayor Dean Ducks Gun Control Questions

Posted by on Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 10:22 AM

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In the surest sign yet that Mayor Karl Dean holds statewide political ambitions, he went all weak in the knees when a reporter asked him to say what he thinks about gun control. Dean wouldn’t give an interview on the topic to the Knoxville News Sentinel. In a statement to the newspaper, he didn’t offer an opinion on requiring universal background checks or banning assault weapons or high-capacity magazines.

Boldly, Dean revealed "attitudes toward guns vary greatly," and he encouraged everyone on both sides to contact their representatives in Washington.

The mayors of Tennessee's three other large cities had no qualms about saying they’re for all three measures.

Either Dean is truly clueless about current affairs or he thinks he’s playing it smart politically, not wishing to offend anyone who might vote for him should he choose to run someday for governor or U.S. Senate. He might find many Democrats are less than eager to support a candidate who is so cautious, even when the only voters he might upset are survivalists and Second Amendment absolutists in the right wing of the Republican Party.

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