Elizabeth Dole on Gun Control

Ban AK-47s; add safety locks; instant background checks “Can you think of any reason a family needs an AK-47 or an Uzi to protect their family or go hunting?” asked Dole, who favors child safety locks on guns and instant background checks on people trying to buy guns. Source: Chris Burritt, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jun 4, 1999

Ban AK-47s [Dole] told reporters... “You don’t need an AK-47 to defend your family.” Source: Boston Herald, 5/6/99, p. 35 col. 2 May 6, 1999

Limited right to bear arms. [Dole] called for measures like retaining the prohibition on assault weapons, backing a ban on armor-piercing bullets, and favoring child safety locks on guns. “I certainly believe in the Second Amendment and a person’s right to bear arms. But... you don’t need an AK-47 to defend your family.” Source: New York Times, 5/4/99, p. A18, col. 1-2 May 4, 1999