Questions for Sarah Palin

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - The designation by Senator John
McCain of Governor Sarah Jane Palin as his Vice Presidential running mate and
her relatively thin or unknown record on many issues, including gun violence
prevention, makes her answers to the following questions important:

-- In view of your being "a lifetime member of the NRA," what is your reaction
to the disclosure that the NRA has been paying a woman to spy on gun violence
prevention groups and the victims they represent for over 10 years?

-- Most Americans, including President Bush, support banning military-style
semiautomatic assault weapons. What is your position?

-- Do you agree with Senator McCain that the "gun-show loophole"(allowing
individuals to buy guns at a gun show with no background check from so-called
"private sellers") should be closed?

-- What did you mean when you described "attacks on our Second Amendment
rights" as equivalent to gangs and drug use as something that would "harm
family life?" [Eagle Forum Alaska questionnaire, 7-30-06.] Does this include
efforts by groups like the Brady Campaign to make it harder for dangerous
people to get dangerous weapons?

-- Do you agree with Senator McCain that background check approval records for
gun purchases should be kept for 90 days instead of 24 hours, that ATF should
be able to require gun stores to conduct inventory audits, and that crime gun
trace information should be more widely available to law enforcement and the
public? [See Senator McCain's statement on the Senate floor, 1-22-04.]

For comprehensive background on the candidates for President and Vice
President and their records and statements on the gun issue, visit the Brady
Campaign's web site at
http://www.bradycampaign.org/elections/2008president.php.

As the nation's largest, non-partisan, grassroots organization leading the
fight to prevent gun violence, the Brady Campaign, with its dedicated network
of Million Mom March Chapters, works to enact and enforce sensible gun laws,
regulations and public policies. The Brady Campaign is devoted to creating an
America free from gun violence, where all Americans are safe at home, at
school, at work, and in our communities.

Visit the Brady Campaign website at http://www.bradycampaign.org. For
continuing insight and comment on the gun issue, read Paul Helmke's blog at
http://www.bradycampaign.org/blog/.

CONTACT: Peter Hamm of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence,
202-289-5792, phamm@bradymail.org

SOURCE Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

Peter Hamm of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, +1-202-289-5792,
phamm@bradymail.org