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Introduction: This guide estimates where candidates stand on gun issues by comparing their views with those of a control group of gun owners. As noted below, a "4-STAR" candidate agrees with pro-gun voters on at least 90% of gun issues, a 3-STAR agrees on least 80%, a 2-STAR on at least 70%, a 1-STAR on at least 60%. A 0-STAR candidate agrees on less than 60% of gun issues. How to Vote:
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What Listings Mean:
GRNC's "Remember in November" project estimates candidates' views on
"assault weapons," concealed handguns, gun storage laws, gun rationing, and the
Second Amendment. THE EVALUATIONS HEREIN ARE NOT ENDORSEMENTS. We issued surveys first to
a control group of gun owners and then to candidates. Next, we measured how closely each
candidate's views and voting record (if available) agree with the control group. Pay more
attention to voting records than survey results unless, of course, you believe politicians
never lie.
Sample Listing:
| Name | Initial | Par/Dis | Survey | Vote | Other | Eval |
| Smith | J | RP-15 | 95 | 92 | 95 | **** |
"PAR/DIS":
Candidate's party and district. DM is Democrat, LB is Libertarian, RP is Republican, RF is
Reform. Number is district number.
"SURVEY": The percentages listed
depict agreement between a given candidate and our control group (e.g. an "80"
under the "Survey" section means 80% of the candidate's answers agreed with the
Conservative Gun Owners). "NR" means the candidate failed to return the survey.
"VOTE": Votes are more accurate
than surveys and should be given more attention in determining candidate stance. Where
available, this column indicates how often candidates' votes agree with the control group
of gun owners (e.g. a "90" under "Voting Record" indicates candidate's
voting record agrees 90% of the time with what was desired by control group).
"OTHER": Derived from evaluations
by other gun groups, bill sponsorship, etc.
"EVAL": The evaluation is not a
rating. It estimates percentage of time candidate is expected to agree with the
Conservative Gun Owners. The maximum ???? candidate tends to agree with conservative gun
owners at least 90% of the time.
**** - Expected to agree with conservative gun owners on at least 90% of gun issues
*** - Expected to agree with conservative gun owners on at least 80% of gun issues
** - Expected to agree with conservative gun owners on at least 70% of gun issues
* - Expected to agree with conservative gun owners on at least 60% of gun issues
0 - Expected to agree with conservative gun owners on less than 60% of gun issues
or else candidate failed to return survey & insufficient information exists to make
evaluation. Is he / she hiding something?
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