claim: says mitt romney flip-flopped on gun control.
author: jon huntsman
evidence_1: may 18, 2012 ... mitt romney has at times had an awkward relationship with firearms, as when he  said during the 2008 republican presidential primary that his hunting experience  generally involved "small varmints." but has he flip-flopped on gun policy? we'll  start by noting that the flip-o-meter rates politicians' ...
evidence_2: jul 23, 2012 ... in april, presumptive republican nominee mitt romney warned the national rifle  association about the dangers of a second term of president barack obama and  what it could mean for their second amendment rights. he said that obama  would be "unrestrained" in a second term, cautioning nra ...
evidence_3: aug 1, 2012 ... is gop presidential candidate mitt romney "a strong believer in stating your  position and not wavering," as he once bragged? or is he, as his ... gun  control. flip "we do have tough gun laws in massachusetts. i support them. i  won't chip away at them." — gubernatorial debate, 2002. "deadly assault ...
evidence_4: ontheissues' paperback book explores how mitt's domestic issue stances differ  from newt's, and where they are similar. newt & mitt do disagree on .... top  romney flip flops: #3. gun control: campaigning for the senate in 1994,  romney said he favored strong gun laws and did not “line up with the nra.” he  signed up for ...
evidence_5: may 20, 2016 ... the presumptive republican nominee, who's scheduled to speak at a major  national rifle association event on friday afternoon, says he is a proud ... “i  generally oppose gun control, but i support the ban on assault weapons and i  also support a slightly longer waiting period to purchase a gun,” he wrote.