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Political positions
Main article: Political positions of Sarah Palin
See also: Public image and reception of Sarah Palin 
Palin has been a registered Republican since 1982, and has described the Republican Party platform as ""the right agenda for America"".[188] Palin is a social conservative. A lifetime member of the National Rifle Association (NRA), she believes the right to bear arms includes handgun possession, and is against a ban on semi-automatic assault weapons.[189] She has supported gun safety education for youth.[190] She supports capital punishment.[191] In a 2006 gubernatorial debate, responding to a question asking the candidates whether they would support teaching creationism in public schools, Palin stated that she supported teaching both @creationism@ and evolution. Shortly after that debate, however, Palin said in an interview that she had only meant to say she supports allowing the discussion of  in public schools,

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