Newt Gingrich has been called out by both the National Association for Gun Rights, as well as the Gun Owners Of America for his history of supporting Gun Control. Newt obviously doesn't understand, despite his obsession with rigid crime and punishment, that the Federal Government has no authority to create these kind of laws.
He was given a "D" rating by the GOA for his willingness to infringe on that which shall not be infringed.
The Inconvenient Truth About Newt | National Association for Gun Rights
Additionally, he's voted for Laser Control too.
He was given a "D" rating by the GOA for his willingness to infringe on that which shall not be infringed.
The Inconvenient Truth About Newt | National Association for Gun Rights
In 1996, Newt Gingrich turned his back on guns and voted for the anti-gun Brady Campaign’s Lautenberg Gun Ban, which strips the Second Amendment rights of citizens involved in misdemeanor domestic violence charges or temporary protection orders –- in some cases for actions as minor as spanking a child or grabbing a spouse’s wrist.(1)
Gingrich even called the anti-gun measure “reasonable,” and predicted that it would sail through his Republican-controlled House of Representatives with little trouble.(2)
Gingrich also stood shoulder to shoulder with Nancy Pelosi to pass the “Criminal Safezones Act” which prevents armed citizens from defending themselves in certain arbitrary locations. You and I both know that Criminal Safezones don’t protect law-abiding citizens, but actually protect the criminals who ignore them.(3)
Additionally, he's voted for Laser Control too.
Newt Gingrich on Guns: A Mixed Record - Gun Owners Of America
Also in 1996, Speaker Gingrich cast his vote for an anti-gun terror bill which contained several harmful provisions. For example, one of the versions he supported (in March of that year) contained a DeLauro amendment that would have severely punished gun owners for possessing a laser sighting device while committing an infraction as minor as speeding on a federal reservation.5 (Not only would this provision have stigmatized laser sights, it would have served as a first step to banning these items.) Another extremely harmful provision was the Schumer amendment to “centralize Federal, State and Local police.”6