Arkansas Headlines
(2007-04-19)
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In an interview with FM 89's Ron Breeding from the campaign trail in New Hampshire, Huckabee said "If somebody had been able to stop the shooter before he was able to kill that many people, there may not have been that many."
Huckabee, a long-time hunter and former Arkansas governor, has boasted of his own gun skills. In March, the told the Conservative Political Action Conference "I was the first governor in America to have a concealed carry permit, so don't mess with me."
In his FM 89 interview, Huckabee said a renewed debate over gun control is not the proper reaction to the Virginia college shooting. He says the nation instead should begin a discussion of mental health, and how an obviously sick young man managed to slip through the cracks.
Click the audio link above to hear the complete five minute interview with Huckabee, beginning with a discussion of the latest presidential fund-raising and poll numbers.
(Note: Audio quality is sub-par due to a poor cell phone connection.) © Copyright 2010, UALR Public Radio
