Under Fire

" the National Rifle Association is taking dead aim at Barack Obama when it comes to gun rights. A Michigan voters featured in one of the ads. Take a look. It's something you can get elected. -- compromise my way of life for any politician and I won't support someone who doesn't believe in my right so the sense that now not ever wanted to assure. He then freedom to defeat Obama get defensive gun ban Obama dot com. The Obama camp not happy with these ads but. Are they true Bill Burton national spokesman for the Obama campaign joins us now good morning bill. -- All right so that's the question of the day they may get allegations you guys might not like what are they true in particular let's start with the one that says Obama up. Opposes my right. To own a handgun for self defense."

" False. I mean I you know these ads are just complete crap I can't believe that they're getting free air time for folks to see them -- the Washington Post this morning that a long fact check. That pointed out that you know point by point these hazardous -- like of course Barack Obama. Thinks that people should have a right. To own guns to defend themselves to go hunting he's got a long record on it and you know bottom line is that these ads are just not true -- has he ever supported the ban on handguns. What he's supported has been. You know some common sense gun -- sure but never had ever been or have we can -- handguns. Oh I'm sorry I I I didn't make me to make it seem like I was. Not be showing your question no he doesn't support a ban on handguns it's just any Democrat through all these. Now all these ads are just you know an attempt to make it seem like something that just isn't true and like I said the fact that they get free air time on fox. Just because Aaron puts them up I think is unfortunate but the point at which we're not talking about balanced just by having me on to talk about its airing things that just aren't true and so."

" I tell -- bell bursts well it's not just five -- all over the Internet and it's all over the TV and the -- we need everybody come on. And respond to it which is what parents aren't so I zone out what I what I like about it I was not just say a -- these ads exists but to say that. There are false and I appreciate what lesson did they are taught that -- if they aren't all that you're free to claim that -- the viewers on not the business of taking opinions on these things but I will point this out -- yeah I admit that -- Obama is he's bill let me let me get a question in any kind of fun brought the F -- execute -- and no right to excuse me. This is visit I shall not run the interview the question is the NRA has come out with a document which made headlines months ago. From 1996. In which your candidate while running for the Illinois. State legislature. Said it. And I and I quote the question wasn't am looking at it right here. Do you support state legislation. To ban the manufacture sale and possession of handguns in the answer. Was yet."

" Right and as this has been well documented before and I'm sure you've seen the reports I'm sure a lot of the viewers have seen the reports already. That is a question that was not filled out by Obama. That is that is not his position is never been his position is never supported a ban on handguns. He supports a person's right to bear arms to defend themselves to go hunting I mean these are all things that are well documented and I understand your point that. You're not in the business of opinion making but airing ads that just are not true I just think it does a disservice to --"

" That's there he is that why not I threw myself because I can tell you notwithstanding the fact you say Barack Obama didn't fill out that questionnaire in 1996. An amended questionnaire was circulated. Shortly thereafter that has Obama's hand written notes on X. And it that has the exact same question in the exact same answer there's no question that Obama saw that version of the questionnaire."

" Sure sure have been a couple notes on the front page not on this. Questioned by any means are nowhere near it I don't think -- and he didn't change the -- right now is very consistent. Opposition on -- person's right to choose and he's never been for banning handguns and you know I've said that this has been well report well documented long before these false and -- ads ever went up on the air."

" Though that's one (%expletive) -- so let's and that's one thing but don't come on his program and -- its bet that the claim. That he's against in New -- claim that he's always been against -- hand behalf handgun ban. Has been proven as false this document which your candidate handled at least in Jack's question. Into the matter that RC and carries the what did you know I'm not -- not on the -- time for raising the question I want again I don't."

" I'm just fine thank you were Fox News. But this has been signed it has been well documented it's been reported on time and time again over the course last month reporters and gone in there really spent a lot of time looking at this. And you know all the points these ads are just. Flatly false."

" But it hasn't really for a leg up the Washington Post up also says it it it does debunk a lot of these claims in -- defense that one. Not so much but many of the others it does it also comes out and says Obama is no friend of the NRA you disagree with that. That's from the Washington Post. "

" I don't want to get into like whether or not Obama supports. Some -- this group he's got a lot of folks who support him where members of piano. And a lot of folks who support gun rights to support Obama because Barack Obama thinks that people should have a right to own a firearm -- to defend themselves he had to go hunting. Before. You know for those reasons and so you know to claim that he doesn't supporter or you know the Second Amendment or the right to own a farm. It's just not true answer these acts so these ads point by point by point. Are just flatly false. They'll Burton thanks so much for coming up with funds -- anybody. You -- all of us."