Who knew? Howard Dean: Pro-gun

He is the former governor of Vermont, though, once the only state to allow anyone qualified to own a gun to carry one concealed, without needing a pemit. Apparently Vermonters think the 2nd Amendment means what it says. Even some of the screamers.

The Hill, which covers Congressional news, has an article by Bob Cusack and Elizabeth Fulk:

The expected election of former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean as chairman of the Democratic National Committee this month will strike a crippling blow to the gun-control movement, lobbyists and political observers say.

Like Dean, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is a strong supporter of gun rights.... National Rifle Association (NRA) Executive Director Chris Cox said Dean, whom the NRA endorsed when he was running for governor, was taking over a party that had suffered electorally for its embrace of gun control.

Howard Dean: well to the right of the Democratic Party mainstream activists. Others have caveats tho.

http://hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/020305/gun.html