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Along the lines of "what politicians carry", but not Prez hopefuls:

Kay Bailey Hutchinson, former US Senator, favored a .357 Magnum.

During the last Texas governor's race, 3 male candidates were profiled by the Dallas Morning
News. I think it was Greg Abbott, but I'm not sure about it, who carries a .380 pistol,
brand/model unknown, in the small of back. His BUG is a mini .22 revolver (NAA maybe?)
in his boot.

Does anyone know what other high profile people carry?

SIA

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The above link is to an article published in the 4/5/2015 Dallas Morning News.
It was written by David A. Fahrenthold of the Washington Post.

The above link is the text of the article, but doesn't contain the table which
the DMN posted.

The following is a list of the 15 top Republican hopefuls for the 2016 Presidential
campaign. It is listed alphabetically by last name, and contains details from the
table the DMN printed.

Jeb Bush - Does not own guns, is "more of a fisherman". Seems 2A friendly though.

Ben Carson - Owns 2 Mossberg 500, 12 gauge shotguns. Won several awards as a
member of an ROTC rifle team.

Chris Christie - Does not own guns. Governor of anti state New Jersey.

Ted Cruz - Owns a Taurus .357 revolver and a Beretta Silver Pigeon II shotgun.
He did target shooting as a kid, took up hunting as an adult.

Carly Fiorina - Owns a Glock 17 9MM, .38 Smith and Wesson, a 12 gauge pump
shotgun, and two .22 rifles. Speaking of her Glock she commented "I know where it is,
I know how to unlock it, I know how to load it, I know how to shoot it."

Lindsey Graham - Owns 12 guns, including an AR-15 and a Browning Sweet 16 shotgun.
His Ar-15 has his military unit name on it referencing his time in Afghanistan. He says
that he would use the Ar-15 should civil unrest come to his South Carolina home.

Mike Huckabee - Owns at least 1 gun, but would not comment on his total number of guns.
He got his first gun at age 5, a Daisy 25 .22, and still has it.

Bobby Jindal - Owns a .38 Smith and Wesson revolver, with laser, which he bought after
Katrina, and keeps it in his home for self defense. His home is the heavily guarded
Louisiana Governor's Mansion.

Rand Paul - Owns multiple firearms. During a CNN interview he said "if they fly <drones> over
my house, they better beware because I've got a shotgun."

Mike Pence (Indiana?) - Declined to comment on his gun ownership. He also declined to
comment on his 2A stance.

Marco Rubio - Owns a Taurus .357 revolver, which he bought in 2010 for protection.
He holds the Florida version of a CHL.

Rick Santorum - Owns an undisclosed number of pistols, rifles, and shotguns.
He supports nationwide CHL reciprocity.

Donal Trump - Owns a Smith and Wesson .38 and an H & K .45. "I'm licensed. I'm licensed
in NYC", Trump said, boasting that it's "not an easy feat."

Rick Perry - Owns at least 2 firearms (would not disclose how many). Some years back when
he killed the coyote in Austin that was a potential threat to his dog he was using a Ruger LCP.
The author of this article made the snarky comment "Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is so
well-armed, he has a gun for jogging."

Scott Walker - Owns a shotgun and a rifle. He didn't grow up hunting, but got his first firearm
in his mid-30's, due to winning a shotgun in a raffle.

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