Candidate Profiles:
McCain / Palin (R) | Obama / Biden (D)

2008 Candidate Profile: Biden

Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. (DE)

DOB: 11/20/1942

Professional Experience:

• Adjunct Professor, Widener University School of Law, 1991-present
• Attorney, Private Practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1968-1972

Political Experience:

• Candidate, United States President, 2008
• Senator, United States Senator, 1973-present
• Councilmember, New Castle County Council, 1970-1972

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Spouse: Jill Biden
Children:Beau, Hunter, Ashley

Education: 

JD, Syracuse University College of Law, 1968
BA, History/Political Science, University of Delaware, 1965

Other:

• Introduced an assault weapons ban five year earlier than Bill Clinton’s in 1994.  Biden's Senate Bill 1970 proposed to ban the Colt AR-15 and eight similar firearms as "assault weapons," and authorize the Secretary of the Treasury (in reality, BATF) and the Attorney General to recommend to Congress any other firearms, regardless of type, to be banned as "additional assault weapons."
• He was the lead sponsor of the Senate crime bill that Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) attached her now infamous gun ban amendment.  See Biden brag about this accomplishment here
• Biden voted for the assault weapons ban on a stand-alone vote in 1993, and voted to extend the ban in 2004 as an amendment to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.  Biden also included a renewal of the ban in his crime bill last year, along with gun show sales restrictions. 
• Biden's bill, S. 2237, proposes to renew the Clinton ban on roughly 200 makes and models of semi-automatic rifles, shotguns, and handguns on the basis of things like the shape of their grips, and on ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, regardless of the kind of firearm in which they are used. 
• Biden voted against the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act that prohibits lawsuits designed to bankrupt our industry and dealers from politically-motivated lawsuits.  He also refused to sign the Congressional amicus brief  in support of Heller, and voted to confirm only one of the five justices who ruled in favor of the Second Amendment in Heller, yet he voted to confirm all four justices who voted against the Second Amendment in that case.

A Message from NSSF President, Steve Sanetti

2008 Election
Action Items for Sportsmen:

Get Registered
Exercise your constitutional rights. Register to vote.

Be Informed
Learn where candidates stand on hunting, shooting and your firearm freedoms.

Cast Absentee Ballots
Going to be out of town on a hunting trip or on business Nov. 4? Learn how to apply for an absentee ballot in your state.

Mobilize
Share your knowledge of the candidates and their views on hunting issues and firearm freedoms with fellow sportsmen and sportswomen.

Make the Choice
On Election Day, choose the candidate you feel confident will protect your hunting and shooting heritage and firearm freedoms.