Rand Paul, MD Biography
- Title:
- US Senator (R-KY)
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted?"
- Reasoning:
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“Gun control laws only restrict access to responsible gun ownership. High risk individuals will still be able to acquire firearms even with an increase in prevention. I do not support any proposed gun control law which would limit the right to gun ownership by those who are responsible, law-abiding citizens.”
“Second Amendment,” www.paul.senate.gov (accessed Mar. 30, 2015)
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- United States Senator (R-KY), 2011-present
- Member, Senate Tea Party Caucus, 2011-present
- Recipient, TIME “100 Most Influential People,” 2013
- Founder, Southern Kentucky Lions Eye Clinic, 1995
- Founder, Kentucky Tax Payers United, 1994-2000
- Former practicing ophthalmologist, Bowling Green (KY)
- Education:
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- MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1988
- Attended Baylor University, 1981-1984
- Other:
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- Born in Pittsburgh, PA on Jan. 7, 1963.
- Married with three sons.
- Son of Ron Paul, MD, former US Representative (R-TX) and Republican presidential candidate in 2008 and 2012.
- Twitter handle: @SenRandPaul
- Rand Paul left Baylor University before graduating in order to attend Duke Medical School.
- Quoted in:
- Pro & Con Quotes: Should More Gun Control Laws Be Enacted in the United States?