A draft of the Republican platform [pdf] is available. While it may seem enthusiastic on the 2nd Amendment, it’s really a rehash of their boilerplate from prior election years, with a few minor additions.
We uphold the right of individuals to keep and bear arms, a right which antedated the Constitution and was solemnly confirmed by the Second Amendment. We acknowledge, support, and defend the law-abiding citizen’s God-given right of self-defense. We call for the protection of such fundamental individual rights recognized in the Supreme Court’s decisions in District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. Chicago affirming that right, and we recognize the individual responsibility to safely use and store firearms. This also includes the right to obtain and store ammunition without registration.
They may be big on budget reform, but the GOP isn’t very enthused with paragraph breaks, so I’ll insert them.
More than anything, this is an incremental step from the 2008 platform, which said roughly the same thing after the Heller decision made it safe to say. Continued...