The issue of crime produced another contrast. Governor Dukakis had supported gun control, a stance that concerned many Americans who believed that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms for hunting, sports, and personal protection. He opposed the death penalty, a position that put him at odds with a majority of the population. And in the most notorious decision of his gubernatorial career, Dukakis had supported a program that granted weekend furloughs to Massachusetts prisoners, including violent offenders.
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