On a conference call with reporters earlier today, Sen. Sam Brownback and McCain senior policy adviser Randy Scheunemann reponded to Barack Obama's comments on the Supreme Court's ruling on D.C.'s handgun ban.

"Today's ruling, the first clear statement on this issue in 127 years, will provide much-needed guidance to local jurisdictions across the country," Obama said in a statement.

Brownback said Obama's comments were either "an incredible flipflop" or revealed "incredible inexperience" considering Obama's previous remarks on gun control.

It was part of a pattern, Brownback said, of Obama changing his positions from "more liberal in the primaries to more conservative in the general election." He predicted that Obama would also begin to change his position on withdrawing from Iraq.

"I think you're probably going to see that more," Brownback said, referring to Obama's views on the surge.

Schuenemann criticized Obama of "sidestepping questions [on the gun ban] for months."

"Despite being a constitutional law professor, he had no position on this," said Schuenemann.

However, Obama has "a clear, consistent record of opposing Second Amendment rights," he said.

"The most important issue in the election [for Obama] is the political fortunes of Barack Obama," said Schuenemann.