Obama's gun record

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | October 24, 2008 | CHRIS W. COX

[neverdem]

Letters to the editor

Obama's gun record

Barack Obama's high-profile surrogates are asking gun owners and hunters to trust Sen. Obama with their guns. But he has not earned that trust.

As state senator, Mr. Obama advocated handgun bans and 500 percent tax increases on all firearms and ammunition. He voted to ban single-shot 20-gauge shotguns, calling them "assault weapons." He even voted four times to allow the prosecution of a father who defended his family in his own home with a handgun.

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These surrogates support Mr. Obama because they share a political party. That's understandable. However, it is shameless for them to misrepresent Mr. Obama's record to American gun owners. Barack Obama voted against gun owners and hunters on the most basic issues affecting our freedoms. He even called us "bitter." Anyone suggesting otherwise isn't shooting straight. Those are the facts.

CHRIS W. COX Executive Director NRA Institute for Legislative Action Fairfax, Va

[neverdem]

It's the second letter from the top.

[manc]

good to see the NRA going full force against obama and his record

500% increase, well the wife will getting a shotgun sooner than she thinks, I did say to her in the next two weeks but now it will be this week plus more ammo will be bought

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Even Russia allowed its subjects a gun to be used
for hunting.
It had to be a smooth bore with type and quantity of
ammunition controlled.

[OneWingedShark]

>500% increase, well the wife will getting a shotgun sooner than she thinks, I did say to her in the next two weeks but now it will be this week plus more ammo will be bought

Indeed. I’m stocking up as well. I just got a lot of 2000 rounds. :)

[EGPWS]

Barack Obama's high-profile surrogates are asking gun owners and hunters to trust Sen. Obama with their guns.

Read my tag line...

Cold dead hands thingy...you know.

[NoLibZone]

I agree Obama is worse then Carter.

Can anyone post where the records are of his Gun history?

Id like a link to the truthful statements made in this letter.

Unless his voting recording has been sealed of course!

[gibsosa]

bump

[EGPWS]

Even Russia allowed its subjects a gun to be used for hunting. It had to be a smooth bore with type and quantity of ammunition controlled.

Do these qualify?

[EGPWS]

He even called us "bitter."

Gosh, the fella' has insight to boot! /s

[trussell]

I wouldn’t trust him with a bb gun, let alone my weapons of self-defense!

[trussell]

Praying I’ll have time to get that SOCOM if Obama gets elected.

As for all my others, it’s a shame the records of who I sold them to was lost during my recent move :(