Answer: All these anti-gun Senators have their fingers on the trigger -- something every gun owner knows not to do unless you are prepared to shoot... and certainly not to handle a weapon to pose for pictures like some kind of gangster!
Posted on 11/07/2008 10:02:32 PM PST by Red Steel
On November 7, the New York Times reported that "sales of handguns, rifles and ammunition have surged in the last week, according to gun store owners across the nation who describe a wave of buyers concerned that an Obama administration will curtail their right to bear arms."
Buyers were stocking up on guns because during his time as an Illinois state senator, Obama earned a reputation as being as virulently antigun as one can get. Rich Pearson, longtime chief lobbyist for the Illinois State Rifle Association, released an open letter to sportsmen in October about Obama, saying, "I lobbied Barack Obama extensively while he was an Illinois State Senator. As a result of that experience, I know Obama's attitudes towards guns and gun owners better than anyone. The truth be told, in all my years in the Capitol I have never met a legislator who harbors more contempt for the law-abiding firearm owner than Barack Obama."
Pearson went on: "While a state senator, Obama voted for a bill that would ban nearly every hunting rifle, shotgun and target rifle owned by Illinois citizens.... Obama supported a bill that would shut down law-abiding firearm manufacturers including Springfield Armory."
Gun buyers also bought guns as investments, as hedges against turbulent economic times.
But despite the fact that Obama's recent pro-gun rhetoric is obviously blatantly false, should Americans worry that Obama will take away their firearms? In my opinion: not just yet. To even contemplate such an action, Obama would either have to be sure that he had nothing to lose (the be-all and end-all of most politicians' lives) or be sure that it would succeed with little political fallout for the Democratic Party. If nothing else, Obama is, after all, very politically savvy.
In recent years, attacking the Second Amendment has largely fallen out of favor at the federal level because the topic has been like kryptonite for most politicians: even approaching the subject leads to becoming a political dead duck in the next election (unless one hails from a big city and is immune). Obama would likely have trouble getting a gun-ban bill through even a Democrat-packed House.
That's not to say that all is roses on the gun front with Obama as commander in chief. As Obama tries to live up to his many very expensive campaign promises, he'll need to get the money to pay for his plans from somewhere, and a large tax increase on guns and ammunition is probable. Also, if Obama were to get reelected, it is conceivable that toward the end of his second term, he may be willing to expend the remainder of any political capital he has left in twisting Democrats arms to ban guns. Such a scenario could also play out toward the end of Obama's first term if he and fellow Democrats so ruin the economy that they stand little chance of getting a second term — there is one's legacy to look out for after all. Only time will tell, but for now, look for new taxes to come down the pipe — and maybe just stock up a little.
This is probably what we can expect. And must prepare to combat. The DC Vs Heller SCOTUS ruling has made it very unlikely that we will see any attempts at total bans. They would not survive a court challenge.
Won’t matter. They will have to pry them out of my cold, dead hands.
Gun? What gun? Honey have you seen any gun around here?
Oh that gun? Oh yeah I think I remember buying it, but I haven’t seen that thing for ages... must’ve left it in the trunk of that car we sold a couple of years ago...? or maybe we were burgled and didn’t know...? Do you think you left it at that campsite we were at couple years back...? Or did it fall into the river on that whitewater trip we took?
Sorry occifer, I just don’t know what else to say...
MOLON LABE - BTTT
Answer: All these anti-gun Senators have their fingers on the trigger -- something every gun owner knows not to do unless you are prepared to shoot... and certainly not to handle a weapon to pose for pictures like some kind of gangster!
Oh! Dat dude need some homeboy NyTe SyTes!
ROFL I had not seen that before. Sounds like a good product :-)
How come sex education will solve everything, but firearms education can’t be discussed?
I heard John Lott on a radio show the other day. He was teaching at Chicago University at the same time as Obama, and talked to him in passing a few times. The first time he introduced himself Obama said, “Oh, you’re the gun guy?”
Lott said, “Yeah, I guess I am.”
Obama said, “I don’t think people should be allowed to own guns”, then turned around and walked away.
What more do you need to know?
LOL!!
Would that steaming pantload try to take my guns? Good luck with that!
Do both.... This is my rifle and this is my gun, one is for killing and one is for fun.
Sorry, but somebody had to say it.
Mine were all lost in hurricane Isabel in 2003. They must have "floated" somewhere out into Chesapeake Bay. All I have left are photographs. Still haven't figured out what to do with several thousand rounds of .223, 7.62x 39, 9mm, 40 cal, and 12 ga shells.
That's why the Dems have been straining their chain for 60 years to get sovietized health care.
The way you turn people into sheeple is to nationalize and sovietize everything, so that literally every need in life is something you have to run to the federal government for.
That's Obama advertising that he's a doctrinaire Marxist. Supremacy of the State, dictatorship of the Proletariat, all that.
Even Machiavelli told European tyrants to let their people have firearms and other weapons as a bond of trust between ruler and ruled.
I have a scary, really scary conversation with someone today.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~eurodos/docu/cpsu-texts/cpsu86-0.htm
This was an online idiot, but a New Jersey American. Mostly they could not really disagree that much with the Soviet central party program from 1986.
Repeat, an American could not find much wrong with the CPSU’s guidance for the USSR. A solid leftwing democrat.
This is what we are facing right now. Gun rights will HAVE to be destroyed to impliment this idealism.
What guns? I converted to pitchforks.
Neither, I think, would a punitive tax. The Court would see though that in a second. The dicey part is all about election returns.
Joining the largest and oldest gunowners organization, the NRA, is the most effective way to help: 1-877-NRA-2000.
Other organizations are the Second Amendment Foundation (1-800-426-4302) and Gunowners of America (1-703-321-8585).
I remember fighting, and losing, the Assault Weapons Ban. Looking at the Kenyan Clown's stated positions and with a Speaker of the House like Congresswoman Pelosi, well, I think it's going to be even a greater challenge this time.
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