Clayton Cramer: Obama told Idahoans he wouldn't take away their guns. He lied.

Idaho Statesman ^ | 2/23/09 | Clayton Cramer

[pissant]

Remember back in February 2008 when President Obama came to Boise and spoke at a big rally? He made a big point of saying, "I won't take away your guns," because those nasty, dishonest Republicans were saying that Obama was going to do that.

It sure didn't take long for Obama to reveal his intentions. The afternoon of the inauguration, the White House Web site's Urban Policy page admitted that he is indeed going to try and do exactly that. "Obama and Biden also favor commonsense measures that respect the Second Amendment rights of gun owners, while keeping guns away from children and from criminals. They support closing the gun show loophole and making guns in this country childproof. They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent."

I will give Obama the benefit of the doubt about whether closing the "gun show loophole" violates the Second Amendment. (There really isn't any "gun show loophole" - gun dealers have to do the same paperwork at a gun show as they do at their shop; this is really the private party sale loophole.). There are ways to fix this that aren't necessarily a violation of our rights.

[pissant]

It's coming.

[Izzy Dunne]

It's coming.

The Revolution, you mean?

Maybe.

[tuckrdout]

Oh, it’s here.

[Doogle]

I will give Obama the benefit of the doubt

..first mistake

[Myrddin]

We know he's a pathological liar. That's no surprise. The Democrats in Boise are a minority of the state's residents. Obama didn't carry the state.

[kennyboy509]

Ammo will soon be the new currency.

[cvq3842]

I am especially angry at those who say they are evangelicals or gun owners, or other self-professed “conservatives,” who voted for Obama. I expected the left to fall for his nonsense but not people with conservative principles.

[AngryJawa]

Ammo will soon be the new currency.

If it gets to be that bad, the last thing I'm going to do is trade it away.

[Right Cal Gal]

Ammo is what they’ll be coming after. No, we won’t take away your guns....we’ll just make your bullets and shells so expensive that you won’t be able to LOAD them.

[Paladin2]

"If it gets to be that bad, the last thing I'm going to do is trade it away. "

If it's a currency, you wonn't have to trade it away, you can just spend it.

Why do they call it a "shot glass"?

[tuckrdout]

“Keeping guns out of the hands of criminals...”

Just have to rant a bit about one of these “genius” gun laws of theirs.

You know, if a person gets drunk, drives and they kill someone, they get their voting rights and their gun rights taken away. They can still drive a car, and they can still buy booze and go in bars....this doesn’t make sense to me. Why not take away the weapon they used to kill someone; the booze and the car?

[tuckrdout]

Oh, you are smart!

[ssaftler]

Go, Clayton, go! He’s the most articulate pro-2nd Amendment person we have out there right now.

[MrB]

We need to answer the lie “gun show loophole” wherever we see it.

What they want to do is ban the private sale of property from one individual to another. That’s what it comes down to.

[Doomonyou]

...the last thing I'm going to do is trade it away.

You will be forced to give it away. (at about 2,200 fps.)

[Hootowl]

Well, I’ll advocate once again that when you get a driver’s license, the state should do the background check and stamp on your driver’s license, “This individual is NOT authorized to purchase a firearm,” if the person is not legally authorized to buy one. Problem solved; long waits in gunshops over, no one buying weapons at gunshows, and so on and so forth.

[teenyelliott]

I can't read this crap anymore. It is freaking me out on a daily basis.

It just gets worse every damned day.

[blackie]

Semper Fi!

Be Ever Vigilant!

Molon Labe!

[kennyboy509]

Buy now stock up with whatever you can find.

Even if its a caliber you don’t have.

Don’t forget some beans and rice.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

I’ll advocate once again that when you get a driver’s license, the state should do the background check and stamp on your driver’s license, “This individual is NOT authorized to purchase a firearm,” if the person is not legally authorized to buy one.

An interesting idea, one I've not heard before. Are you not afraid it would make gun rights extinct within a few years? Sounds to me like the easiest way to disarm America.