Posted on 02/06/2013 12:52:39 PM PST by neverdem
President Obama hit the road Monday on a nationwide gun-grabbing tour. His show doesn’t have many fans inside the Beltway, since being seen favoring gun control can be the kiss of death for senators with rural constituencies. So Mr. Obama is trying to shore up fence-sitting members by bringing his community organizing skills to their districts.
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On Wednesday, Mr. Obama will be in Annapolis to address the Maryland Democratic Senate Caucus retreat on the same day that the state Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee holds a hearing on expanding existing gun restrictions. Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley is pushing the General Assembly to reduce the arbitrary magazine capacity limit from 20 to 10 rounds and prohibit all “assault weapons” Current owners would have to register their guns with the state police by November. The Maryland proposal would also require a license to rent or buy a handgun.
Those applying for such a license would have to take an eight-hour gun class, much like the course that was recently abandoned in the District after Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy L. Lanier testified it was unnecessary.
Mr. O'Malley would exempt shotguns and “hunting rifles” from the licensing requirement, even though some permissible firearms can fire more powerful rounds than the vilified AR-15 style “black rifles” he wants completely outlawed.
The gun-rights group Maryland Shall Issue is arranging pro-gun testimony and a rally outside the capitol in protest. “O'Malley’s bill does nothing to reduce crime — it would ban firearms that the FBI says are not even used in violent crimes in Maryland,” said Patrick Shomo, the organization’s president...
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Heads up!
Watch out, here comes Elmer Fudd.
Skeeter hits the road...
President hits the road to spread anti-Constitution message
Mt. Rushmore looms every time he flies past it.
> ... would exempt shotguns and “hunting rifles” ...
Nowhere in the Constitution is hunting mentioned.
The right to bear arms is to make sure citizens can overpower a federal army and change a government wanting to take away their liberties.
Confucius say man who play with Second Amendment play with loaded gun
Confucius say man who play with Second Amendment play with loaded gun
Obama can not lead a People that refuse to follow.
— That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, ...................”
What would Mr. Obama be doing today if the Newton CT massacre never happened?
The bastard is doing this to take focus off his economic failures. Don’t let him do it!
How many presidential debates focused on this key issue of his second term?
As usual, doing everything but his job.
No required federal budget for four years in a row, out of control federal spending & borrowing and Obummer has plenty of time to travel for anti-gun dog & pony shows. Ugh!
Who is paying for this campaign trip?
On Wednesday, Mr. Obama will be in Annapolis to address the Maryland Democratic Senate Caucus retreat on the same day that the state Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee holds a hearing on expanding existing gun restrictions.
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NOT a coincidence! The city’s traffic system was in total lockdown. The many people expected to attend the Senate hearing this afternoon/evening have been severely inconvenienced.
Why are the Democrat Senators not in DC where they are supposed to be working? It’s Wednesday, fgs, It can hardly be considered an extended weekend!
Spending our money to run around and preach to the deep blue choirs. (Unless he thinks that the Democrat Caucus of the Maryland State House disagrees with him on this.....HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW!!!!!)
BEWARE the UN Small Arms Treaty.
By signing that treaty, and Harry Reid not putting it up for a vote, the US can still be bound by the terms of the treaty until it is rejected.
It bypasses the House of Representatives AND
nulifys the second amend.
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