Now Obama Debuts Pledge to Make Guns 'Childproof'

National Review ^ | 1/20/2009 | Staff

[randog]

Anyone want to suggest we vote to make the presidency “idiot proof” ??

We engineers have a saying: "We try to make things idiot proof, but they just make better idiots."

[Zeddicus]

Got that right. Again, Massachusetts will make a perfect model for Obama's national disarmament initiative, under the smokescreen of "common sense".

The Massachusetts Gun Control Act of 1998 resulted in an 84% decrease in the number of licensed gun owners since it went into effect - pretty effective disarmament I'd say. Over that period, gun-related homicides have INCREASED 68%

I'm doing my little part: as a life-long MA resident, I've never bothered with the extreme hassle this state imposes on its subjects to exercise our RKBA. But no more - my LTC is being processed now and I'm going to buy as many guns as I can possibly afford and that She Who Must Be Obeyed will tolerate.

More good info HERE, for anyone who is interested to know what is going on in MA. And you BETTER be interested, because this WILL be the model for what Obama wants to do nationwide.

[Thunder90]

Just so you know, Obama’s idea of an “Assault Weapon Ban” will make the days of the Clinton Ban look like the “Good old days”...

[NewJerseyJoe]

Waiting for a response from all the "pro-gun" Dem congressmen who were elected two years ago....

{{ . . . crickets . . . }}

[stevio]

Ok, this is stupid, but are we going to let him reenact the AWB??????

[TXnMA]

LOL! When we were designing equipment for our semiconductor manufacturing lines, one of our engineers would remind us,

"We have sweet little old ladies out there who could utterly destroy a 2" stainless ball bearing -- with a cotton swab..." '-)

[Zeddicus]

Ok, this is stupid, but are we going to let him reenact the AWB??????

How are we going to stop them, really? This obscene bailout nonsense has already proven that the federal government will do whatever they damn well please, whether we peasants like it or not.

[Pelagius of Asturias]

My youngest "child" is 27; my grandson is 4. I love my children.

The four most dangerous words in the language are, "It's for the children."

[eXe]

Its past time to make guns a TOXIC subject in this country.. touch our guns.. and expect to lose elections. That simple.

He wants a CLINTON style Assault weapons ban, and childproof guns huh.. well I say we give them pure hell non stop until they drop it with the gun bans.. like we did with immigration.. light up the phone lines.. scream, protest, and let them know we will not tolerate gun bans in this country.

Enough already.

[jonathonandjennifer]

Haven’t you heard? In this brave new world of ours we don’t have to watch our own kids anymore. We rabble can live our lives of irresponsibility and stupidity, and let our betters take that responsibility

[kitchen]

Does anyone make an AR gas block that has a rail on top and a bayonet lug?

[Reagan79]

Obama is no Gump. Gump was a war hero.

[benasawin]

Just the tip of the iceberg. Just a warmup.
Lot more too come. Lots.
Heaven help us ‘cause we certainly won’t help ourselves.

[magooey]

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.

Commonsense measures according to who, exactly?

[Clinging Bitterly]

I think the Heller decision addressed the locking them up thing, and opened some other doors too.

[phatus maximus]

Ummmmm, they already are, they have a “safe” mode...even I know that and I am not a big time shooter...

[P8riot]

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.

Hell, my "almost 7 yr old" can out shoot my retired USMC gunny sgt brother-in-law. I'm not gonna tell him he can't do it anymore. They can KMA.

[Still Thinking]

There’s no way my kids could ever figure out how to load a belt fed weapon.

I'm sorry to hear that. Are they special needs kids or have you just not spent enough time with them? ;>

[DoughtyOne]

Well, that’s as good a premise as mine, and neither puts him in a very good light.

[DoughtyOne]

I appreciate the opinion and hope you are right.

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