Comments on: Obama election crisis for gun owners: One of Them part two

By: Spectre

Spectre — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:45:41 +0000

Best to seriously consider getting something now if you only thought about it before. The Obama Administration is bringing another version of the Klinton “Assault Weapons” Ban to the front of the line.

By: dlg

dlg — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:57:16 +0000

With Chairman Obama recking the economy ammo is still flying out the door. Here in St. Louis, the local Cabela’s can’t keep the stuff in stock, Wal-Mart too. Local gun shops sell defensive ammo as soon as it comes in and military ammo is hard to find as well.

Guns are flying off the shelves and a local city Alderman says people of St. Louis SHOULD get concealed carry permits and carry. The local sheriff says he has never been as busy as he has been since Chairman Obama was elected.

To those who say we are fear mongers, your wrong. In my life time I have never had a President work to establish socialism as Chairman Obama has or establish policies that work to undermine our economic system. Obama is content to turn America into a state controlled quazi dictatorship with a ‘civilian’ police force and ACORN thugs openly disobeying laws to further their agenda. Disarment of the populace is needed to have this control. Chairman Obama is the boogy-man our founding fathers feared.

If you don’t see this your not paying attention.

By: Gremlin

Gremlin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:47:44 +0000

Yesterday was the first day I found ammo at Wal Mart. I think things are finally starting to settle out. People remember the Assault Weapons Ban from the Clinton years. At the time I didn’t really care about that ban. I had no desire to own a so called AW. Now I can’t really even define what makes a gun an assault weapon. The best I can do is guns that would be used in an unlawful assault. Of course the chair I’m sitting in could be used in an assault as well. I understand what anti-gun politicians are trying to do. I just don’t think they’ll really accomplish their goals. Like most things on the national stage these days, it’s about the sound bite, not reality.

By: rhtufts

rhtufts — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:23:47 +0000

I suspect any anti gun legislation will come after he gets reelected. He’s smart enough to know this is a hot topic for many Americans but when reelection is no longer an issue I expect him to push it hard. To make us poor simple victims “safer” of course.

By: Tommy

Tommy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:39:24 +0000

The tax hike was something Obama proposed years ago in Chicago as a way of trying to curb gang violence. He has since said that the plan was flawed and wouldn’t have done what he intended which is why he stopped pursuing it.

My buddy Tim sells AR’s at gun shows and he is cleaning up by selling things at regular price. The panic buying is causing people to pay sometimes double what a gun is worth. It almost seems like the rumors about Obama and gun control are coming from gun dealers.

By: drfaulken

drfaulken — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:22:32 +0000

Hi there, since this post I’ve talked with some of my friends (offline and on) about this.

I doubt that Obama/Congress will push for a ban on day one, but I think it will be easier for them to enact legislation should another gun-related tragedy occur. Another Virginia Tech incident or a strike against a government official could prompt a new bill.

I know it’s not worth fretting about things that happened yet, and perhaps some gun owners are using this as an excuse to buy more goodies. I wound up getting the Rock Island Arms 1911, but probably would have bought one anyway. It just happened to be sooner than later.

As an aside, I am glad that we are having this discussion, and thank you both for posting.

By: Gremlin

Gremlin — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:34:44 +0000

I had a nice impromptu conversation with my congress critter last night. He’s a Republican, but both of my Senators are Dems. His words, not a single problem with these two, no way will they ever vote for stronger gun legislation.

By: Mr. Scott

Mr. Scott — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:13:20 +0000

Well, I recall when Clinton was elected there was a lot of “this is the end of gun ownership” talk, so Gremlin has something of a point.

However, regarding left-wing nutbag ideas, note the results of the recent election. There are a LOT of left-wing nutbags out there, and they vote. A moderate, middle-of-the-road Dem will support whatever he thinks will impress his voters and keep him in office. I’ve come to accept that the NRA has to exaggerate the threat in order to get people off their butts and DOING things to mitigate that threat.

By: Gremlin

Gremlin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:09:23 +0000

Quit listening to the culture of fear. This is standard scare tactic stuff. I really have no doubt that Obama would like to ban all guns, but it’s just not going to happen. It’s such an extreme left wing nut bag idea that it just won’t pass and even if it did, the Supreme court would shut it down.

Yes, the Dems hold both houses, but the Dems that got elected are moderate, middle of the road kinda folks. It’s less scary than you might think.