Post by The Big Dog on Dec 8, 2008 15:30:11 GMT -5
I saw this yesterday and laughed so hard I nearly wet my pants. This is the same guy who said on the campaign trail that he thought the DC gun ban overturned by Heller was "reasonable regulation". He has supported bans on all semi-automatics. He almost certainly plans to raise taxes on firearms and ammo, which would be far easier to do legislatively than outright bans.
I note also that the linked article repeats the canard that one of his staffers filled out a questionairre for him all those years ago. Not to mention the utterly sanctimonious drivel of the Brady Bunch at the article's end.
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BY ABDON M. PALLASCH Political Reporter
As gun sales shoot up around the country, President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday that gun-owning Americans do not need to rush out and stock up before he is sworn in next month.
"I believe in common-sense gun safety laws, and I believe in the second amendment," Obama said at a news conference. "Lawful gun owners have nothing to fear. I said that throughout the campaign. I haven't indicated anything different during the transition. I think people can take me at my word."
But National Rifle Association spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said it's not Obama's words — but his legislative track record — that has gun-buyers flocking to the stores.
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"We don't dispute [the gun sales hike] because the numbers from the federal system certainly confirm that there is increased activity out there. We just think it's a bit stupid," said Peter Hamm, spokesman for the Brady Campaign against Gun Violence.
"Anyone who thinks they need to rush out and buy a firearm clearly has not been paying attention to how quickly we make progress on this issue. We don't think these are first-time buyers. We think they are people who already have more than enough guns at their homes to protect themselves and are buying more."
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Maybe he doesn't want us stocking up because that would mean that his national civilian police force would have that many more to confiscate?
I note also that the linked article repeats the canard that one of his staffers filled out a questionairre for him all those years ago. Not to mention the utterly sanctimonious drivel of the Brady Bunch at the article's end.
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BY ABDON M. PALLASCH Political Reporter
As gun sales shoot up around the country, President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday that gun-owning Americans do not need to rush out and stock up before he is sworn in next month.
"I believe in common-sense gun safety laws, and I believe in the second amendment," Obama said at a news conference. "Lawful gun owners have nothing to fear. I said that throughout the campaign. I haven't indicated anything different during the transition. I think people can take me at my word."
But National Rifle Association spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said it's not Obama's words — but his legislative track record — that has gun-buyers flocking to the stores.
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"We don't dispute [the gun sales hike] because the numbers from the federal system certainly confirm that there is increased activity out there. We just think it's a bit stupid," said Peter Hamm, spokesman for the Brady Campaign against Gun Violence.
"Anyone who thinks they need to rush out and buy a firearm clearly has not been paying attention to how quickly we make progress on this issue. We don't think these are first-time buyers. We think they are people who already have more than enough guns at their homes to protect themselves and are buying more."
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Maybe he doesn't want us stocking up because that would mean that his national civilian police force would have that many more to confiscate?
