Post by jgaffney on Dec 9, 2008 19:34:13 GMT -5
This is from The Hill:
Gun groups say they are “prepared to fight” the incoming administration on the issues dear to them despite President-elect Obama’s insistence that lawful gun owners “have nothing to fear” from him.
Obama, appearing on at a Sunday press conference, said he believes “in common-sense gun safety laws, and I believe in the Second Amendment.”
But Chris W. Cox, executive director of the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) political arm, said membership in his organization is growing at record levels, and a number of reports show that gun sales are up by as much as 50 percent nationally since Obama won the presidency on Nov. 4.
“He says gun owners shouldn’t be worried, but clearly gun owners are worried,” Cox told The Hill.
Cox said Obama’s record, particularly from his time in the Illinois state Senate, paints a picture of an incoming president that is an enemy to gun owners, and he said the president-elect’s early actions bring that picture into focus.
The job application for a position in Obama’s administration includes questions about gun ownership, which offended the gun lobby.
“That’s a pretty outrageous abuse of not only taxpayer dollars but also personal privacy, and it’s clearly indicative of somebody who doesn’t respect the Second Amendment,” Cox said.
Toward the end of his campaign against Republican Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), Obama fought hard to win reliably red states, and in doing so, ran television ads promising gun owners they should not worry about his administration infringing on the right to bear arms.
But Cox and other gun rights groups say they expect Obama to betray that campaign promise now that he has won.
“We have no doubt that he’s going to break his promise to the American people that he made during the campaign, and we’re prepared to fight him every step of the way,” Cox said.
No, Obama is not against RKBA, he just doesn't want any gun stores within five miles of a school or park. No, Obama is not against gun ownership, he just wants a restriction on buying ammunition that will put it out of reach of most Americans. Meanwhile, the criminals will not be affected at all. They'll get their guns and ammunition the old fashioned way: they'll steal it!
Gun groups say they are “prepared to fight” the incoming administration on the issues dear to them despite President-elect Obama’s insistence that lawful gun owners “have nothing to fear” from him.
Obama, appearing on at a Sunday press conference, said he believes “in common-sense gun safety laws, and I believe in the Second Amendment.”
But Chris W. Cox, executive director of the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) political arm, said membership in his organization is growing at record levels, and a number of reports show that gun sales are up by as much as 50 percent nationally since Obama won the presidency on Nov. 4.
“He says gun owners shouldn’t be worried, but clearly gun owners are worried,” Cox told The Hill.
Cox said Obama’s record, particularly from his time in the Illinois state Senate, paints a picture of an incoming president that is an enemy to gun owners, and he said the president-elect’s early actions bring that picture into focus.
The job application for a position in Obama’s administration includes questions about gun ownership, which offended the gun lobby.
“That’s a pretty outrageous abuse of not only taxpayer dollars but also personal privacy, and it’s clearly indicative of somebody who doesn’t respect the Second Amendment,” Cox said.
Toward the end of his campaign against Republican Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), Obama fought hard to win reliably red states, and in doing so, ran television ads promising gun owners they should not worry about his administration infringing on the right to bear arms.
But Cox and other gun rights groups say they expect Obama to betray that campaign promise now that he has won.
“We have no doubt that he’s going to break his promise to the American people that he made during the campaign, and we’re prepared to fight him every step of the way,” Cox said.
No, Obama is not against RKBA, he just doesn't want any gun stores within five miles of a school or park. No, Obama is not against gun ownership, he just wants a restriction on buying ammunition that will put it out of reach of most Americans. Meanwhile, the criminals will not be affected at all. They'll get their guns and ammunition the old fashioned way: they'll steal it!
