I'm essentially a one issue voter. I like my guns. I despise any and all restrictions on them. I figure as long as I and my neighbors are armed, practicing and carrying it doesn't much matter what else any politician does.

Obama never had my vote. I admit he was interesting/curious until I heard that bit about him wanting to ban carry on a federal level. Now he's just another uppity Ivory-Tower fascist from an urban center that knows jack about the rest of America. Maybe he should just run for mayor of the P.O.S. city he's from and leave the rest of America alone.

I figure it's about time we split the country up. You can't have city people governing rural people and you can't have hoplophobes governing the armed.
It hasn't worked, it isn't working and it won't work.

I truly doubt Obama will ban handguns, or even be able to accomplish that as President.

I wouldn't be too worried about it, he'll have his hands full cleaning up Bush's mess anyway.

I admit I've tried to figure out Obama's stand on guns and I still can't. For .. against .. for ... What I think I've come up with is that he wants to ban them from law abiding citizens which means that the only ones with guns would be the criminals who get them illegally.

I could be wrong .. like I said I can't figure out his stand on this subject.

Originally posted by Sublime620
going by voting or by words?

Words. I'm having a hard time following what he's saying on this. I'm trying to. But it's just not coming together for me.

Obama can forget my vote then.

This election is crucial to the future of America. Choices are now dow to Clinton, Obabma, and McCain.

I am a firm advocate on allowing citizens to own guns. My view is that I do not want the only people having guns are just cops and criminals. Taking guns out of the citizen's hands is only asking for:

More crime - criminal activity will skyrocket if they think we don't have guns. Sure, we need to give them more confidence in a more successful crime spree.

More police state like control - with the skyrocketing crime rate and our inability to defend ourselves will cause us to want the police to so something about it. This will (IMHO) force us to accept further and stricter laws which will no doubt further infringe on our seemingly dwindling civil liberties.

Agriculture will suffer a shock - Hunter's play an integral role in maintaining the population of certain game. Deer, for example, ravage and descimate fields of crops if the population is not limited. This equals less food for us and thus higher prices at the store. Ask anyone who has tried to grow a garden in an area with deer. It ain't happening.

Think I may be voting for McCain.

I have not let it sway my vote. Obama has awlays supported gun control and past interviews can reveal that he ultimatly would like to ban guns. Clinton, although evasive on beating around the bush, will continue to impose gun control law after gun control law basically furthering the Brady bill when she was last in office. (Her hubby was just a tool) I don't care for McCain entirely and would prefer Ron Paul, however I agree with McCain more than I do Obama or Clinton.

I have been doing research. I just wanted to throw my 2 cents in there. Thank you for your concern, though. I agree that most ATSers need to further research rather than rely singularly on that 1 post they saw on here as sources and journalist like to spin thier article one way and then another to appeal to a specific audience.

I'm not sure what you think is garbled. It looks pretty clear:

Ban handguns? "Yes."

His campaign is trying to wash his record.

He still has preference though. Rin Tin Clinton is mortifying and Traitor McCain is Bush 3.0. No matter what Obama's beliefs are he is still bound by the Constitution and if the Supreme Court rules against the DC handgun ban those beliefs will be powerless (at least until he refills the seats). He won't have my vote regardless... I would feel dirtier than if I spent a night at a Motel 6 with Paris Hilton. If I vote it will be for the Libertarian nominee. But if the rest of the herd puts him on the block I'll be a lot less apprehensive.

Obama's latest statement tells alot about how he feels ...

"... clinging to guns and religion ... '

Sounds condenscending to me. It comes across as him looking down his long nose and sniffing .... at guns and religion.

Freudian slip I guess.

In the US Senate, Obama voted to ban gun confiscation during emergencies and natural disasters. Hillary vote against the bill.

While Obama supports gun control, he doesn't support confiscating people's guns. It will be up to congress to determine the nation's laws.