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Originally posted by Liamoville
Sorry if i seem to be in the minority amongst gun-craving Americans here, but whats so bad about banning guns?
Is the world not a better place minus guns, knives and other weapons used to kill people.
Originally posted by -Blackout-
I know that Obama has been going around saying that he supports the Second Amendment right to arms. But keep in mind that Barrack Obama is a lawyer and politician-expert in tricky wordplay. Obama supports the Second Amendment only as he personally interprets it, and supports the right to arms only as he would personally regulate, restrict and control it. It would not take very long for the Obama administration to regulate the Second Amendment right out of existence, if he knew they could get away with it.
Originally posted by atlguy
Or the reason they haven't tried to take them away is possibly
BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO!
Sheesh. Stop looking for a fire when there isn't even any smoke... Palin is an idiot who will say anything to get ink.
FactCheck: Yes, Obama endorsed Illinois handgun ban
Obama was being misleading when he denied that his handwriting had been on a document endorsing a state ban on the sale and possession of handguns in Illinois. Obama responded, “No, my writing wasn’t on that particular questionnaire. As I said, I have never favored an all-out ban on handguns.”
Actually, Obama’s writing was on the 1996 document, which was filed when Obama was running for the Illinois state Senate. A Chicago nonprofit, Independent Voters of Illinois, had this question, and Obama took hard line:
35. Do you support state legislation to:
a. ban the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns? Yes.
b. ban assault weapons? Yes.
c. mandatory waiting periods and background checks? Yes.
Obama’s campaign said, “Sen. Obama didn’t fill out these state Senate questionnaires--a staffer did--and there are several answers that didn’t reflect his views then or now. He may have jotted some notes on the front page of the questionnaire, but some answers didn’t reflect his views.”
Ban semi-automatics, and more possession restrictions
Principles that Obama supports on gun issues:
Ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons.
Increase state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks with firearms.
Originally posted by -Blackout-
reply to post by Flatfish
That'll probably be the day that Texas tries to become its own country.
Originally posted by -Blackout-
reply to post by Flatfish
That'll probably be the day that Texas tries to become its own country.