Posted on 02/04/2008 12:21:45 PM PST by Daffynition
Not only was his words taken out of context ABC actually CHANGED them. He said “support” not “endorsement”.
Not one of the five people still running for president (McCinsane, Rumneystiltskin, the Huckster, Obambi, and Hildabeast) is a friend of gunowners, and all of them have strong records of being anti-gun (the Huckster less than the others, though; but he is un acceptable for several other reasons, anyway).
Interesting, another liberal media hit job on Romney, to the exclusion of McCain. What is the pattern and the motivation? lol
I'm gonna put a happy face on it and buy a potentially banned gun before any of these folks gets elected.
Actually, I think your information may be wrong. I’d have to check to be sure, but he is known as Dr. NO because he votes no on about anything.
“I see this as utterly Clintonian. When a candidate says, in a political context, that he had the “support” of a group, most normal people take that to mean that organization endorsed him. Especially given that Romney got in trouble over making similar comments on national television, he should have been clear that he just meant phone banking. At best, his answer was misleading. But I’m sure the McCain haters out there will have a different take.”
“`Well, he doesn’t believe in the Second Amendment,’ even though I come from a state we’ve got a lot of hunters in downstate Illinois. And I have no intention of taking away folks’ guns.”
Another politician that does not understand the 2nd amendment. What exactly do they teach in law schools anyways? Apparently not the constitution.
Hey Obama, the 2nd Amendment has nothing to do with hunting. You could ban hunting in your whole state and it would not affect the 2nd Amendment in the least. Now the questionaire about banning the sale and manufacturing of firearms, that has something to do with the 2nd Amendment.
Heller is a God send to this election cycle. It guarantees that all of these bozos are going to have to talk about the 2nd Amendment and whether it is an individual right or not.
Heaven help us if a Dem gets in, more so Obama, probably less so if Clinton. The choices we have among the RINOs don’t inspire either ... we’ll have to rely on the SCOTUS to decide on what is our natural right...these are uncertain times to be sure.
I just emailed the Executive Director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, asking him to put together a history on 2A issues summary on Obama. If he responds, I’ll be sure to post it here.
If you’re a member, you might request the same.
IVI-IPO 2004 US SENATE QUESTIONNAIRE35. Do you support legislation to ban the manufacture, sale and possession of
a. handguns?
While a complete ban on handguns is not politically practicable, I believe reasonable restrictions on the sale and possession of handguns are necessary to protect the public safety. In the Illinois Senate last year, I supported a package of bills to limit individual Illinoisans to purchasing one handgun a month; require all promoters and sellers at firearms shows to carry a state license; allow civil liability for death or injuries caused by handguns; and require FOID applicants to apply in person. I would support similar efforts at the federal level, including retaining the Brady Law.
b. assault weapons?
Yes.
c. ammunition for handguns and assault weapons?
I would support banning the sale of ammunition for assault weapons and limiting the sale of ammunition for handguns.
36. Do you support legislation
a. mandating background checks of purchasers of weapons at gun shows, through the internet and through print advertisements?
Yes.
b. increasing penalties for illegal resale of weapons?
Yes.
And when Obama says reasonable restrictions, remember the context. He's coming from a state with some of the strictest laws in the country, where gunowners are already registered, and where it's a felony to posess even handgun ammunition without being registered. And where handguns are banned in several cities, including Chicago.
That's a good idea. There have been many completely over the top proposals in Illinois (and Chicago, I may be confusing some in memory) from banning centerfire ammunition (penetrates vests) to banning commonly used "crime ammunition", .22, .28, .25. Many don't make it to a vote, but I'm sure some did during his 8 years in the legislature, and the ISRA keeps pretty good track of legislation.
Worth remembering we got Obama partially because of the national GOP's unwillingness to spend money defending what was a Republican Senate seat. Had they been willing to inject funds, we wouldn't have been limited to candidates like Keyes or Mike Ditka. And Obama would have been forced to run a campaign, rather than spending time beginning his national "look at me" tour.
Thanks for that link and info. I needed that to shove in someone’s face.
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