[jdm]

Misleading Headline of the Day

by Xrlq @ 6:19 pm

Via Drudge, who offers an equally misleading headline, the Ass. Press announces that:

Obama Supports Individual Gun Rights

RTWT, and tell me how that squares with the last two paragraphs of the article:

At his news conference, he voiced support for the District of Columbia’s ban on handguns, which is scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court next month.

“The notion that somehow local jurisdictions can’t initiate gun safety laws to deal with gang bangers and random shootings on the street isn’t born [sic] out by our Constitution,” Obama said.

O-kay.

[OKSooner]

He’s just having it both ways, and his friends in the MSM are helping him out with it.

[Senator Goldwater]

Vote for the GOP nominee.

A Supreme Court majority hangs in the balance.

[EGPWS]

At his news conference, he voiced support for the District of Columbia’s ban on handguns, which is scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court next month.

He's a Democrat and a politician to boot, thus he is against the second amendment in it's true form and is being disingenuous for political favor. PERIOD!

[Kirkwood]

Lots of blacks own guns for personal protection and want to keep that right intact. Obama knows to support the 2nd amendment and yet also throw it back onto local communities to make their own gun control laws. It is a win-win for him. He keeps the black supporters happy and throws the anti-gunners a bone.

[VOR78]

Yeah right.

More likely, he realizes that if he takes a publicly anti-gun stance during this campaign, he’d have very little chance of winning anywhere except on the coasts.

Once he’s in office, well, who cares what the voters think...

[Mr. Mojo]

...states like New York, which have taken the more orthodox position that the 2nd Amendment only protects a state’s right—and that cities like Washington, D.C. can therefore ban all guns if they choose.

Orthodox socialism, that is.

[padre35]

He already is on record with the typical Lib sop of “I support Hunter’s right to...but...”

As soon as there is a “but” everything said beforehand is meaningless.

[2harddrive]

It WOULD be surprising, if true. But, Barak Hussein Osama is LYING.

[Bear_Slayer]

Did obamanation suddenly discover the joys of duck hunting?

[infidel29]

His global poverty bill in the senate right now calls for US acceptance of UN gun and small weapons ban.

He's trying to have his cake... and a pie as well.

[javachip]

Obama had the opportunity to sign on to a congressional amicus brief in the Heller case arguing that the 2nd is an individual right. He didn't - nuff said.

McCain signed on, Clinton didn't.

[pallis]

“...the more orthodox position that the 2nd Amendment only protects a state’s right....”

This has never been the position of any administration until Clinton came along, and it has never been the majority opinion of citizens. The author of this horse crap has an unorthodox way of dealing with facts. Still, I don’t need Obama’s common sense gun control.

[paul51]

For political expediency, he thinks everyone has the right to own firearms. he just doesn’t think anyone should have the right to carry or use it.

[Gelato]

Obama is actually straddling the issue somewhat like the Bush Administration did when it filed a brief in the case last month. He does support individual rights, but says—and this is the qualifier--the government can impose reasonable restrictions on gun ownership. And he then suggests that pretty much any existing laws are reasonable.

Reminds me of McCain, in 1999, setting that bipartisan tone:

Questioned about gun control, McCain said existing laws should be enforced, noting that the Clinton Administration has been "derelict" in doing that. But he also said that he supported the recent gun control legislation passed by the Senate and he also said that in light of the recent spate of shootings, new proposals by the Clinton Administration should be looked at by Congress and not dismissed out of hand. CNN, August 18, 1999

All in preparation to give Helen Thomas goosebumps:

Hats off to John McCain effort to close gun-show loophole
Wednesday, December 5, 2001
By HELEN THOMAS

WASHINGTON -- Gun-control advocates have a powerful new voice in the Senate who is seeking to close a loophole that allows weapons to be sold at gun shows without background checks. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who cited cases in which suspected terrorists were caught with weapons bought at U.S. gun shows, says he will try to "force Senate consideration" early next year of the measure. Former President Clinton tried but failed to curb such sales. Hats off to the senator if he succeeds.

[CodeToad]

“subject to common-sense regulation”

These Comunists believe banning all but sling shots is “common-sense regulation”.