Obama Misfires On Concealed Carry

IBD ^ | April 4, 2008

[Kaslin]

Gun Control: Barack Obama says he won't take folks' guns away as long as they're hunters. But when the hunted are his constituents, well, that's different: He opposes concealed carry and the right to self-defense.

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There's something about an election that brings out the sportsman in a Democratic presidential candidate. Recall John Kerry's sudden fondness for hunting four years ago.

And speaking in Idaho earlier this year, Barack Obama told the crowd, "We got a lot of hunters in the state of Illinois, and I have no intention of taking away folks' guns."

Except he does.

In a 1996 questionnaire, Obama wrote that he "supported banning the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns." He says now that the survey was filled out by an aide who misrepresented his views. Yet his record since then is consistent with that view. Never mind that Illinois and the other 49 states have a lot of two-legged predators.

Illinois resident Hale DeMar was prosecuted by the town of Wilmette for using a handgun to defend his home in 2003. Wilmette had imposed a ban on the possession of handguns, in effect making the town a gun-free zone.

To correct the situation, several Illinois state legislators introduced SB 2165 to protect the right of self-defense for residents like DeMar. Obama voted against the bill.

That self-defense bill protecting the right to bear arms for law-abiding citizens such as DeMar passed the Illinois state Senate and was enacted into law over the governor's veto (and Obama's opposition).

[Nailbiter]

All one needs to know about Obama’s stance on guns is that he is product of Chicago dem machine.
DAly and his machine have never believed that citizens should have guns, nor be able to defend themselves from criminals, govt or other thugs

[upcountryhorseman]

Is Obama the anti-crist?

[editor-surveyor]

My money goes to the GOA, and JFPO, because they are working in my interest.

The NRA has worked against the interest of the average gun owner more often than in favor. Their outspoken insistence on the enforcement of unconstitutional gun laws is beyond comprehension until you come to grips with their real agenda of disarming the common man, while protecting the elite.

[neverdem]

BANG! I forgot to mention that I believe another Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article stating Obama's wish to ban concealed carry was posted on this forum. I don't know if I posted it, or if I found it during a search prior to posting.

[jdege]

To me, at least, there's a difference between an editorial claiming he is in favor of something and an interview in which he says he's in favor of something.

And of all his anti-gun statements, I've seen none as blatant as this:

Obama disagreed. He backed federal legislation that would ban citizens from carrying weapons, except for law enforcement. He cited Texas as an example of a place where a law allowing people to carry weapons has "malfunctioned" because hundreds of people granted licenses had prior convictions.

"National legislation will prevent other states' flawed concealed-weapons laws from threatening the safety of Illinois residents," Obama said.

My Minnesota carry permit doesn't threat the safety of any Minnesota residents, let alone any Illinois residents.

[Polarik]

Well, he doesn’t know why small town white people cling to their guns