Posted on 11/30/2008 7:22:01 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The New York Times, the New York Daily News, Newsday, U.S.A Today, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, FOX News and a host of other news organizations recently reported that gun sales across the country increased 10 percent after Barack Obama defeated John McCain. Many of the gun shop owners that were interviewed on camera stated they had never seen sales increase to this level in 15 to 20 years.
Those purchasing guns said they were doing so because of a growing fear that the spiraling economy will force desperate people to commit criminal acts. Others bought them because they believe an Obama Administration would move quickly to ban certain guns or attempt to limit their sales in United States. These are legitimate explanations that warrant serious investigation, but I believe there is one more valid explanation for the phenomenal surge that no one is bothering to discuss: the planned assassination of President Barack Obama.
Strangely, what the news agencies failed to report was that although many purchases involved commonly used handguns, the weapons that were being snatched off the shelves in record numbers were high-powered assault rifles, most notably the AR 15! On "The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric", one of the buyers looked right into the camera and said, "A man's got to protect his home and his property." Okay, here's my question. Who does this fool expect to break into his house? Bigfoot? I'm sorry, but that milk smells spoiled and I'm not buying it! Am I the only one that thinks there is something very, very wrong here?
In my honest opinion, anyone that purchases a high-powered, military-linked assault rifle has an agenda. Period!
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Sales increased by 10 percent, my arse!!! I bet the real percentage is closer to 30 or 40 percent. My favorite shop has been extremely busy since Nov.4th. No time to shoot the bull with the clerks anymore,,,,too many customers to wait on! Ammo shelves are always being depleted. Phones ringing off the hook, background checks being done...These guys are working their tails off. That 10 percent figure is a lie.
I tell you we are looking at the Teflon President with a contingent of brown-shirts in the media and general population.
From now on, anything and everything will be interpreted as a threat to and racism toward Barry.
This writer is a blithering idiot.
I bet the people that were killed by the terrorists in India would have given their eye teeth for them. I believe they would have an agenda. They call it self defense.
Can one imagine have groups of people try to overtake their home and family--hopefully not, but if they could they could envision a gun such as this author described as an efficient and useful defender.
Yo! G~Man.
Blow it out your ear!
The only people I’ve heard anything about assassination from are liberals.
Lol, man I wish there was a comments section for that article. That is pure gold.
“In my honest opinion, anyone that purchases a high-powered, military-linked assault rifle has an agenda.”
How about the agenda being there 2nd Amendment rights.
As they say, opinions are like ***holes everyone has them unless they also happen to be one. The writer fits this description nicely.
Let’s see a breakdown of the number of gun crimes committed by lets say, 12% of the population, as compared to the rest of the population in the US. If the smaller population is illegally armed and dangerous, then it makes sense for the rest of the citizens of the US to be armed to protect themselves.
>>high-powered assault rifles, most notably the AR 15!
>LMAO. God, these people are delusional.
Wait... the AR-15 is HIGH-POWER?
How... odd, these silly little men.
We didn’t fool him for a minute, did we?
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Just another asshat lib who’s simply writing about something that he has no clue about. His equation for the article is that gun sales = racist rednecks.
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I got gun sales equal the planned murder of the chosen “one”. I guess every one who has bought a gun since the election should be considered a criminal until he is cleared.
“...the planned assassination of President Barack Obama.”
Well, stupid author, so far there isn’t a “President Barack Obama”. There isn’t even an “Office of the President-Elect”, even if General/Jesus Obama thinks so.
I think I’ll call myself “The Office of the CodeToad” and wear a funny hat.
“”A government that oversteps its bounds?””
Exactly right - only now, since BHO will BE “the government” and looking at the pic of the author.....well, you be the judge.
Yes I agree. The local gun shops are crazy busy and selling guns and ammo. quicker then they are coming in practically.
“In my honest opinion, anyone that purchases a high-powered, military-linked assault rifle has an agenda. Period!”
The writer should go and interview John Muhammad and see what his agenda was. I’m sick of this veiled race baiting garbage from the left wing MSM.
“Well, apparently a pea-shooter would suffice, if the author were to break into anyone’s house.”
If a squirrel ran up this guy’s pantleg looking for something to store up for winter...he’d go hungry.
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