Comments on: Barack Obama on gun control, he’s not taking your guns

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:50:43 +0000

I can’t say whether or not he’d make good on it or not but I agree with the position. You have the right to protect yourself and your family, not to get a gun easily and discreetly so that you can turn around and sell it to someone who wouldn’t pass a background check.

By: matthew

matthew — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:22:21 +0000

@BobG Your argument amounts to “although his position is reasonable, I am able to determine the future based on this position, and I don’t like it.” Not very convincing. You might as well say that all gun bans start with making murder illegal and go downhill from there.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:35:05 +0000

The president does not have the executive power to pass a federal ban on guns, it would never pass.

Can you show me some modern data that I can read that you are basing your opinion on? Something from at least this century that isn't Washington DC.

By: BobG

BobG — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:50:29 +0000

All gun bans start with “reasonable control” and go downhill from there.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:34:04 +0000

I linked to my source in the post.

He has never put fourth legislation to ban guns. He supports a community's right to ban, but would put fourth no such ban himself.

By: BobG

BobG — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:36:13 +0000

Barack Obama's Gun-Related Votes during U.S. Senate debates:

Supporting concealed carry for citizens Anti-gun Banning many common semi-automatic firearms Anti-gun Disallowing self-defense in towns where guns are banned Anti-gun Imposing one handgun a month restrictions Anti-gun Requiring lock up your safety trigger locks Anti-gun Protecting gun dealers from frivolous lawsuits Anti-gun Squelching the free speech rights of gun owners Anti-gun Restricting the interstate sales of firearms Anti-gun Repealing the gun ban in Washington, DC Anti-gun

He has gone on record as wanting to ban handguns, and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Joyce Foundation, the leading source of funds for anti-gun organizations. What you may consider reasonable, does not always look reasonable to others, especially those who have actually owned and used firearms. I would be willing to bet that most of the information you have on them is faulty, as most information comes from the Brady Campaign, who falsify and distort facts about firearms, and are very much trying to eliminate the legal ownership of firearms.

By: matthew

matthew — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:28:21 +0000

@BobG Which of his actions do you consider “anti-gun”?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:21:04 +0000

His record shows that he is for reasonable enforcement and licensing of gun owners.

By: BobG

BobG — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:02:23 +0000

Obama is very anti-gun; his record shows this. Campaign promises are worthless.

By: matthew

matthew — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:11:27 +0000

I applaud your writing about this, but anybody who believes that a candidate for president in 2008 wants to take away Americans’ fourth ammendment rights isn’t interested in facts; they’re just rationalizing their vote for the other guy.