Back in September, I wrote a post about the one part of the economy that was not feeling the heat from a sour economy: gun sales. Following the election of Senator Obama, gun sales are through the roof:
A gun shop owner in Marshfield says “everybody and anybody” is coming in to buy guns.
“There hasn’t been anyone group of people,” said Scott Schoenherr, owner of Bull’s Eye Sports Shop. “It’s just anybody that fears they may not be able to buy that gun in the future.”
Gun enthusiasts say that fear is coming from not hearing enough about Obama’s thoughts on gun control during the campaign.
“He’s definitely not pro gun,” Schoenherr said.
That’s an understatement. Obama is one of the most anti-gun presidents ever elected. GunCite.com lists the examples of his anti-gun stances, from opposing a civilian’s right to carry a concealed weapon to his support of the D.C. gun ban (until the SCOTUS said it wasn’t Constitutional, then he was against it).
For those who say that Obama has bigger fish to fry, I would remind them that he doesn’t write legislation, he signs them into law. There are plenty of gun hating lefties in the Congress who are ready to violate your Second Amendment rights in favor of looking “civilized” to the elites around the world.
For example, here’s some gun ban legislation that was introduced in 2007. Bush was in office then, and this was destined for veto, but Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) still tried to pass this bill:
H.R. 1022 would ban every gun banned by the Clinton ban, plus millions more guns, including:
- Every gun made to comply with the Clinton ban. (The Clinton ban dictated the kinds of grips, stocks and attachments new guns could have. Manufacturers modified new guns to the Clinton requirements. H.R. 1022 would ban the modified guns too.)
- Guns exempted by the Clinton ban. (Ruger Mini-14s and -30s and Ranch Rifles; .30 cal. carbines; and fixed-magazine, semi-automatic, center-fire rifles that hold more than 10 rounds.)
- All semi-automatic shotguns. (E.g., Remington, Winchester, Beretta and Benelli, used for hunting, sport shooting, and self-defense. H.R. 1022 would ban them because they have “any characteristic that can function as a grip,” and would also ban their main component, called the “receiver.”)
- All detachable-magazine semi-automatic rifles-including, for example, the ubiquitous Ruger 10/22 .22 rimfire-because they have “any characteristic that can function as a grip.”
- Target shooting rifles. (E.g., the three centerfire rifles most popular for marksmanship competitions: the Colt AR-15, the Springfield M1A and the M1 “Garand.”)
- Any semi-automatic shotgun or rifle an Attorney General one day claims isn’t “sporting,” even though the constitutions of the U.S. and 44 states, and the laws of all 50 states, recognize the right to use guns for defense.
- 65 named guns (the Clinton law banned 19 by name); semi-auto fixed-magazine pistols of over 10 rounds capacity; and frames, receivers and parts used to repair or refurbish guns.
H.R. 1022 would also ban the importation of magazines exempted by the Clinton ban, ban the sale of a legally-owned “assault weapon” with a magazine of over 10 rounds capacity, and begin backdoor registration of guns, by requiring private sales of banned guns, frames, receivers and parts to be conducted through licensed dealers. Finally, whereas the Clinton Gun Ban was imposed for a 10-year trial period, H.R. 1022 would be a permanent ban.
If the left is willing to introduce this when there is no chance of it becoming law, you know they are chomping at the bit to get this same bill in front of Obama. And he will sign it.
Photo by Pro-Zak
