UPDATED: 01 March – Backpedaling? – Obama: Don’t stock up on guns Dec 8, 08 – Obama to Seek New Assault Weapons Ban Feb. 25, 09
UPDATE 01 Mar.
Backpedaling on the new ‘assault weapons’ ban
Well, that didn’t take long.
It seems Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement that the Obama administration would seek a new ban on semiautomatic firearms was premature, and the damage control teams have arrived to put the torn facades back up.
First, we had House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “throw[ing] cold water” on the idea: Read More at Gun Rights Examiner
The Obama administration will seek to reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 during the Bush administration, Attorney General Eric Holder said today.
Read More
Now what did you say in DEC of 2008 Obama?
As gun sales shoot up around the country, President-elect Barack Obama said Sunday that gun-owning Americans do not need to rush out and stock up before he is sworn in next month.
“I believe in common-sense gun safety laws, and I believe in the second amendment,” Obama said at a news conference. “Lawful gun owners have nothing to fear. I said that throughout the campaign. I haven’t indicated anything different during the transition. I think people can take me at my word.”
But National Rifle Association spokesman Andrew Arulanandam said it’s not Obama’s words — but his legislative track record — that has gun-buyers flocking to the stores. Read More here
Do you remember this?
Holder’s Record Alarms Gun Owners
January 16, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama has a bad reputation regarding the Second Amendment right to bear arms, and it’s having a dramatic effect in gun and ammo retail outlets.
Now that the President-elect is poised to take the oath of office, guns are flying off the shelves.
So, has Barack Obama over the years said something or intimated anything by his record to cause this apparent panic? Read More
Ok gun owners and hunters you were warn before the election that Obama was against gun owners. Obama lied to you American gun owners. In 2012 you need to remember that you can not trust Obama’s word for nothing and vote him out of the White House.
Do you still trust Obama?
LINKS:
(1) Fairness Doctrine on the Senate floor
That not-to-worry quote from the Obama is noteworthy in that it contains a sort of meta-lie, a lie describing everything else he says.
“I think people can take me at my word.”
Indidentally, this is a perfect opportunity to begin harrassing your people in Congress, if you have not already done so. A surprising number of them are spooked by talk of gun control. Remember, Bro Bill Clinton used to blame the R’s ’94 takeover on the NRA.
How is it that a ban and a reinstatement of the “fairness” doctrine managed to pass in the sentate?