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Monday, April 20, 2009 at 10:27 am
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Related to our piece today on the silence of Congress even in the face of surging gun violence, Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne this morning is asking a similar question: Who in Washington will confront the gun lobby over reforms to keep weapons out of the hands of felons and others legally prohibited from owning guns? His conclusion: It should be a top-down effort from a president who, unlike most lawmakers, is decidedly unbeholden to the National Rifle Association:
[Obama] was not elected by the gun lobby. It worked hard to rally gun owners against him — and failed to stop him.
According to a 2008 exit poll, Obama received support from just 37 percent among voters in households where guns are present — barely more than John Kerry’s 36 percent in 2004. But among the substantial majority of households that don’t have guns, Obama got 65 percent, up eight points from Kerry. Will Obama stand up for the people who actually voted for him?
Unless he’s itching for a huge fight with his own party, the answer is likely no.
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Comment posted April 20, 2009 @ 9:05 am
THE TRUE ANSWER IS DEFINATELY YES OBAMA AND HIS LIBERAL LEFT WINGERS WILL GO AFTER EVERY KIND OF GUN ON THE MARKET.! STARTING WITH SEMI AUTOMATIC.! iT DOES NOT MATTER IF HE HAS VOTER SUPPORT OR NOT.! HE WILL CONTINUE TO USE HIS POWER RECKLESLY TO DISSARM THE AMERICAN CITISENS WHO ARE LAW BIDING. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND THE RIGHTS OF THE CONTITUTION AS IT WAS INTENDEND THEN I URGE YOU TO JOIN THE NRA TODAY AND SEND PRESIDENT OBAMA A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT HE IS GOING TO HAVE A HUGE FIGHT ON HIS HANDS TRYING TO TAKE AWAY THE GUNS .!! oBAMA NEEDS TO LOOK AT THE CRIME RATE IN DC. BEFORE AND AFTER THE BAN ON HAND GUNS.!! THE CRIME RATE WENT WAY UP AFTER THE BAN ON HAND GUNS.!! ITS A CLEAR FACT THAT CRIME WOULD BE UNCONTROLABLE IN THE COUNTRY , WITH A BAN ON ANY KIND OF GUNS.!!!! THE REAL QUESTION IS DO YOU STILL WANT THE RIGHT TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND LOVED ONES.??? I URDGE YOU TO FIGHT TO KEEP YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF THE CONSTITUTION.!!!
Comment posted April 20, 2009 @ 4:05 pm
THE TRUE ANSWER IS DEFINATELY YES OBAMA AND HIS LIBERAL LEFT WINGERS WILL GO AFTER EVERY KIND OF GUN ON THE MARKET.! STARTING WITH SEMI AUTOMATIC.! iT DOES NOT MATTER IF HE HAS VOTER SUPPORT OR NOT.! HE WILL CONTINUE TO USE HIS POWER RECKLESLY TO DISSARM THE AMERICAN CITISENS WHO ARE LAW BIDING. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND THE RIGHTS OF THE CONTITUTION AS IT WAS INTENDEND THEN I URGE YOU TO JOIN THE NRA TODAY AND SEND PRESIDENT OBAMA A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT HE IS GOING TO HAVE A HUGE FIGHT ON HIS HANDS TRYING TO TAKE AWAY THE GUNS .!! oBAMA NEEDS TO LOOK AT THE CRIME RATE IN DC. BEFORE AND AFTER THE BAN ON HAND GUNS.!! THE CRIME RATE WENT WAY UP AFTER THE BAN ON HAND GUNS.!! ITS A CLEAR FACT THAT CRIME WOULD BE UNCONTROLABLE IN THE COUNTRY , WITH A BAN ON ANY KIND OF GUNS.!!!! THE REAL QUESTION IS DO YOU STILL WANT THE RIGHT TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY AND LOVED ONES.??? I URDGE YOU TO FIGHT TO KEEP YOUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF THE CONSTITUTION.!!!
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