Obama's History Not In Line With Gun Rights
Last week was truly great for gun rights, as the Supreme Court of the United States has affirmed the right of an individual to possess a firearm for his or her own self-protection.
We have won the first round, but there will be many more battles to fight over the coming years. The problems will be exacerbated if Obama becomes president as he is very anti gun and believes that no one should own a handgun, either for personal defense or for recreational use. Don’t forget that in his state, Illinois, Chicago has the same restrictive gun laws as Washington D.C.
Obama has a solid record of supporting not only restrictions on citizen’s gun rights, but he actually favors gun bans, the Heller decision forced a discussion on gun rights. It also brings the all-important subject of Supreme Court nominations into the discussion.
Obama has variously supported bans on the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns; the extension of the Clinton gun ban; and most remarkably, in 1998 as a state senator, embraced the call to “ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons”.
Right now, we are seeing just how critical a change in the membership of the U.S. Supreme Court can be — especially concerning the Second Amendment. Nothing accomplished during George W. Bush’s presidency has been more important than his appointments to the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts.
In the next few years, it is likely that two, maybe three, Supreme Court vacancies will occur. The one appointing replacements will be critical to everything we hold dear — and that holds true for all of our friends who are dedicated to preserving freedom in other areas.
Here is what Sen. Barack Obama sees as the role of the Supreme Court; he recently declared during one of his town hall meetings:
“What I really believe is that the Supreme Court has to be first and foremost thinking about and looking out for those who are vulnerable. People who are minorities, people who have historically been discriminated against. People who are poor. People who have been cheated. People who are being taken advantage of. People who have unpopular opinions. People who are outsiders.”
In other words, it’s about social engineering, not interpreting the law.
So, folks, when it comes time to cast your ballot, (and I hope that you do vote in November) and you want to keep your gun rights, please keep these things in mind. We may have won this battle, but, the war is not over.
Royce C. Hayes
Flint
Royce C. Hayes
Flint
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