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I think the answer is in the statement: "Don't stock up on guns"
Since when does a president care about what people are purchasing and storing?
Ever hear a president say "Don't stock up on TP, or Food, or gasoline, or emergency supplies, or hunting equipment, etc?" Nope, because they don't care whether you feel compelled to stockpile those things. The fact that Obama is making a statement on the subject indicates he is alarmed by the increased number of recent purchases and is trying to discourage people from buying firearms.
Oh, and "Lawful gun owners have nothing to fear" because if they keep a weapon he bans, they will become 'unlawful gun owners.'
I don't think we will see any form of new (successful) firearms legislation for at least a year after Obama takes office, and then the success of that legislation will depend on the level of popular support for the president and the congress. The 94 AWB really came back to haunt the democrats, so I doubt they will be so brash in the future. However, if their approval ratings are high, they may burn a little political capital in order to further an issue they really believe in...increased restrictions, but this time with no sunset clause.
Obama has consistenly supported extremely harsh gun-control legislation and continues to indicate support for another AWB, a national Concealed Carry Ban (even though that should be up to the individual states), and other 'reasonable' firearms safety legislation. I guess firearms are the safest when they are not owned by citizens.
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