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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
Obamas Illinois state senate record clearly shows that he is totally anti-gun. Do you think the NRA looked at a black politician and surreptitiously said 'lets give him an F'???
The NRA is being totally honest when they talk about his voting record, as it stands in Illinois. Obamas own words before and after Heller clearly show that he's paying lip service to which ever camp he needs to be in at the time. 'what works in cheyenne doesn't work in chicago'???? If anything, chicago is in need of more guns in the right hands, not more gun laws to prevent citizens from defending their homes.
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Most objective interpretations of Obama's record in IL that I have seen would express it differently...that Obama has consistently supported local/state autonomy to enact their own measures that can withstand a constitutional test...and reasonable federal restrictions.
Positions held by a majority of Americans.
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
....the majority of americans that support 'reasonable' gun control show themselves to be more afraid of what their fellow americans COULD do instead of what actual criminals ARE doing.
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You're right to some extent...I am more afraid of a kid accidentally shooting a friend while playing with a gun in his house or a spouse shooting his/her partner after an emotional confrontation because a gun is handy than I am of a criminal entering the house and shooting someone.
But on the other hand, your conclusion is an ignorant generalization.