Obama On Guns

[tocco05]

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=515 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 8px">Obama On Guns</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tx10c1 style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 8px; PADDING-TOP: 8px">Posted by: Hugh Hewitt at 12:48 AM</TD></TR><TR><TD class=mainBlogtext>There was a lot of audio today, including Barack Obama's tutorial on the Second Amendment, which began with his declaration that he believed the Second Amendment was an "individual right," and which concluded with what was intended to be the reassuring declaration that there was no need to worry because he didn't have the votes he needed in Congress to take away your guns even if he wanted to. Which he doesn't want to. He just wants to take away the guns of kids in inner city Philadelphia. Though he neglected to provide us with the test for determining which people can have guns in Philly and which can't. A difficult standard to articulate, yes, but since he obviously has something in mind, he may want to share it with us.

Two points.

First, "his" view on the Second Amendment is irrelevant. The Supreme Court declared the Second Amendment to be an individual right. Imagine Obama saying "My view is that you have the right to believe whatever you want about God."

Second, Obama's understanding of what "individual right" means is suspect when he, in nearly the same breath, asserts that gun rights can be modified by Congressional action. Not some gun rights in some circumstances, but all guns from all people.

UPDATE: Here's the exact quote on the reality in the Congress:

“Even if I want to take them away, I don’t have the votes in Congress."

Again, some right when all it takes to remove anyone's gun is a statute.

For more details on the Obama ramble, see this account which oddly left off Obama's aside about Congress.

It was classic Obama: He said next to nothing at great length but tried very hard to make it sound deeply thoughtful when it was in fact nonsense.
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[Willie99]

I like the Democratic Gov of Montana

"You control your gun and I'll control mine".

BTW: I don't even own a gun, unless these count

 

[steaktartar]

I like the Democratic Gov of Montana

"You control your gun and I'll control mine".

BTW: I don't even own a gun, unless these count

they count.....terrorist:grandmais

 

[ProPokerPlayer]

Obama should just stand there and say "Know what im saying "everytime somebody asks him a question then at least he would be understood by somebody........

 

[jarhead60]

These were his answers to a questionnaire before he was in the US senate

What is the Political Courage Test?

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Illinois State Legislative Election 1998 National Political Awareness Test

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Gun Issues

Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning gun issues.
X a) Ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons.
X b) Increase state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
c) Maintain state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
d) Ease state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
e) Repeal state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms by law-abiding citizens.
f) Favor allowing citizens to carry concealed firearms.
X g) Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks with firearms.
h) Other

 

[nhoj]

Obamma against gun in the hand of law abiding citizen. But if you in a gang a brothers gotta do what a brother gotta do. Shoot first you win Chicago way of thinking.
Obamma wants to take guns away from our soliders too so they can just talk out this war.

 

[rodomonte]

You wanna take my gun away?

You and what army?

 

[tocco05]

You wanna take my gun away?

You and what army?

 

[SayHeyKid]

Yes. Obama will take your guns from your family.

As will McCain

http://www.gunowners.org/mccaintb.htm

neither can be trusted, both are gun-grabbers.

 

[MightyGinseng]

Correct. Obama ran on a "We will take your guns!" message.

i.e. "Yes we can! (take your guns)"

It's all in the subtext folks!!!