[Vision2020] obama election / gun purchases

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Chas
What he has said
"I am consistency on record and will continue to be on record as opposing concealed carry" Chicago Tribune 4/27/04
" I believe in keeping guns out of the inner cities and that our leaders must say so in the face of th gun manufactures lobby" The Audacity of Hope 2006
"I think that local jurisdictions have the capacity to institute thier own gun laws" Baltimore Sun.com 2/15/08

What he does
He voted to allow the prosecution of people who use a firearm for self-defense in their homes. illinois Senate, S.B. 2165, vote 20, 3/25/04
He supported increasing taxes on firearms and ammunition by 500 percent. Chicago Defender, 12/13/99
He voted to allow reckless lawsuits designed to bankrupt the firearms industry. United Sates Senate, S. 397, vote 219, 7/29/05
He indorsed a ban on all handguns.  Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization general candidate questionnaire, 9/9/96
He voted to ban almost all rifle ammunition commonly used for hunting and sports shooting. United States Senate, S. 397, vote 217, 7/29/05
Roger
-----Original message-----
From: Chasuk chasuk at gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:09:56 -0800
To: "Kai Eiselein, Editor" editor at lataheagle.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] obama election / gun purchases

> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 09:24, Kai Eiselein, Editor
> <editor at lataheagle.com> wrote:
> 
> > With a Democratic, avowed anti-gun president about to take office, along
> > with Democratic majorities in both houses, the pathway to gun banning is
> > much smoother.
> 
> Kai, you aren't usually so melodramatic.
> 
> Is Obama an avowed anti-gun President-elect?  I have never heard him
> make anything resembling a solemn anti-gun declaration.
> 
> Have you, or are you just using hyperbole?
> 
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