{"id":1383,"date":"2012-07-26T16:08:10","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T20:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monachuslex.com\/?p=1383"},"modified":"2012-07-26T16:08:10","modified_gmt":"2012-07-26T20:08:10","slug":"why-gun-owners-should-fear-a-second-term-for-president-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monachuslex.com\/?p=1383","title":{"rendered":"Why gun owners should fear a second term for President Obama"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\u201cAs those of you who are familiar with my record know, I have consistently made gun control one of my top priorities.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

– President Obama<\/a><\/p>\n

This is the first of a two-part article on the failings of both presidential candidates where individual rights are concerned.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let me start this topic by saying that I try very hard to not address politics as an ideologue.\u00a0 It is important to address facts if one wishes to retain credibility, so I want to explain why I believe that a second Obama presidency would be dangerous for gun rights.<\/p>\n

First, I should concede that President Obama has very wisely avoided directly attacking gun rights during his first term<\/a>.\u00a0 He even signed legislation allowing open and concealed carry in National Parks and Wildlife Refuges as well as allowing firearms on Amtrak trains.<\/p>\n

But I do not for a minute believe that the president is a supporter of gun rights and his comments following the Aurora, Colorado tragedy support this position. \u00a0Under intense pressure from anti-gun supporters, President Obama appears ready to return to his Illinois roots where gun control is concerned.<\/p>\n

Speaking yesterday to the National Urban League<\/a>, President Obama made several comments that should deeply concern gun owners. \u00a0He began by using classic divide-and-conquer techniques with co-called “assault weapons” as the wedge issue. \u00a0He stated that \u201cA lot of gun owners would agree that AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not in the hands of criminals.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

The problem? \u00a0There is a third choice Mr. President and that is for these sporting rifles to be in the hands of law-abiding citizens. \u00a0I guess in his mind, we are already in the category of ‘criminals’.<\/p>\n

He went on to complain bitterly that\u00a0\u201copposition in Congress\u201d had prevented the passage of more restrictive gun laws. \u00a0Clearly his first-term avoidance of the issue has been based on the realities of re-election and not on his claimed move to the center. \u00a0He seems to be more than willing to make his second term be true to his early years.<\/p>\n

The Early Years<\/strong><\/span>
\nOn that note, let\u2019s look at those early years and what he had to say about citizens rights to keep and bear arms and defend their homes and families …<\/p>\n