True Story Of Gun Control
Birthpangs
2012/08/12 11:35:11
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You're sound asleep when you hear a thump outside your bedroom door. Half-awake, and nearly paralyzed with fear, you hear muffled whispers. At least two people have broken into your house and are moving your way. With your heart pumping, you reach down beside your bed and pick up your shotgun. You rack a shell into the chamber, then inch toward the door and open it. In the darkness, you make out two shadows. One holds something that looks like a crowbar. When the intruder brandishes it as if to strike, you raise the shotgun and fire. The blast knocks both thugs to the floor. One writhes and screams while the second man crawls to the front door and lurches outside. As you pick up the telephone to call police, you know you're in trouble. In your country, most guns were outlawed years before, and the few that are privately owned are so stringently regulated as to make them useless. Yours was never registered. Police arrive and inform you that the second burglar has died. They arrest you for First Degree Murder and Illegal Possession of a Firearm. When you talk to your attorney, he tells you not to worry: authorities will probably plea the case down to manslaughter. "What kind of sentence will I get?" you ask. "Only ten-to-twelve years," he replies, as if that's nothing. "Behave yourself, and you'll be out in seven." The next day, the shooting is the lead story in the local newspaper. Somehow, you're portrayed as an eccentric vigilante while the two men you shot are represented as choirboys. Their friends and relatives can't find an unkind word to say about them. Buried deep down in the article, authorities acknowledge that both "victims" have been arrested numerous times. But the next day's headline says it all: "Lovable Rogue Son Didn't Deserve to Die." The thieves have been transformed from career criminals into Robin Hood-type pranksters.. As the days wear on, the story takes wings. he national media picks it up, then the international media. The surviving burglar has become a folk hero. Your attorney says the thief is preparing to sue you, and he'll probably win. The media publishes reports that your home has been burglarized several times in the past and that you've been critical of local police for their lack of effort in apprehending the suspects. After the last break-in, you told your neighbor that you would be prepared next time. The District Attorney uses this to allege that you were lying in wait for the burglars. A few months later, you go to trial. The charges haven't been reduced, as your lawyer had so confidently predicted. When you take the stand, your anger at the injustice of it all works against you. Prosecutors paint a picture of you as a mean, vengeful man. It doesn't take long for the jury to convict you of all charges. The judge sentences you to life in prison. This case really happened. On August 22, 1999, Tony Martin of Emneth, Norfolk , England , killed one burglar and wounded a second. In April, 2000, he was convicted and is now serving a life term. How did it become a crime to defend one's own life in the once great British Empire ? It started with the Pistols Act of 1903. This seemingly reasonable law forbade selling pistols to minors or felons and established that handgun sales were to be made only to those who had a license. The Firearms Act of 1920 expanded licensing to include not only handguns but all firearms except shotguns.. Later laws passed in 1953 and 1967 outlawed the carrying of any weapon by private citizens and mandated the registration of all shotguns. Momentum for total handgun confiscation began in earnest after the Hungerford mass shooting in 1987. Michael Ryan, a mentally disturbed man with a Kalashnikov rifle, walked down the streets shooting everyone he saw. When the smoke cleared, 17 people were dead. The British public, already de-sensitized by eighty years of "gun control", demanded even tougher restrictions. (The seizure of all privately owned handguns was the objective even though Ryan used a rifle.) Nine years later, at Dunblane, Scotland, Thomas Hamilton used a semi-automatic weapon to murder 16 children and a teacher at a public school. For many years, the media had portrayed all gun owners as mentally unstable, or worse, criminals. Now the press had a real kook with which to beat up law-abiding gun owners. Day after day, week after week, the media gave up all pretense of objectivity and demanded a total ban on all handguns. The Dunblane Inquiry, a few months later, sealed the fate of the few sidearms still owned by private citizens. During the years in which the British government incrementally took away most gun rights, the notion that a citizen had the right to armed self-defense came to be seen as vigilantism. Authorities refused to grant gun licenses to people who were threatened, claiming that self-defense was no longer considered a reason to own a gun. Citizens who shot burglars or robbers or rapists were charged while the real criminals were released. Indeed, after the Martin shooting, a police spokesman was quoted as saying, "We cannot have people take the law into their own hands." All of Martin's neighbors had been robbed numerous times, and several elderly people were severely injured in beatings by young thugs who had no fear of the consequences. Martin himself, a collector of antiques, had seen most of his collection trashed or stolen by burglars. When the Dunblane Inquiry ended, citizens who owned handguns were given three months to turn them over to local authorities. Being good British subjects, most people obeyed the law. The few who didn't were visited by police and threatened with ten-year prison sentences if they didn't comply. Police later bragged that they'd taken nearly 200,000 handguns from private citizens. How did the authorities know who had handguns? The guns had been registered and licensed. Kind of like cars. Sound familiar? WAKE UP AMERICA; THIS IS WHY OUR FOUNDING FATHERS PUT THE SECOND AMENDMENT IN OUR CONSTITUTION. "...It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.." --Samuel Adams If you think this is important, please forward to everyone you know. You had better wake up, because Obama is doing this very same thing, over here, if he can get it done. The UN Small Arms Treaty that Hilary is negotiating would take away our 2nd Amendment rights. And there are stupid people in congress and on the street that will go right along with him. |
Just remember - the reason the Japanese didn't invade the USA is because they knew that Most of the citizens were armed.
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
(The Second Amendment to the US Constitution)
So… what does this mean to you and me and the average American citizen? It means that you, as a citizen, have a right to own and use firearms, for defense of your self and family, to hunt for food and to help, with your neighbors, be the last line of defense in the event of another nation attacking our own.
Although positioned second in the bill of rights, this right to keep and bear arms is actually first among equals. Without this right, we wouldn’t have the others and we would still be subject to the rule of the monarchy in England. Yes, if there had been “gun control” back in 1776 the citizens and patriots of the time would not have had the means to secure our freedom.
Oppressive regimes throughout just the past century have first sought to find and remove weapons from the hands of the citizenry before making radical change and oppressing the people.
Check out these facts…
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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In 1929, the Sovie...
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
(The Second Amendment to the US Constitution)
So… what does this mean to you and me and the average American citizen? It means that you, as a citizen, have a right to own and use firearms, for defense of your self and family, to hunt for food and to help, with your neighbors, be the last line of defense in the event of another nation attacking our own.
Although positioned second in the bill of rights, this right to keep and bear arms is actually first among equals. Without this right, we wouldn’t have the others and we would still be subject to the rule of the monarchy in England. Yes, if there had been “gun control” back in 1776 the citizens and patriots of the time would not have had the means to secure our freedom.
Oppressive regimes throughout just the past century have first sought to find and remove weapons from the hands of the citizenry before making radical change and oppressing the people.
Check out these facts…
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
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Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Before WWII started, Hilter explained why he made it illegal for Jews to have guns and why he had to confiscate them….
“The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing.”
- Adolf Hitler
(Another quote, many people like to reference and attribute to Hitler is the following:
This year will go down in history! For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!
(As dramatic as it seems, It has been proven to be bogus.)
(Just something to think about. You may not want a gun in your house, but you might be glad you neighbor has one in his.)
Again, why the controversy?
Liberals in politics almost invariably want to restrict gun ownership among the citizens. They say that guns cause crime or that you are more likely to shoot yourself or a family member if you have a gun in your home. Each time there is a shooting or a mass killing, they stand in front of the TV cameras and cry that we need more gun control. Even worse is when they say they want to outlaw all guns in the country, sure that taking guns out of the hands of citizens would end gun violence.
Every statistic proves them to be fools.
A few more facts…
Fact: The murder rates in many nations were ALREADY LOW BEFORE enacting gun control. Thus, their restrictive laws cannot be credited with lowering their crime rates.
Fact: Gun control has done nothing to keep crime rates from rising in many of the nations that have imposed severe firearms restrictions.
* Australia: Readers of the USA Today newspaper discovered in 2002 that, “Since Australia’s 1996 laws banning most guns and making it a crime to use a gun defensively, armed robberies rose by 51%, unarmed robberies by 37%, assaults by 24% and kidnappings by 43%. While murders fell by 3%, manslaughter rose by 16%.”
* Canada: After enacting stringent gun control laws in 1991 and 1995, Canada has not made its citizens any safer. “The contrast between the criminal violence rates in the United States and in Canada is dramatic,” says Canadian criminologist Gary Mauser in 2003. “Over the past decade, the rate of violent crime in Canada has increased while in the United States the violent crime rate has plummeted.”
* England: According to the BBC News, handgun crime in the United Kingdom rose by 40% in the two years after it passed its draconian gun ban in 1997
So… Either the left wants to oppress or slaughter a group of people they don’t like, or they want our crime rate to rise so we can keep up with the rest of the world. What do YOU think?
Many if not most of the Gun Control Laws we have were either created too, or have the effect of limiting firearms access to people of a certain race or class.
NYC's Sullivan Act was aimed specifically at disarming Italian Immigrants.
Florida Supreme Court ruled as late as the 1940's that laws banning gun carry applied only to Blacks.
After the Civil War Tennessee banned the sale of all handguns but the expensive ARMY & NAVY revolvers. Since most Confederate Veterans already had one of these revolvers, the target of the ban were the newly freed slaves.
Jim Crow Laws requiring Gun Registration or Permits were passed in many southern states. They were used to prohibit gun ownership by Blacks, or as a record of who to disarm before the Klan visited an area.
The current MAY ISSUE Carry Permit Systems that several States have, were started during that same period. They allowed the local Sheriff to decide who would be allowed to carry a gun, so he could keep minorities unarmed.
Even the Ban on "Saturday Night Specials" from more recent history targeted the type of gun most commonly purchased by poor minorities for self defense.
In fact many cops at the time referred to the guns as Ni&&er-town; Specials.
Uses position to withhold documents tied to gun smuggling probe
http://abcnews.go.com/Politic... tempt-vote/story?id=16610613#...
May 10, 2012
Threatens to veto DOJ bill because it blocks gun control law
http://www.foxnews.com/politi...
April 22, 2012
Embraces executive orders to bypass Congress
http://www.infowars.com/we-ca...
February 21, 2012
At the U.N.: Pro-gun groups are stifled
http://www.heritage.org/resea...
February 17, 2012
Sneaks anti-gun measures into 2013 budget proposal
http://dailycaller.com/2012/0... ment-freedoms/
February 13, 2012
Cuts funds in half for armed pilot counter-terrorism program
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-...
2011 December 23, 2011
Says he won’t be bound by gun-control ban in omnibus
http://thehill.com/blogs/heal...
July 11, 2011
Authorizes administration’s first major gun regulation
http://www.rightsidenews.com/...
July 11, 2011
At the U.N.: Final Arms Trade Treaty talks under way
http://thenewamerican.com/usn...
July 7, 2011
Obama aide says gun legislation in "near future"
http://content.usatoday.com/c...
March 30, 2011
Says we’re worki...
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Uses position to withhold documents tied to gun smuggling probe
http://abcnews.go.com/Politic... tempt-vote/story?id=16610613#...
May 10, 2012
Threatens to veto DOJ bill because it blocks gun control law
http://www.foxnews.com/politi...
April 22, 2012
Embraces executive orders to bypass Congress
http://www.infowars.com/we-ca...
February 21, 2012
At the U.N.: Pro-gun groups are stifled
http://www.heritage.org/resea...
February 17, 2012
Sneaks anti-gun measures into 2013 budget proposal
http://dailycaller.com/2012/0... ment-freedoms/
February 13, 2012
Cuts funds in half for armed pilot counter-terrorism program
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-...
2011 December 23, 2011
Says he won’t be bound by gun-control ban in omnibus
http://thehill.com/blogs/heal...
July 11, 2011
Authorizes administration’s first major gun regulation
http://www.rightsidenews.com/...
July 11, 2011
At the U.N.: Final Arms Trade Treaty talks under way
http://thenewamerican.com/usn...
July 7, 2011
Obama aide says gun legislation in "near future"
http://content.usatoday.com/c...
March 30, 2011
Says we’re working on gun control "under the radar"
http://www.washingtonpost.com...
March 15, 2011
Looks for ways around Congress on gun policy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com...
March 13, 2011
Calls for gun reforms following Tucson tragedy
http://azstarnet.com/article_...
February 28, 2011
At the U.N.: Debate over scope of global gun restrictions
http://www.armscontrol.org/ac...
February 8, 2011
At the U.N.: Agreement signed with anti-gun group IANSA
http://en.iansa.org/node/1498
obama
timeline
2010 November 15, 2010
Nominates anti-gun Andrew Traver to head ATF
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/...
March 1, 2010
Busts plan to sell rifles to Americans
http://www.foxnews.com/politi...
September 15, 2010
Appoints anti-gun Greg Nickels to U.N. post
http://www.uscca.us/ccr/view_...
July 12, 2010
At the U.N.: Arms Treaty to include all conventional weapons
http://www.heritage.org/resea...
May 10, 2010
Nominates anti-gun Elena Kagan for Supreme Court Justice
http://www.washingtontimes.co...
2009 October 14, 2009
Reverses stance on treaty to regulate arm trade
http://www.reuters.com/articl...
May 26, 2009
Nominates anti-gun Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire...
April 22, 2009
Nominates anti-gun Cass Sunstein for top regulatory post
http://www.opposingviews.com/...
April 16, 2009
Says "90% of guns recovered in Mexico come from U.S."
http://www.foxnews.com/politi...
April 16, 2009
Assures he hasn’t "backed off at all" on pledge to restore gun ban
http://articles.cnn.com/2009-...
obama
timeline
2008 December 1, 2008
Nominates anti-gun Eric Holder for attorney general
http://www.examiner.com/conse...
December 1, 2008
Names anti-gun Hillary Clinton as secretary of state
http://www.issues2000.org/sen...
November 13, 2008
Weeds out gun owners from his White House staff
http://cnsnews.com/news/artic...
April 2, 2008
Says "I am not in favor of concealed weapons"
http://www.pittsburghlive.com...
February 16, 2008
Says right to bear arms "subject to common-sense regulation"
http://www.jsonline.com/news/...
February 15, 2008
Says microstamping is a "common-sense law"
http://www.buckeyestateblog.c...
January 15, 2008
Supports repealing the Tiarht Amendment
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2...
2007 April 22, 2007
Favors a ban on standard-capacity magazines
http://nraila.org/gun-laws/di...
2006 October 17, 2006
Says "I believe in keeping guns out of our inner cities."
http://usliberals.about.com/o...
January 31, 2006
Votes against Samuel Alito for Supreme Court Justice
http://www.washingtontimes.co...
2005 September 22, 2005
Votes against John Roberts for Supreme Court Justice
http://www.washingtontimes.co...
obama
timeline
July 29, 2005
Votes against prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers
http://www.issues2000.org/201...
July 29, 2005
Votes to ban common rifle ammunition
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2...
2004 October 21, 2004
Says it’s "a scandal" Bush didn’t renew assault weapons ban
http://www.issues2000.org/200...
April 27, 2004
Says he continues to oppose concealed carry
http://articles.chicagotribun...
March 25, 2004
Votes against lowering FOID card age from 21 to 18
http://www.ilga.gov/legislati... 61&SessionID;=3&GA;=93
March 25, 2004
Votes to uphold local gun bans
http://www.ilga.gov/legislati... 61&SessionID;=3&GA;=93
March 25, 2004
Votes to uphold prosecution of people using guns in self-defense
http://www.ilga.gov/legislati... 61&SessionID;=3&GA;=93
2003 March 13, 2003
Votes to ban hundreds of common rifles & shotguns
http://www.ilga.gov/legislati... 4&SessionID;=3&GA;=93
obama
timeline
2001 July 5, 2001
Says he continues to favor handgun registration & licensing
http://www.guncite.com/gun_co...
February 20, 2001
Says "No reason why anybody should need an assault weapon"
http://www.guncite.com/gun_co...
2000
Co-sponsors bill to limit firearm purchases to one gun a month
http://civilliberty.about.com...
1999 December 13, 1999
Proposes banning gun stores within 5 mi. of schools & parks
http://michellemalkin.com/200...
December 13, 1999
Supports 500% tax increase on guns & ammo
http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-f...
December 13, 1999
Supports ban on resale of police-issued firearms
http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-f...
1998
Sits on Board of Directors for anti-gun Joyce Foundation
http://www.politico.com/news/...
July 2, 1998
Endorses a ban on sale or transfer of all semi-auto guns
http://www.issues2000.org/Bar...
1996 September 9, 1996
Supports ban on manufacture, sale & possession of handguns
http://www.thepoliticalguide....
obama
timeline
So I then said well in other words your Country does have guns, just not the law-abiding citizen.....
My friend doesn't get the fact that his Government can impose anything they want on the citizens because they have all the guns. Ask a Hitler survivor about disarming the citizens.....
If you wait for the police to save you then quickly say your prayers as it means the end of you. Keep in mind that prayers only work if you have a gun to back them up. If you don't have a gun then the police will collect your dead body, clean up the mess and eventually catch the killer. If that is good enough for you then by all means do not carry a gun.
The dictators of all stripes always disarm the citizens as it makes their job dictating much easier and safer for them.
Outlawing guns will make it so only the outlaws will have them- this is true... they will always be able to get guns... outlawing them will not make it any more difficult for them to get them... it simply ties the hands even more of law-abiding citizens...
Guns don't kill people, idiots with guns do- this is also true... but outlawing guns won't keep guns out of the hands of idiots who are out to hurt or kill with them...
And/or the citizenry says to hell with it, gets their hands on guns and revolts...
I am thinking, regardless of who wins the election, sooner or later this country will go through yet another revolution... the severity of it, nature of it, and the course it takes will depend on the circumstances at the time... I just hope that when it happens, it will be well-thought out by people of a level mind, not by crackpots who will merely swap one set of problems for another...
Don't get me wrong... it's by far still the greatest country in the world to live in...
Home invasions are up 21%
Armed robberies are up 69%
Assaults with guns went up 28%
And murders with guns jumped 19%
http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
History has proven time and time again that gun control does NOT work!
2012 June 20, 2012
Uses position to withhold documents tied to gun smuggling probe
http://abcnews.go.com/Politic... tempt-vote/story?id=16610613#...
May 10, 2012
Threatens to veto DOJ bill because it blocks gun control law
http://www.foxnews.com/politi...
April 22, 2012
Embraces executive orders to bypass Congress
http://www.infowars.com/we-ca...
February 21, 2012
At the U.N.: Pro-gun groups are stifled
http://www.heritage.org/resea...
February 17, 2012
Sneaks anti-gun measures into 2013 budget proposal
http://dailycaller.com/2012/0... ment-freedoms/
February 13, 2012
Cuts funds in half for armed pilot counter-terrorism program
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-...
2011 December 23, 2011
Says he won’t be bound by gun-control ban in omnibus
http://thehill.com/blogs/heal...
July 11, 2011
Authorizes administration’s first major gun regulation
http://www.rightsidenews.com/...
July 11, 2011
At the U.N.: Final Arms Trade Treaty talks under way
http://thenewamerican.com/usn...
July 7, 2011
Obama aide says gun legislation in "near future"
http://content.usatoday.com/c...
March 30, 2011
Says we’re working on gun control "under the radar"
http://www.washingtonpost.com...
March 15, 2011
Looks for ways around Congress on gun policy
http://www.huffingt...
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2012 June 20, 2012
Uses position to withhold documents tied to gun smuggling probe
http://abcnews.go.com/Politic... tempt-vote/story?id=16610613#...
May 10, 2012
Threatens to veto DOJ bill because it blocks gun control law
http://www.foxnews.com/politi...
April 22, 2012
Embraces executive orders to bypass Congress
http://www.infowars.com/we-ca...
February 21, 2012
At the U.N.: Pro-gun groups are stifled
http://www.heritage.org/resea...
February 17, 2012
Sneaks anti-gun measures into 2013 budget proposal
http://dailycaller.com/2012/0... ment-freedoms/
February 13, 2012
Cuts funds in half for armed pilot counter-terrorism program
http://articles.cnn.com/2012-...
2011 December 23, 2011
Says he won’t be bound by gun-control ban in omnibus
http://thehill.com/blogs/heal...
July 11, 2011
Authorizes administration’s first major gun regulation
http://www.rightsidenews.com/...
July 11, 2011
At the U.N.: Final Arms Trade Treaty talks under way
http://thenewamerican.com/usn...
July 7, 2011
Obama aide says gun legislation in "near future"
http://content.usatoday.com/c...
March 30, 2011
Says we’re working on gun control "under the radar"
http://www.washingtonpost.com...
March 15, 2011
Looks for ways around Congress on gun policy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com...
March 13, 2011
Calls for gun reforms following Tucson tragedy
http://azstarnet.com/article_...
February 28, 2011
At the U.N.: Debate over scope of global gun restrictions
http://www.armscontrol.org/ac...
February 8, 2011
At the U.N.: Agreement signed with anti-gun group IANSA
http://en.iansa.org/node/1498
obama
timeline
2010 November 15, 2010
Nominates anti-gun Andrew Traver to head ATF
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/...
March 1, 2010
Busts plan to sell rifles to Americans
http://www.foxnews.com/politi...
September 15, 2010
Appoints anti-gun Greg Nickels to U.N. post
http://www.uscca.us/ccr/view_...
July 12, 2010
At the U.N.: Arms Treaty to include all conventional weapons
http://www.heritage.org/resea...
May 10, 2010
Nominates anti-gun Elena Kagan for Supreme Court Justice
http://www.washingtontimes.co...
2009 October 14, 2009
Reverses stance on treaty to regulate arm trade
http://www.reuters.com/articl...
May 26, 2009
Nominates anti-gun Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court Justice
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire...
April 22, 2009
Nominates anti-gun Cass Sunstein for top regulatory post
http://www.opposingviews.com/...
April 16, 2009
Says "90% of guns recovered in Mexico come from U.S."
http://www.foxnews.com/politi...
April 16, 2009
Assures he hasn’t "backed off at all" on pledge to restore gun ban
http://articles.cnn.com/2009-...
obama
timeline
2008 December 1, 2008
Nominates anti-gun Eric Holder for attorney general
http://www.examiner.com/conse...
December 1, 2008
Names anti-gun Hillary Clinton as secretary of state
http://www.issues2000.org/sen...
November 13, 2008
Weeds out gun owners from his White House staff
http://cnsnews.com/news/artic...
April 2, 2008
Says "I am not in favor of concealed weapons"
http://www.pittsburghlive.com...
February 16, 2008
Says right to bear arms "subject to common-sense regulation"
http://www.jsonline.com/news/...
February 15, 2008
Says microstamping is a "common-sense law"
http://www.buckeyestateblog.c...
January 15, 2008
Supports repealing the Tiarht Amendment
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2...
2007 April 22, 2007
Favors a ban on standard-capacity magazines
http://nraila.org/gun-laws/di...
2006 October 17, 2006
Says "I believe in keeping guns out of our inner cities."
http://usliberals.about.com/o...
January 31, 2006
Votes against Samuel Alito for Supreme Court Justice
http://www.washingtontimes.co...
2005 September 22, 2005
Votes against John Roberts for Supreme Court Justice
http://www.washingtontimes.co...
obama
timeline
July 29, 2005
Votes against prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers
http://www.issues2000.org/201...
July 29, 2005
Votes to ban common rifle ammunition
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2...
2004 October 21, 2004
Says it’s "a scandal" Bush didn’t renew assault weapons ban
http://www.issues2000.org/200...
April 27, 2004
Says he continues to oppose concealed carry
http://articles.chicagotribun...
March 25, 2004
Votes against lowering FOID card age from 21 to 18
http://www.ilga.gov/legislati... 61&SessionID=3&GA=93
March 25, 2004
Votes to uphold local gun bans
http://www.ilga.gov/legislati... 61&SessionID=3&GA=93
March 25, 2004
Votes to uphold prosecution of people using guns in self-defense
http://www.ilga.gov/legislati... 61&SessionID=3&GA=93
2003 March 13, 2003
Votes to ban hundreds of common rifles & shotguns
http://www.ilga.gov/legislati... 4&SessionID=3&GA=93
obama
timeline
2001 July 5, 2001
Says he continues to favor handgun registration & licensing
http://www.guncite.com/gun_co...
February 20, 2001
Says "No reason why anybody should need an assault weapon"
http://www.guncite.com/gun_co...
2000
Co-sponsors bill to limit firearm purchases to one gun a month
http://civilliberty.about.com...
1999 December 13, 1999
Proposes banning gun stores within 5 mi. of schools & parks
http://michellemalkin.com/200...
December 13, 1999
Supports 500% tax increase on guns & ammo
http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-f...
December 13, 1999
Supports ban on resale of police-issued firearms
http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-f...
1998
Sits on Board of Directors for anti-gun Joyce Foundation
http://www.politico.com/news/...
July 2, 1998
Endorses a ban on sale or transfer of all semi-auto guns
http://www.issues2000.org/Bar...
1996 September 9, 1996
Supports ban on manufacture, sale & possession of handguns
http://www.thepoliticalguide....
obama
timeline
http://jpfo.org/
Home invasions are up 21%
Armed robberies are up 69%
Assaults with guns went up 28%
And murders with guns jumped 19%
http://www.youtube.com/watch?...