Do you think obama will "try" to take our guns?

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Do you think obama will "try" to take our guns?

  • YES

    Votes: 162 65.3%
  • NO

    Votes: 86 34.7%

  • Total voters
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ldp4570

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Actually they could ban military small arms cartridges, doing something such as this would dry up lots of firearms very quickly. This has been brought up in congress before, but went nowhere. With the new UN treaty they want to push, instead of going after the guns themselves, all they have to do is attack the ammo.

Even the current listing of small arms ammo the military has in storage ranges from .22lr to .50cal. Inbetween these are, .22 hornet, .32acp, .380acp, .38spl, .357mag, 9MM, .40SW, .45acp, 5.56, 7.62(30-06, 308), 300WM, 338Lapua. This is just a few, there is lots more. I myself am more scared of something like this than an actual gun ban. Shotgun gauges are also on this list.
 

BigRed82

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Not going to happen. But the fact that so many people here actually think that it will is a shining testament to the NRA's ability to instill the necessary amount of fear to keep the money coming in.

I have a hard time remembering what my thought process was like before I became a centrist, but it amazes me how both political extremes has such a "They're out to get me!" mindset about the other side. Crazy.
 

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No, he won't. The people who screech about their 2nd Amendment rights should try reading the rest of the Constitution.Then, maybe they would understand how it's impossible for a President to just take their guns away from them.I don't think the American people with make this mistake again for a long long time.
 

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history says that the democrat will try, then a republican will give back all the good guns, its a cruel circle. thats why I got my ar now! I dont think he will be able to take them from us, but I think he will ban us from buying more new guns...
 

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Actually history shows Republicans permanently ban weapons using the 'common sense' doctrine and Executive Order. Not exactly what the Founding Fathers discussed.

Reagan banned civilian purchase of any select fire weapon made after '86.
He eliminated a weapon by name as not needed by hunters or used by competition shooters. He forbid concealed carry on any national park or refuge, even if the state allows concealed on public land. I cant imagine what the patriotic gun owners would have done if Carter had done that!

It was only in the waning days of the Younger President Bush's administration was the concealed carry ban rescinded. NONE of the Reagan firearm bans and restrictions were ever voted on.

The Elder Bush continued to restrict weapons and magazine capacity by Presidental Decree. 86 weapons were banned fom import, magazine capacity was reduced using the same 'common sense' doctrine. Again, no debate in Congress, no vote of the people, just a quick few strokes of a pen. Every petty tyrant across the globe must have smiled.

A higher precentage of House Republicans voted for the Sweeping Brady Bill than did Democrats. But at least the Brady Bill was debated and voted on by Congress and not made law by a wave of the Executive Pen.

So I am always puzzled by the idea that the Dems take and the Repubs restore.
 

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No one remember Greensburg KS, tornado? Forced evacs and missing property?

http://www.infowars.com/recounting-greensberg-gun-confiscations/

"GREENSBURG GUN CONFISCATIONS
By Patricia A. Stoneking

I would like to start this report by noting that I have personally spoke with several sources who were directly involved in the incidents that I am about to report that took place in Greensburg, KS in the aftermath of the horrible CAT 5 tornado that ravaged and destroyed that town. I will not be divulging their names in this article as they have requested I not do so.

The first thing I would like for everyone to acknowledge is that the residents of Greensburg were forced to evacuate and that, in and of itself, was an illegal action as martial law had not been declared. There were many people who wanted to stay and they were threatened with arrest and forcible removal if they did not leave as ordered. The tornado happened at 9:46pm on Friday evening, May 4, 2007 and they were forced to leave within a couple hours of it, being given no time to collect themselves or assess the damages or even try to pick up anything such as guns and valuables. Ed Klummp, Police Chiefs Association, testified at the House committee hearing with a position opposing The Emergency Powers Act and said the evacuations were so they could search for bodies and shut off gas and power and that the evacuation was for the safety of the residents. I have been told by a reliable source that the electricity was shut off prior to the tornado striking and the gas was shut off within a few hours after. It would seem that the evacuation was not necessary in light of that information. Perhaps the position should have been that those who want to leave be provided a way to do so and those who wish to stay be allowed to stay.

This town was locked down tight for several days and no one was allowed in or out. The only people in that town during this time were Sheriffs Officers, Kansas Highway Patrol Officers, ATF, FEMA, National Guard, Police Officers from surrounding areas and some volunteers from Ft. Riley, generally speaking, government officials. Authorities claim no one else was there or could have gotten in or out. Interestingly enough, I have been told repeatedly by all sources that the media was allowed to roam freely without escorts through Greensburg. Shall we ask why residents were not allowed to stay on their own property but media was allowed unfettered access?

Many guns and other valuables such as jewelry have gone permanently missing and have never been recovered. There were some houses that were not destroyed and were in tact and habitable. Those folks did not want to leave but were forced to do so. When they returned they found their houses had been broken in to and all of their guns missing. One gentleman reports that when he went to claim his guns, taken from his secure home, they were returned to him in damaged condition. They were not damaged by the tornado. They were locked up in his home and illegally confiscated. So how do we suppose that damage occurred?

Guns and ammunition that were collected were taken to a trailer and an ATF agent manned the trailer. When people first came to collect their guns they were asked for proof of ownership such as receipts and serial number lists and they had to fill out a 4473 and get a NICS approval before they could claim their guns. No one had paperwork, receipts, or lists of serial numbers because it had all blown away. Later into the process they quit demanding these items and asked only for a list with make, model and description of the firearm. In one case, in the collection trailer, a gun case was claimed by one man who had a very nice trap shotgun in it and when he opened the undamaged and closed case, he found not his nice BT99 but another damaged gun that did not belong to him. That $1500.00 BT99 has never turned up. One comment made by all sources is that many “nice” guns were never recovered. Every source has reported that little to no care was taken with any of the firearms retrieved and taken into protective custody and they were not catalogued in any fashion. One resident said “they were just thrown in there in piles”.

One family, whose house was not damaged, reported that officers were going to remove them at gun point when they refused to leave their property and a gun fight was only averted when a KBI agent stepped in front of the other officers and pleaded with them to consider what they were doing. Those residents had taken up their shotguns and were not going to leave. We can only say thank heavens for that KBI officer who had the sense to realize what pressing these people at gun point would mean.

As I talked to these residents of Greensburg the accounts of their personal experiences kept flowing and they all had certain things in common. Their rights were violated, guns were confiscated illegally and they were forced to leave their homes illegally. When government agents came to their property they did not ask them if they were okay or needed help. They were there to forcibly remove them and confiscate their property. Many of them expressed fear of reprisal should they go public. Do they have the names of the officials who they believe acted illegally and inappropriately? In many cases, the answer is yes. Did all officials act illegally and inappropriately? NO. Many were very helpful and had great concern for the well being of the residents and were there to assist them with the best of intentions.

The people in Greensburg are a close, tight knit community, everyone knows everyone kind of place. They were very resentful of government coming in and telling them what they had to do. They would have preferred to stay and help each other locate valuables and guns and not leave their property. Several residents have reported that FEMA did more harm than good and would not even cooperate with local law enforcement. Residents of the town who were firefighters and trained in rescue operations wanted to stay and help their neighbors and friends and were told they could not.

The many stories that have been shared with me are too lengthy to include in this report. I just pose these questions. If there was even one act of misconduct or illegal activity by any governmental official are we to stand by idly and allow it without complaint? Should those who broke the law be allowed to continue to “serve” as law enforcement officials without question? Should the residents of Greensburg have to fear reprisal if they report and file complaints about what happened to them? Should Kansas and its legislative body do nothing to see to it that this never happens again?

I am turning over all of the information I have obtained to the NRA complete with names and numbers of those residents which I have spoke with. I am also going to turn the information over to some members of the Kansas House and Senate. I would urge KSRA members to contact their legislators and demand that a full investigation be conducted in to the events that took place in Greensburg. HB 2811, The Emergency Powers Act is a bill designed to prevent this exact kind of thing from happening and provide a remedy if it does (see that article). At the time of this publication that bill is in the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee. Rise up Kansas! Let your voice be heard! Don’t let your town be next!!
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yes he is coming after them no matter what. He knows he cant win a second term and that he will lose much support in the House and Senate, so he will take everything he can, he will grant emergency powers by executive order to his butt buddy Eric Holder and ATF director to take weapons. INMHO i think that he will start with CCW that the FBI has approved, andthen gun dealers, etc etc..
 

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