Do guns still matter?

Niles Cooper, Jason OK — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:39:37 GMT

Try taking peoples guns away Barack. They'll give them to you. Not sure which end they'll lead with though.

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Hans M., Washington DC — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:42:20 GMT

With this attitude, 2010 is shaping up to be a very good year, for the Republicans.

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Dave M., Munson AK — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:43:35 GMT

Try taking the guns away Barack. Then let us know if you still think they don't matter.

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RGSmith Logansport In — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:51:12 GMT

Frankly, I think that the NRA does this on purpose. The last time the NRA got scared was when Clinton was in office. Look what that done for gun sales!!!!! The end result is that you could still get pre-ban 30, 40, 50+ magazines for auto and semi-auto weapons. I love my weapons very much, also. I just do not believe in using scare tactics to sell guns and accessories. I think it is a sales gimmick.

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Full Moon — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:51:34 GMT

Oh, you betcha!

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Bailey Quarters, Twin Cities, MN — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:58:34 GMT

Now that the election has passed, I'm gonna say it! I totally got what President elect Obama meant and that is, when a voter is feeling jaded and disenfranchised, that voter is gonna stick to their basic values, not necessarily the current issues. When you're not being listened to, "vote with what you know" is what he was conveying. That may seem simplistic, but it's the truth. It wasn't an insult but a recognizing of their frustrations.

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D. Fairchild, Bangor, Maine — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:59:07 GMT

Although I'm thrilled to have a democrat in office, I do not support Obama's attitude toward gun control. When gun control is implimented, it creates just as much crime as it claims to stop. Look at the United Kingdom for example. As a victim of car theft and home invasion, I believe I have the right to defend myself. I have a permit, and carry my handgun responsibly. When handguns are outlawed, only the outlaws will have them.

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Antelope Mountain Man — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:01:15 GMT

NBC has done more for Obama than call North Carolina in his favor. And no one gets fooled by MSNBC, which came in dead last in the election ratings.

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Dorothy Rodriguez Granton, WI — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:01:58 GMT

My God People get a grip! He said he wanted smart gun control. I do not think people need to have anything other than hunting rifles, target practice pistols. Not assault rifles!!!! What the hell do you want with that?

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Kid Galahad PG — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:04:54 GMT

Guns and religion. Isn't that what Obama said? Whay a deadhead we're gonna have for a president.

Bush kept us safe. Obama will ruin this country and the people in it.

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Buzz "guns and butter- why not pick both" — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:05:53 GMT

Does butter still matter?
Hell yes, guns still matter.
I'm a lib, I'm a Dem, I'm a maggot infested fool, according to Rush Screwbaugh, but I really, really, do support the 2nd ammendment, and the need to be able to fully protect myself, family, and property from who-knows-what threat(s). INCLUDING Evangelicals, should they ever become so boldended to think they can force me to accept their way of thinking.

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Beverly in Chicago — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:12:36 GMT

President-elect Barack Obama knows the Second Amendment. He’s a constitutional scholar. Personally, I don’t want other Virginia tech massacre or columbine. Those lying scare tactics backfired. But, the persons who really lost it for McCain, besides the uneducated, flusy, Sarah Palin, they were Greta and stupid Hannity inundating the air waves with ugly, hateful ads constantly.
Congressman Rahm Emanuel or Rambo won't let anyone pull the wool over a President Obama administration. His loyalty and ability to getting the job done is of tremendous value.
AlterNet.org talks about Dick Morris and Bill Kisrtol propping Sarah Palin up.

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Clara Kansas City, MO (Sent Thursday, November 06, 2008 3:57 PM)
Of course, they’ll lean Obama because We’re doing it from the bottom

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LAUGHING AT PENNSYLVANIA TX — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:19:28 GMT

THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA SOLD THEIR SOUL TO THE DEVIL=THEY WANT TO BE LIKE SAN FRANCISCO=THEY DEFINETELY ARENT REDNECKS AS MURTHA SAID. REDNECKS WOULDNT VOTE FOR A FRIEND OF TERROSISTS. IM LAUGHING EVERDAY I SEE THE STOCK MARKET AT THE WOMEN AND YOUNG WHO VOTED FOR THE MESSIAH CANT WAIT TILL THEY LOSE THEIR CARS, CELLS, I PODS, COMPUTERS, BLACK TOYS ECT.

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Rodney Hopper, Waxahachie, TX — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:29:57 GMT

And he won Republican stronghold Texas by only a similar margin to Obama's wins in supposed swing states Pennsylvania, Iowa, New Mexico, and Nevada.

In 2012, with a successful Obama presidency, a shift in demographics, and an influx of new residents, Texas will be a swing state and that will truly be the backbreaker for Republicans as they will have no other automatic huge electoral prizes.

We've done a lot of work here and it will pay big dividends in the future.

Democrats should use the complete collapse of the Republican party as a lesson to never EVER bow to the extreme factions of the party and completely concede the middle.

There's no shame in moderation. It should be seen as a virtue, not villified as it has been in Republican circles for the past few years.

http://www.rodneyhopper.com

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athena in NV — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:37:45 GMT

I am a proud supporter of our Bill of Rights and I believe and practice our second amendment. What troubles me is how do we really harness arms from criminals, idiots and terrorists (domestic and international)?

We do have the right to bear arms and I will not surrender mine. I also know that NRA crossed the line when they began negative campaign toward Obama and many of my acquaintances have fallen for that notion.

What NRA has done for the campaign was not called for and I voted for Obama in former red state/swing state.

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blkbtrflyformerlyknownaskathy,charlotteNOT A PUMA — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:39:26 GMT

"I hope that everyone is overcoming their CDD - Campaign Deficit Disorder. Isn't it strange how tranquil life has become for us Democrats now that we're not sweating out every new poll and waiting to hear what clueless new thing the Wasilla Hillbilly has to said? I'm so enjoying my CDD as I watch Barack getting his new administration up and running.

I am so glad that Rahm Emanuel decided to take the Chief of Staff job. He will be so much more impressive than that deadbeat "Randy" Andy Card.

Yes We Did!
Eric, Salinas, CA (Sent Thursday, November 06, 2008 4:10 PM)"

YES, MY BLOOD PRESSURE HAS EVEN DROPPED. SERIOUSLY

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Rock,Janesville, Wisconsin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:45:33 GMT

First of all there is no way that Obama wants to take guns away from the people. He has stated that very clearly already. The right to bear arms is God given, and imbedded into our laws that it is a non-issue for Obama. He is worrying about moving our nation forward united, to solve our economic difficulties. That is fact!

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Cedric Lee, Chicago, IL — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:48:17 GMT

I think Obama should make all guns obsolete. Hunters and all. Nobody needs to have guns in this country. They kill people everyday. GUNS MUST GO! Go Barack!

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Steven T, Canton, Ohio — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:59:01 GMT

The fact of the matter is that we gun owners are like everyone else. We need our jobs, our mortgages need paid, we want our kids to go to college and alot of us disagree with this war in Iraq. Yes, I didn't agree with Obama's record on guns, but since we agree on everything else, I pulled the lever for him.

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Paul Ocala FL — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:01:02 GMT

Just remember that criminals love gun control; it makes their job safer!

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roy vincent gulf breeze fl — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:02:34 GMT

you can have my gun when u pry it from my cold dead hands

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Rick Mattice — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:09:33 GMT

Do guns matter, you bet. How about freedom of speech, does it matter? All you libs think that the 2nd amendment does not apply to the common man, well guess what, it does. Just like the 1st amendment that gives you the right to spew your liberal agenda, the 2nd gives me the right to bear arms. I will give up my guns when you give up your freedom of speech. Especially now that the newly elected government is turning socialistic. Even after the recent Supreme Court decision, I will never vote for anyone that is for gun control, that would be like you people voting for the limitation of speech, I do not think that will ever happen, will it?

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Kid Galahad PG — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:12:35 GMT

Guns and religion. Isn't that what Obama said? What a deadhead we're gonna have for a president.

Bush kept us safe. Obama will ruin this country and the people in it.

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Sally Struthers — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:13:51 GMT

NRA waisted 15 mil
and that stank Repub ad about Wright that aired every 2 min. here in Florida 2.5 mil....WAISTED...bwahahahahha
the Goppers lost alot and got nuttin in return
bwahahhaahha

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Rick Mattice — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:17:41 GMT

What is reasonible gun control, is that like reasonable limitations of speech? We have enough gun control laws on the books to choke a horse, how about enforcing some of them. All the data proves that the assault wepon ban did absoulutly nothing to reduce crime, it was a feel good liberal law. Look at each state that has passed concealed carry laws and you will find out that crime has decreased in those states.

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John Mack, Fairway, KS — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:18:26 GMT

The idiots that pay attention to and are swayed by anything the NRA puts out are the target audience of the leftovers of the Republican party. It was so nice to see the party of the KKK and neo-Nazis go down in flames. Sarah Palin is an appropriate leader of that group of rednecks and scumballs.

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roy vincent — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:19:36 GMT

i just posted the coment that you could have my gun when u pry it from my cold dead hand wnen my 9 year old son read it he told me that that wasnt good enough he would pick it up first and take over for me is that what obama wants

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Let's just look at the facts - rather than spin, TX — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:24:18 GMT

Eeek! What's the hysteria about except to be hysterical???!?

Obama has said he supports the Second Amendment as an individual right to bear arms. But he's also said he believes that government can regulate that right. Obama never favored an all-out ban on handguns.

Obama (Feb. 2): And then there are people who say, `Well, he doesn't believe in the Second Amendment,' even though I come from a state -- we've got a lot of hunters in downstate Illinois. And I have no intention of taking away folks' guns.

Obama (April 25): "My view continues to be that the constitution, I believe, does provide a right to bear arms; but that local communities, and state governments, as well as the federal government, have a right to common-sense regulations and firearm ownership [rules.] The truth is, obviously, the ban here in Chicago, the ban in D.C. is not keeping the guns out of our cities, and so I'm interested in just figuring out what works and I'm confident we can come up with laws that work and that pass constitutional muster and don't infringe on the rights of lawful gun owners whether it's in Downstate Illinois or rural Montana."

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Lisa Fort Worth TX — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:25:11 GMT

Laughing: you, among other IGNORANT TEXANS, are an uninformed fool! I am a Texas Dem who strongly supports the 2nd amendment....the big difference between me and you GOP IDIOTS is I believe the bill of rights has more than 1 amendment!

And if you could comprehend at higher than a 3rd grade level, you would know that the economic mess in this country has been in the making for YEARS, before most of us even heard of President-elect Obama. A mess that YOUR corrupt, backwoods, hick party fostered, supported and encouraged due to excessive greed.

What you wish on others will come back on you, and I can't think of anyone who deserves to lose more than you...

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2nd Amendment Reader — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:25:22 GMT

For God's sake, please actually READ the 2nd Amendment. It was written during a time before we as a country had an organized military. The right to bear arms was given in order to form a militia of citizens to fight off an invasion by the King of England.
Guns kill...period. And for some reason owning one is not enough for most people. I have no problem with hunting weapons that are used to hunt, but beyond that guns kill!

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stephanie, ft. pierce, fl. — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:36:31 GMT

What is with this country and guns? Fear, Fear, Fear. This is not the wild west. Look at the rest of the civilized world. The only people that should have guns are the military and law enforcement!!!

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Ian — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:48:47 GMT

Canada has tougher gun laws but lots and lots of gun owners with lots and lots of guns. Yet, no one there gets in a twist over it and emergency rooms aren't full of gunshot victims.
People have a right to expect to walk down any street, unarmed, without fear of being shot. When the NRA comes up with a way to make that happen I'll actually take them seriously. Maybe I don't want to have to kill some SOB in self defense and have blood on my hands when I meet my maker.

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sbv creswell, oregon — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:54:20 GMT

the gun issue here in oregon was still important, and many conversations with voters were about sen. obama, now president elect obama's position on affirming the 2nd amendment's right to bear arms, plus his support and agreement with the d.c. gun ownership decision and is repeated support of hunters and fishing enthusiasts and their right to public access. i will say, as i canvassed in our small, very conservative and economically depressed town, the "cling" comment, while badly worded unfortunately, really was speaking to an attitude of fear of the future, fear of change, fear of where these citizens fit into the socio-economic strata of todays 21st century.

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Olivia Frink, NC — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:58:46 GMT

Barack will remove the guns from the bible thumpers and make the world safer. Hunters and rednecks, two of a kind. Take their guns away President Obama! Then we can kick some rears.

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JR270 Kamiah, Idaho — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:59:02 GMT

People!!!jeez are you really that paranoid? I'd hate to live anywhere near y'all. guns aren't going anywhere...just like abortion..why didn't the refoolicans do anything about abortion for the 6 years they had control? you don't hear a word from them once the election is over! they know if they were to get their way on abortion they would lose millions of knee jerk votes on that score alone. I'm a hunter and have better than a dozen guns and I'm happy as shit that Obama won. now if we can just keep the troglodites away so he can fulfill what he was so overwhelmingly elected for....

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john doe — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:05:52 GMT

maybe if the libs take away your guns you right wing so called amercans will finally be right about something

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Warren Evans, Detroit, MI — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:12:22 GMT

Goodbye Cabella's, Gander Mountain, NRA, Bass World and all those redneck republican icons. Our new president will put an end to this hillbilly tradition that has scarred this country and left so many dead americans. The Hunter's last season is at hand. Hip Hip Hooray!

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Jerry Barfield — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:12:23 GMT

Obama!! If our guns are taken away and someone happens to brake into your home (welding a gun) and threatened to harm you and your family, how would you defend your self ??? A knife or maybe brick! Dosen't sound like a fair game plan to me but of course a brick will crush a gun "if" you get close enough before they pull the trigger. And remember the "Bad Guy" will always have a gun no matter what. This is just a question, and some food for thought.

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Patrick, Logansport, IN — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:14:08 GMT

As an Independent leaning Democrat, I support stricter gun control, but not all-out limitation. Assault rifles seem unnecessary for anyone, but yet I don't feel like anyone has the right to tell you that you can't own one. But we need to be smart about it. Background checks, no guns to felons of violent crimes, etc. Seriously, it's common sense.

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Proud to be a Redneck, WV — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:15:13 GMT

The Second Amendment was put in there to guarantee that the other Amendments would remain. That is why our FOUNDING FATHERS put that in. So that we could protect ourselves, our family, and what we ALL have worked so hard for. We have the right to "bear arms". We are not "outlaws". We are legal American citizens.Our Amendments are sacred and should NOT be messed with. What will they try to take away from us next? We need to stand up for what we believe in. And keep our Founding Fathers Amendments the way that they are now. I totally agree with "LAUGHING AT PENNSYLVANIA TX. !!!! I may be a "Redneck", but I am darn proud of it !!!

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Patti in MO — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:28:45 GMT

Fear, fear and more fear. That's the only strategy the Republicans and their lobbyist friends know how to use. Not a positive thought in their whole campaign. It didn't work.

NOT THIS TIME!

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Standing up for our RIGHTS in T.A. — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:34:59 GMT

I totally agree with "LAUGHING AT PENNSYLVANIA TX". Our Founding Fathers put in the second Amendment so that we could protect ourselves, our family, and everything that we have worked so hard for. They have no right taking that away from us. We have a right to Bear Arms. Without our Founding Fathers making the Amendments, we would have nothing. We have to stick together as Americans.

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josh middleton WI — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:43:09 GMT

guns do matter you have to find out weather or not there a crimal and if they are they don't get a gun. hutners the snow goose population is over populated and i killing farmers crops and if we don't get the pop. down then we will have a bad agracuture

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Free American Tehachapi Ca. — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:50:23 GMT

Poor Dorothy, you still think that the 2nd amendment is about hunting, and target practice. Practice is a must if you should need to defend your self or your family. If you chose to wait for the police for help don't,worry the'll bring plenty of yellow crime scene tape!!! Remember, help is just a phone call away.

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8 non-theist---allentown pa — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:00:19 GMT

Yeah, the NRA's members with their 410's & 22's brought down the USSR & the Commies in 1990; the penny ante of Reagan's defense spending had nothing to do with the fall of the USSR. The USSR went broke building AK 47's, not trying to master new technology to build a Soviet Star Wars & Anti-Star Wars defense & offense package. Right, Wayne?

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JT — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:08:22 GMT

gosh, people- it's a matter of degree: it's the handguns that kill people, that need to be strictly regulated: they are manufactured to kill people; self-defence' - how often?'

The hunting rifes and shotguns, the outdoors sport pistol guys, the weekend warrior with his military multi-round automatic- leave them alone.

Just have more stringent background checks before purchase.
the law-abiding gun enthusiast, or outdoorsman/hunter, should have no problem with this kind of legitimacy, in the minds of the avg yahoo, of the 2nd amendment?

With less gun violence, hunters/gun enthusiasts would not be getting such a poor image?
PR

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reggie, Northern VA — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:14:14 GMT

Calm down, your guns are not going anywhere!!! Americans have been able to have guns since the birth of this Country. In fact, it is written in the constitution as part of our bill of rights.

For all of you Gun owners out there, Obama was taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago. So he knows what he can and can not do under the constitution.

Don't buy into the hype

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Shawn Walker — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:29:46 GMT

Apparently none of the Obama critics here listened to the interview in which Obama noted that he taught constitutional law for 10 years and that he agreed with the court decision that bearing arms was an individual right.

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Terra, Osage, Wyoming — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:34:59 GMT

*sigh... I agree with Bailey Quarters, Twin Cities, MN... Obama has not suggested taking away the right to have guns...

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JCR, Cedar Falls IA — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:35:41 GMT

Do ALL gun crazies just have little peepees, or does it just seem that way? They certainly have little brains.

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Kevin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:39:08 GMT

Oh no, they'll take my guns! It's sad that people in many areas don't trust their local law enforcement enough to protect themselves that they think they need bazookas. Good thing common sense won this time.

http://demockracy.com/what-today-means/

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Michelle, San Diego, CA — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:44:56 GMT

Taking guns away from law abiding citizens only makes the job easier for the crooks. Maybe you've never had someone break into your house, but if you think the cops are going to get there first to protect you, your not only naive, but your dead.

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Deano, Peoria, AZ — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:46:41 GMT

Don't you ever believe that people in this country are ready to give up their guns. Whoever tries will be facing the smoking end of them.

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Ken, Des Moines IA — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:51:32 GMT

Actually, I understand that there's a fairly well established genetic connection between guns and small penises.

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Bitter Gun Guy, New Hampshire — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:54:32 GMT

In the wake of the Obama victory gun shops are reporting a spike in sales. Prices on some guns, those seen as endangered under an Obama administration, are going up as much as 20%. Some stores are sold out of the dreaded and evil semi-auto "assault rifle". Obama's election will sustain brisk sales through the end of 2008 and will probably carry into Q1 of 2009.

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Debbi2 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:58:55 GMT

Hell, when you are as paranoid as most of the members of the NRA are, Obama would be considered a terrorist if he said that cannons have no place in anyone's home. NRA nuts need as many of those AK47s as they can get their hands on.

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Billy Bob — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:21:03 GMT

The 8-year old kid who fatally shot himself in the head after his father let him fire an automatic weapon shows that having a gun is useless unless you have brain to go with it. (Did I mention this was at a gun show full of know-it-all gun lovers promoting the sheet b.s. fiction that there is such a thing as safe civilian ownership of automatic weapons?) Keep it up, pathetic loony gun nuts. You're just digging your own graves.

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huck — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:28:55 GMT

Say what you want, Waco happened under Clinton. Bottom line, 80 some odd innocents burned alive by the US government. You can believe the press releases or ask the hard questions like: Did forty or so children need to die so some national guard jackasses could drive around in a tank to get their jollies by killing innocents? How about when soldiers pointed assault rifles at an 11 year old cuban boy in florida? All under Clinton, lovely stuff - your rights. They're fine until they are an inconvenience, then they're gone. Your guns are the only guarantee.

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Richard, Corona, CA. — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:31:43 GMT

I am a gun owner, a gun collector, a hunter, and a zealous supporter of the Constitution. I am also a Democrat who has been totally committed to Barack Obama from the start. I believe all real Democrats support the Constitution including the Second Amendment. President Elect Obama has been clear in his support of the right of private citizens to own firearms. I truly believe this topic is nothing more than another emotionally charged, highly political, completely fake wedge issue that Republicans dream up and use to scare voters. Sportsmen and outdoorsmen will quickly see there is nothing to fear but Republican propaganda. As long as Barack Obama is president our Second Amendment rights along with our personal fire arms will be safe and secure.

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Mike Mandrell, Ptown, IL — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:35:39 GMT

Thank you to all you supposed gun owners who voted for President-elect O'bama. Thank you to all you great hunters who didn't make it to the polls. Thank you to all the supposed tough NRA members.

The control is now ours. Soon and very soon, we will forge your guns into plow shares. Enjoy your little toys now, because we are coming to get them!!!

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Navy Davey the Quartermaster — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:45:43 GMT

Guns DO still matter, to honest law-abiding citizen voters, homeowners, fathers, mothers, church-goers and all those who are able and willing to protect what is rightfully theirs, from criminals and politicians who would take away. Like the Court said, a pistol is the choice for defense, even a weak invalid can hols a criminal at bay with one gun hand while the other hand phones the police. A gun is an equalizer. NRA 4Ever.

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Jake — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:46:29 GMT

This garbage put out by the NRA and others about Obama taking away guns is the same garbage the neocons have been using for decades now to fool people into voting for them. They have no interest in working for the middle class or those folks in Pennsylvania and other areas where hunting and guns are big pursuits. So folks quit worrying about Obama. He backed the Supreme Court's ruling on the 2nd amendment and being a constitution scholar will treat this mighty document with the respect it deserves.

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Mr. M, Sayre, PA — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:51:21 GMT

Easily influenced, often poor and bigoted hard-right wingers have been trained to fight for the corporate interest of gun companies, even at the expense of their own families. Although there is no plausible threat to their Second Amendment rights, they will vote gun rights first over their jobs, children's health and education, putting food on the table, being able to heat their homes, etc. In some ways, you really have to feel sorry for these people. These folks have been led astray for so long, they no longer function as rational adults. Fortunately, Barack Obama will be a strong, compassionate President for all Americans, even the falsely led.

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observerinvancouver — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:17:41 GMT

I think those fans of strict consructionism and original intent should interpret the Second Amendment as the right to bear arms that existed in 1789 or so.

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NRA Non Rational Americans — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:23:26 GMT

Guns don't kill people. Bullets kill people. Republicans vote to sell the guns that deliver the bullets which kill people.

I will be happy when we can take your guns from your cold dead political party.

RIP GOP 2008

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Jddonkey — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:28:27 GMT

No one's taking anyone's guns away. The right wingnuts are just waiting for the sky to fall, which is sad. It's not going to fall, chicken little, but a little more education might just help that paranoia.

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Rick, South Dakota. — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:31:47 GMT

How about some "smart" abortion control. That would just impress the poo right out of me by golly gee.

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Proud Pennsylvanian gun clinger, JOHNSTOWN, PA — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:35:12 GMT

Let me tell you a litle story. In the early 90's a report from the former KGB was released. In this report was the feasability of USSR invading the US. This report concluded that the high water mark for the invasion may only reach the coastal states. The Armed Forces were a factor in this thinking, however it was the fact that Americans own guns that made the report say that an invasion wold not work. Do you still want to take our guns away? And yes, people should have the right to own whatever kind of guns they want. Who are you to delegate that right to them. Next you'll tell us what kind of TV's to own that's right, too late.

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John, Oakdale, MN — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:02:58 GMT

The NRA lost a good part of its argument when the Supreme Court ruled on 2nd amendment gun rights this summer. As noted at the time by a representative from a gun violence prevention group in Minnesota:

"By establishing and indiviual right to own a firearm, the court eliminated the gun lobby's biggest excuse againt going anything at all -- the fear that any law is a first step toward at total gun ban."

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Sue, Boston, MA — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:22:22 GMT

Guns, as in the 8 year old who shot himself with an Uzi, because under 16s were "free".

Guns, as in the increase of VTech, Columbine-like incidents.

I am all in favor of letting people make their own decisions about guns, but not automatic weapons, which I think should be limited to the police and the military.

Guns, which statistics show are more likely to hurt their owners and their nearest and dearest than anyone else.

Guns that are the last refuge of the poor and desperate; at least they have the power to kill someone.

What is the matter with you all? It's not an issue with Obama, who has submitted to the middle. But it's an issue with me, as we have an order of magnitude more gun violence than other countries that make access more difficult.

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Ed, FW, TX — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:30:50 GMT

I am amazed with the paranoid attitude of so many NRA folks and gun enthusiasts. I have two lever action rifles, A marlin 22 and and a 30-30. My mom's family were hunters from Eastern PA and we have always had shot guns and rifles.

I have some very simple rules for safety. The weapons are never kept loaded and the ammo is stored separately from them. I would never own a hand gun as keeping one in the home makes it too easy to become careless and get someone killed or maimed.

The founders never intended to have assault type weapons in the population and Barack took a reasonable position on gun control after a recent decision by the supreme court. A prevalence of hand guns in densely populated urban areas is clearly not a good thing as hand guns are for killing people while shotguns are much better for home defense and hunting.

Guess what guys, the number of guns one owns had nothing to do with one's manhood or it's size, lol. The right to bear arms is constitutional but the excesses of many gun owners are both childish and dangerous.

In rural America, guns are useful for hunting and varmint control. In urban areas, handguns often cause more problems than they solve and poor gun security is the cause of many unnecessary injuries and deaths primarily by children who are do not understand the difference between toys and the real thing.

Grow up, fellas! Barack is not going to take our guns away and no matter how many you have or how big they are your endowment will always be the same size. ;)

Oh and Barack's "bitter" comment did not disparage owning guns, but "clinging to them". Believe it or not the invaders are not coming to get you any time soon, lol.

One more for Kid Galahad, Bush kept us safe AFTER he woke up but by then the terrorists had killed almost 3000 innocents. Read Richard Clark's fist book if you need a reality check.

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Intelligent white person, Georgia — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:59:12 GMT

I worked much of the last year to help elect Obama.
I own guns.
They are not mutually exclusive.
Thankfully we FINALLY have a President who sees issues with more depth and nuance than the simpleton who is leaving the country in it's worst shape ever.

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Ted, Oregon — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:27:11 GMT

I own 11 rifles, 2 shotguns, and 1 pistol. I love my guns and hunting. However, I do not own any assault rifles and I do not see any need for them beyond the military. The NRA pushes 2nd amendment rights to the extreme. I gave up my membership when they called the federal law enforcement agents "Jack-booted thugs." By the way, so did George H. W. Bush drop his membership over the same issue. When sensible gun laws are proposed, I will support them. I won't give up my guns and sensible laws won't ask me to do that. But I don't expect the government to allow shooting off cannons and machine guns in the hunting fields.

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John, Morgan Hill, CA — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:02:49 GMT

Why are the top six cities amoungst major developed urban areas for murder rates all in the USA?

CITY MURDERS PER 100,000
(1) Washington, D.C., USA 69.3
(2) Philadelphia, USA 27.4
(3) Dallas, USA 24.8
(4) Los Angeles, USA 22.8
(5) Chicago, USA 20.5
(6) Phoenix, USA 19.1
(7) Moscow, Russia 18.1
(8) Houston, USA 18.0
(9) New York City, USA 16.8
(10) Helsinki, Finland 12.5
(11) Lisbon, Portugal 9.7
(12) San Diego, USA 8.0
(13) Amsterdam, Netherlands 7.7
(14) Belfast, N.Ireland, UK 4.4
(15) Geneva, Switzerland 4.2
(16) Copenhagen, Denmark 4.0
(17) Berlin, Germany 3.8
(18) Paris, France 3.3
(19) Stockholm, Sweden 3.0
(20) Prague, Czechoslovakia 2.9

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fed up with our for the party by the party government, PA — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:06:58 GMT

@ LAUGHING AT PENNSYLVANIA Tx

We did not sell our souls to the devil. The Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Wilkes-Barre are sold our soles to the devil. These three key areas of PA are far more densly populated that rural areas of Pa that may include the majority of gun owners in this state. I don't even really feel like getting this. I voted for for McCain.

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Mike Groshong — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:11:15 GMT

I live in Oregon and grew up with great grandfathers who hunted - guns and gun safety were a natural part of childhood.

Things now are a lot different than they were forty and fifty years ago and there appears to be more crazies with guns in the woods and on the streets simply because there are more people.

As the population increases, it is a given than regulation of some type also increases and that is true with gun ownership. Unfortunately, the NRA has made gun ownership in to a love affair or a religion that distorts the real issues and exacerbates emotions irresponsibly. The ads in the last election are but the most recent example of the hysteria they attempted to engender.

The Second Amendment protects gun ownership. The Amendment does not define the type of guns that are protected. Personally I have no issue with guns used for sporting purposes although I think the use of bow and arrow would be more in the tradition of the sport. That is a personal preference.

I do have major issues with people who "hunt" from airplanes and helicopters; that is not sport; that is slaughter. Danger is a part of hunting; eliminate that and one cheapens the entire activity. I think it is called unfair advantage at best and could be cowardice.

I also have issues with individuals who demand the right to own weapons appropiate for the battle field and have not place in a civil society unless the individuals are native terrorists with nefarious designs in mind. The imagery may be a bit strong, but it fits in many cases.

Happily, economic concerns overshadowed the fear mongering of the NRA in the past election.

And for what it is worth, I still own guns and have them in my home.

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Jen,Mi — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:11:49 GMT

Apparently, few here KNOW Obama's stand on guns? But, please, feel free to yap on in ignorance.

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Citizens for Truth Tx — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:12:43 GMT

Hey "Laughing at Pennsylvania TX".. why don't you show your racist, bias opinion alittle more openly? What are you going to have to say for yourself when he doesn't take those things away? The only way for people to lose their cars and phones is because they can't afford it. And guess what? That has already happened under Pres. Bush.

Why are you so afraid of change? Nobody (besides ignorant people) have been calling him a "messiah". He has been saying that this will be a long tough road we have to go down to fix things.

Way to go in making this great state of Texas look ignorant.

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Scuba NH — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:15:44 GMT

To everyone that supports the assault rifle ban, how many times do you here of a murder with one. most of them are carried out with hand guns. and it has been proven that someone can shoot more bullets faster with two hand guns than one 20 round clip assault rifle. Take the crime rate in Alaska where if a store is being robbed at gunpoint, patrons have the right to shoot the robber. And with the amount of people who carry guns legally, the crime rate is next to nill compared to the rest of the country. So be carefull of what you wish for, b/c some day you may be attacked in your home with nothing but a bat, and the robber having a gun.

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The - Democrat Soldier — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:27:43 GMT

FR - You guys are clinging on to old news. Just love to start a fight over non - sense.

Some things never change.

Thank you and GOD BLESS AMERICA

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billy jay, alabama — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:28:42 GMT

it's a shame, that grown men can come across like kid galahad. gbush took this country to the gates of hell and you so called grown men didn't say a thing, now you think you know everything, to bad you didn't know everything about gbush. look in the mirror at youself as you are sad and foolish, you want to put a man down you don't even know just to appear to have brains, but you don't, you have great mental issues that need some counseling.

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GunRightsMoron, Midland, MI — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:31:52 GMT

Yeah! thats right Barack! You just try to do something you arent going to do!! yeah, we'll show you what happens when you try to do something you're not doing!! yeah.
duh dum de dum de dum dum dum dum duM, dum de dum de dum de dum de dum dum duuuhh. drool drool drool.

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Bob, Lowell, Mass — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:45:56 GMT

When you give government the wedge to take some thing away like the SO CALLED Assault Rifles then you give them the leverage to take it to the next level and that is Handguns, You should protect ALL firearms as an equal or else you will lose everything, we need to repeal the 1986 NFA law to give us all of our firearms rights back not just semi-autos I mean everything that belongs to us, there are to many useless regulations and not enough trust in our people, we left Europe to get away from taxes and big government and now we have an English speaking Fidel Castro that is going to run this country for four years unless we can Impeach him for not disclosing his real place of Birth which is NOT the United States of America!!

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BJG, Missoula, MT — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:46:00 GMT

To "JCR":
And I suppose you're a big-weenied stud, you big
tough non-gun-owning studmuffin?
Here's hoping you suffer a home invasion (like they
have LOTS of in that gun-free utopia across the pond,
England) and you're forced to watch your wife being
raped before they strangle you both (I wonder if you'll be wishing THEN that you had a gun handy, instead of that big pee-pee you're so proud of.)
Except that it wouldn't be fair for your wife (or
daughter, or the mother you probably still live
with,) I'd say you deserve it... stupid statist
idiot! (Oh wait, I forgot you think your BRAIN
is big, also. Sorry 'bout that, JCR.)