Comments on: Ohio governor tells gun owners not to fear Obama

By: Quick, Go Get Your Guns!

Quick, Go Get Your Guns! — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:40:12 +0000

[...] said he supports the Second Amendment with ‘reasonable restrictions’ but it’s highly unlikely his top priority is going to be to try to define what a “reasonable” restriction is with respect to gun [...]

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:18:17 +0000

john thompson barack obama…

Nevertheless there will always be a minority who will not get the point you are trying to make….

By: Dan W.

Dan W. — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:48:20 +0000

WOW….I find it interesting and disturbingly sad that, on an all too disturbing level of occurrence, Obama (and to generalize Democratic) supporters attack on a personal level and do not discuss the issue with factual basis points. Interesting and sad to the point that I have decided to vote for Palin and John McCain simply because through observance of the majority of Obama followers / supporters, the zealot mannerisms and not-so-veiled accusations of racism without Obama votes, have kinda’ grossed me out and turned me to the Republican mindset. The presidency is not an office for a radical messianic mindset supported by persons who all too quickly decry racism. Not in my understanding of America.

By: joeboy

joeboy — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:12:30 +0000

oh hell, yall… NO ONE is going to take the guns from law abiding citizens. You can legally carry a firearm, unconcealed, and walk around with it. If you take a gun safety class, you can carry a concealed weapon. there are no limits to the number of guns you can own. I own over two hundred! Besides…. would you give up your gun if some politician told you you had to turn it in? Hell no! So, be more worried about an old dinosaur dying and leaving an extreme bimbo no brain running this great country of ours. This republican CANNOT take that chance. Mccain blew it with his running mate! end of story!

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:51:33 +0000

Guns shmuns. How many home invasions are there, really? I live in CT and agree that the recent slaughter of the family in the home-invasion case was absolutely horrible. Maybe some securely locked doors and a better policy about releasing dangerous guys (yes I do mean guys) from jail would be a better way of preventing this kind of thing.

I work in the inner city and I STILL don’t carry a gun. I have seen bullet holes in the morning, in the glass of my office window, due to the ill-aimed shots from the guys in the street, the night before. Call me a fool, but I believe the best defense is awareness.

Gun registration and user licensing is a great idea, just as driver registration and user licensing seems to work to regulate motor vehicle operation. Most rapid fire weapons are considered military, and should be more difficult to obtain and register. I have no problem with that. I also know that ex-military armored vehicles must have ther cannon disabled, which also seems OK with me.

Most of the people I know who actually carry a gun, outside of police work, are fearful individuals indeed. By that, I mean they are scared, or paranoid (in a subclinical sense). I do consider them weak. Many of them seem to have the political perception of a blind warrior, that is, paranoia about “communism” amd Karl Marx.

I have no interest in carrying a gun, and I am troubled by the accidental gun deaths that “hobby” and “self defense” gun ownership entails. Still, the second amendment is what it is. Unfortunately it is a riddle, with that “well-regulated militia” phrase. I still can’t figure out what exactly the writers meant, and apparently neither can some members of the Supreme Court.
Talk amongst yourselves . . .

By: r dalton

r dalton — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:51:30 +0000

If a dingy dimwit like Palin becomes VP to a 72 year old and then is maybe thrust into the Presidency the American people will have an endless list of new concerns and worries! The false notion Dems will impose major new controls on guns will pale as a concern, compared to the utter and complete diaster of a President Palin!

By: azrael

azrael — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:40:46 +0000

I remember when the current Ohio Lt Gov ran for Governor arm in arm with Sarah Brady and Handgun Control Inc. The odd couple tried to purchase a handgun from a Summit County dealer to show how easy it was with TV cameras rolling. The dealer, smarter than Fisher/Brady, locked the doors and closed the store. Before we assume Obama will not impose draconian gun legislation we need to review his voting record in Illinois. There are so many roadblocks to make gun ownership inconvenient while still avowing we all have ownership rights. The assault weapon ban was crap as any one knowledgable about real assault weapons will tell you. We should expect waiting periods, arbitrary bans against hi capacity magazines, gun and ammunition “rationing”, storage requirements and expensive permits/taxation.

By: BRAD3000

BRAD3000 — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:22:58 +0000

Its frankly amazing that so many fools still “reason” that by removing guns from lawful & law-abiding owners, it will somehow miraculously take guns out of criminals hands.

Its just so incredibly illogical - the criminals dont obey the existing 28,000 laws now - why would new laws change this fact?

Bluesky74 - To suggest that gun owners are weak & obsessed is absurd and just plainly naive. Those “11,000″ murders breakdown into many catagories incl. gang wars, police actions and legal self-defense.

I wonder how you plan to protect your family in a home invasion? Calling 911 and expecting the cops to arrive in time to save you, your wife or daughter from being raped or killed is just so idiotic that it defies your own intelligence. You know they wont get there in time. Hell, you could still be hold when the first family member is killed.

In case you are not aware, ownership falls into 3 main catagories - Sporting, Collecting and Self-Defense. The first 2 covers the 3rd. A semi-auto 9mm in the form of pistol, rifle or even UZI carbine is still a 9mm firearm. Just because its black (& ugly to some) and doesnot have pretty wood finishes does not change this fact. Banning a particular shape or style of gun is like banning a GM car becaused its painted black and has no wood trim.

That you dont want to own a gun is fine by me - just dont ram your gun paranoia down my throat.

Oneday you may need a gun to save your family from a 300lb thug with a knife in your home at 2am - lets hope you did not get them all banned before this. This happens at least 6000 times a day somewhere in America where a gun is used lawfully to protect self and families - otherwise it could be 6000 extra bodies added to the gun death statistcs.

By: Coyote

Coyote — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:51:41 +0000

[quote]The real issue is NOT guns!

It is the elephant-in-the-room issue of Obama’s skin color. This issue is petty yet drawn big by mendacity and hyppcrisy.

If the American people do not wish to be dismissed as a load of facile reactionaries they NEED to stop being racists and start acting like mature voters.

If they cannot overcome their own inate prejudice then America may be doomed.

Ignomy, failure and a rapid decline in influence will await an America that rejects people on the skin tone issue.

It is that serious people![/quote]

So your saying if we don’t vote for Obama we’re racists? Yeah keeping running with that thought :rolleyes:

I’m more concerned with the prospect of very liberal SC justices being appointed during an Obama term than direct gun control measures.

By: TheTruthIs...

TheTruthIs... — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:36:31 +0000

The real issue is NOT guns!

It is the elephant-in-the-room issue of Obama’s skin color. This issue is petty yet drawn big by mendacity and hyppcrisy.

If the American people do not wish to be dismissed as a load of facile reactionaries they NEED to stop being racists and start acting like mature voters.

If they cannot overcome their own inate prejudice then America may be doomed.

Ignomy, failure and a rapid decline in influence will await an America that rejects people on the skin tone issue.

It is that serious people!