Guns, laws and elections

It should not be a surprise that justices in the Supreme court have been asked to decide if Washington D.C.'s city sweeping hand gun ban violates gun owner's rights and all right here at election time. Wonder how that came about. Then just recently Obama and Clinton decide spare over the word "bitter" and let their stance on the second amendment be herd.

It would just so happen that while at a fund raiser Obama decided that some Pennsylvanians were "bitter" people who "cling to their guns and religion." Later saying "I didn't say it as well as I should have." Of course it didn't take Hillary long to set a second amendment debate into full swing and try to pull some gun owners to her side. I was wondering when this topic would come up. Clinton was later heard telling stories of how her dad took her out behind the cottage and taught her how to shoot as a young girl. Then went on to describe how she understood this tradition stating "Some people now continue to teach their children and their grandchildren. It's part of culture. It's part of a way of life. People enjoy hunting and shooting because it's an important part of who they are. Not because they are bitter." Ahh, she had to use the bitter word again didn't she.

Mrs. Clinton even took time out to visit my home town of Kenosha WI back in February, a heavily populated hunting town. Where she told stories of a hunting trip she actually went on. All this of course came during a rant on gun control issues. She even stated then "I know, you may not believe it, but it's true. My father taught me to shoot a hundred years ago." Of course obama shoots back (no pun intended) with "She's running around talking about how this is an insult to sportsmen." Well Mr. Obama, it was kind of a slap in the face.

The fact is both candidates don't stand very far apart when it comes to gun control. Both have and voted for an extention of the assault wepons ban. Clinton supports mandatory registration and licesing. Obama supports a national law against carrying concealed weapons. Then there is McCain who sponsored legislation requiring background checks at gun shows, voted against a 10-year extension of the assault weapons ban and opposed legislation requiring trigger locks for handguns but consistantly stays closed mouthed about God or Guns.

Careful what you wish for, you just might get it and if you are a gun owner think long and hard come election day...