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Joenextdoor -> RE: Gun Sales Up Since Obama Election Victory (11/11/2008 5:37:22 PM)
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Its not just Obama that people fear. People fear Obama along with a liberal Congress. Many of these Congressional liberals have wanted further gun controls all along, but could not get it with Bush in the White House. With Obama, and a larger Democratic majority, it only makes sense to think that they will eventually want to extend gun controls further. Democrats all along did not want to the the bans on magazine capacity or assault rifles sunset. I would imagine those will be the first targets of the left, once they get beyond this economic crisis and start focusing on their social policies.
Obama himself has advocated against concealed carry permits, asault rifles, and has wanted to see a 500% tax on gun sales and ammo sales. I think the recent gun sales activity in part is due to people wanting to buy guns, like assault rifles, that may not be available soon. I think others are just wanting to avoid paying $3,000 for a $500 gun, if the tax thing goes through. I don't see an outright ban on guns, as many on the left would have, because of the recent Heller case. I do see the left making an end run around that by taxing guns and ammo so heavily that the average person cannot afford them anymore.
As for me, I will be buying quite a few guns, and lots of ammo, between now and Jan.
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