" Barack Obama believes the Second Amendment creates an individual right, and he respects the constitutional rights of Americans to bear arms. He will protect the rights of hunters and other law-abiding Americans to purchase, own, transport, and use guns. "
I'm not a single issue voter but, one litmus test I could apply to any politician is their stand on Second Amendment rights and since I've been following US politics one thing has never changed and that's when a politician refers to groups of gun owners whose rights he would protect as sportsmen and hunters two things are clear- they will go after gun owners rights long and hard and they have not even a passing respect for the Constitution on this matter. It's hard to mention this issue without sounding like a general nutjob and conspiracy theorist and that's a shame but, the truth is whether a person agrees or not:
The Second Amendment is in place to defend the nation against an oppressive domestic government and provide the tools necessary to allow citizens to defend the nation against a foreign enemy.
That very simply put is a fact and if that assessment becomes or has become totally disagreeable then the amendment would need to be changed before gun rights are restricted.
Read between the lines when a politician speaks just as you you would in your personal or business life. When they say, "I support the rights of hunters..." You can bet that means when all is said and done if they had their way the only guns anybody could have are ones that seem limited to hunting use.
And good luck proving that one.
Another thought on this issue: all rights recognized in the constitution demonstrably hinge on the right to bear arms so it's not a stretch to suspect a politician will disregard other rights if he has stated goals that infringe on the Second Amendment.
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