"Although Obama said last weekend that, 'lawful gun owners have nothing to fear' from his administration, the fact is that firearm owners are not so sure," said Snyder. "Obama's public record as a staunch advocate of repressive gun control measures belies his attempt to tamp the concerns of lawful gun owners. So does his appointment to his administration of anti-gun politicians Eric Holder as Attorney General and Rahm Emanuel as White House Chief of Staff. America's 90 million law-abiding firearm owners oppose extremist gun control proposals emanating from Washington, D.C. This includes any truly extremist proposals which Obama tries to label 'common sense gun safety laws,' a phrase he used last weekend to characterize the kind of laws he would support.
"Obama's record includes support for a handgun ban and a ban on concealed carry firearm permits, as well as hyper-restrictive measures regarding the acquisition and possession of rifles and shotguns. Holder has stated that the Second Amendment does not protect an individual right to keep and bear arms. Emanuel worked at the White House for passage of the Clinton Administration ban on certain semiautomatic firearms, which President Clinton himself later admitted led to Democrat loss of the House in the 1994 elections. It expired in 2004. Although Obama said last weekend that, 'people can take me at my word,' gun owners wonder, 'which word?' Lawful firearm owners do not trust him and are gearing up for a real battle."
Snyder added that, "Americans hope an incoming administration will be able to deal effectively with the economic problems confronting our nation, but gun owners are wary of Obama's firearms record, and ready to fight for the preservation of the civil right to keep and bear arms, the right to self-defense, the right to life itself."
The card depicts Santa and Obama in caricature tugging against each other on opposite ends of a rope. Gun owners support Santa and gun grabbers support Obama.
An image of the Supreme Court appears in the background, recalling the Court's holding last summer in District of Columbia v. Heller that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. Initially, both Obama and Holder opposed the individual rights position which the Court later adopted.
"The tug of war continues," notes the card.
A high resolution image of the card is available on request.
A former NRA magazine editor, Snyder is Manager of Telum Associates, LL.C., Public Affairs Director of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Public Affairs Director of the National Association of Chiefs of Police, and Treasurer of the Second Amendment Foundation.
Source: Telum Associates, LL.C.
Republished for information and discussion only. This report does not necessarily reflect the views of Mike Hitchen Consulting - which is pro Obama and anti-gun ownership. However, this is a newsworthy article with a legitimate point of view.
Published by Mike Hitchen, Mike Hitchen Consulting
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