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From the NY Times:

When President Obama took office, gun rights advocates sounded the alarm, warning that he intended to strip them of their arms and ammunition.

And yet the opposite is happening. Mr. Obama has been largely silent on the issue while states are engaged in a new and largely successful push for expanded gun rights, even passing measures that have been rejected in the past.

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In Virginia, the General Assembly approved a bill last week that allows people to carry concealed weapons in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, and the House of Delegates voted to repeal a 17-year-old ban on buying more than one handgun a month. The actions came less than three years after the shootings at Virginia Tech that claimed 33 lives and prompted a major national push for increased gun control.

Arizona and Wyoming lawmakers are considering nearly a half dozen pro-gun measures, including one that would allow residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit. And lawmakers in Montana and Tennessee passed measures last year — the first of their kind — to exempt their states from federal regulation of firearms and ammunition that are made, sold and used in state. Similar bills have been proposed in at least three other states.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaliFemme23/ CaliFemme23

    “Mr. Obama has been largely silent on the issue”.

    That seems to be the tone of this man’s presidency…absolute silence..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MrWantSomeNewBooty/ MrWantSomeNewBooty

    Most conservatives and “right wing nuts” are scared and paranoid of losing their constitutional right to bear arms. President Obama has not once said he was going to push for any changes in any current gun laws, nor is he seeking any stricter gun laws at this time. A lot of paranoid gun nuts are just making a big fuss out of nothing. I am a legal gun owner and I don’t fear I will lose my right to legally own a gun at all.

  • http://urbanpetersburg.com/national/revalsharpton/fearing-obama%e2%80%99s-agenda-states-push-for-looser-gun-laws/ Fearing Obama’s Agenda, States Push For Looser Gun Laws | UrbanPetersburg – Newstalk 1240

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2daTopnonStop/ 2daTopnonStop

    Glorious~ Let’s get this show on the road~ do “they” think that we (colored folks) won’t use the same laws to protect ourselves? The law doesn’t only apply to Obama hating good ol boys~ The law applies to the rest of the civilized population~

    Time to P.O.P A C.A.P
    Protect Our President Against Corruption and Predjudice~

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/earthling/ earthling

    CaliFemme23
    2-24-2010 11:33 am

    “Mr. Obama has been largely silent on the issue”.
    That seems to be the tone of this man’s presidency…absolute silence..

    …for real Cali; this dude only speaks when he is told to, and about what. All you ever see is a big mouth full of teeth, and a rah rah rah, but nothing concrete on how our lives will change for the better on the following day. I fell for the okie doke and voted for this chump and sent that nigga money and waged war on internet blogs on his behalf, so I bear some of the blame. Any one who is really looking, will see that he is only concerned with the jews, homos, latinos and keeping other Democrats, now becoming socialists and communists, in elected office. Our people have been voting for the party who used to actually have us on the plantation, but since slavery was abolished, they knew all many of our people wanted were three hots and a cot, so they feed us crumbs while promising us the world. And socialism and communism are nothing but big parties on someone else’s dime, and just watch your taxes and service fees go up, while your government services, such as snow removal, go the other way. Look at the development of every socialist and communist country throughout history, and you will see that they either always had money problems, or disappeared because they ran out of workers to tax. The only income a government has is taxes, so keep your eyes on your pay stubs, sales receipts and billing statements. Everything this dude is proposing involves raising taxes while lowering government services to those who paid the taxes.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/earthling/ earthling

    Legal gun ownership is a right of every American citizen, and that right needs to be protected against any encroachment. I myself would like to possess an entire arms depot if I could afford it, because arms are the difference in being a slave, and being free. White people know their history, and they have plenty of guns, and celebrate them. We need to do the same, legally of course. So, I don’t have any problems with legal gun owners, especially if they are against an opressive government which seeks to disarm the very citizens who they will eventually turn in to slaves.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaliFemme23/ CaliFemme23

    earthling, Your post at 6:38pm couldnt have been better written…If the Obama lovers dont recognize this part them damn…

    ” Everything this dude is proposing involves raising taxes while lowering government services to those who paid the taxes”

    My paycheck showed a portion of deduction of $156.00 out last year…As of this year it shows $212.00 in deductions…And I havent seen ‘nan’ bit of difference. So youre absolutely correct! Im losing money by way of tax and seeing NOTHING in return. For those that praise Obama, they may as well get set to pack up and move to the PEOPLE’S TEMPLE if ya know what I mean!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cwm299/ cwm299

    Notice nothing was said about Clinton’s and Holder’s actions against guns. Trying to keep it undercover until it is too late?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/earthling/ earthling

    CaliFemme23
    2-25-2010 10:28 am

    …For those that praise Obama, they may as well get set to pack up and move to the PEOPLE’S TEMPLE if ya know what I mean!

    …oh contrar my dear, if this cat gets his way, there will be no need for us to move; the temple will fall on our heads right over here…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CaliFemme23/ CaliFemme23

    earthling, Man dont scare me like that….

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