Post by klunkPost by luvinitIn 2004, he voted against legislation drafted to protect homeowners from
prosecution in cases where they used a firearm to halt a home invasion.
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Only a liberal loser would consider supporting this madness
lol... here's his entire voting record... and i didn't see anything of the
sort... maybe i just missed it... can you help me out...?... thanks... ;-)
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/o000167/votes/
Take a look the National Rifle Assoicaiton web site. They have Obama's
entire record on gun control at:
http://www.nraila.org/OBAMA/
Here is some of it:
FACT: Barack Obama voted against the confirmation of 2 of the 5 Justices
that affirmed an individual right to keep and bear arms.
FACT: Barack Obama voted to allow reckless lawsuits designed to bankrupt the
firearms industry.1
FACT: Barack Obama wants to re-impose the failed and discredited Clinton Gun
Ban.15
FACT: Barack Obama voted to ban almost all rifle ammunition commonly used
for hunting and sport shooting.3
FACT: Barack Obama has endorsed a 500% increase in the federal excise tax on
firearms and ammunition.9
FACT: Barack Obama has endorsed a complete ban on handgun ownership.2
FACT: Barack Obama supports local gun bans in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and
other cities.4
FACT: Barack Obama voted to uphold local gun bans and the criminal
prosecution of people
who use firearms in self-defense.5
FACT: Barack Obama supports gun owner licensing and gun registration.6
FACT: Barack Obama refused to sign a friend-of-the-court Brief in support of
individual Second Amendment rights in the Heller case.
FACT: Barack Obama opposes Right to Carry laws.7
FACT: Barack Obama was a member of the Board of Directors of the Joyce
Foundation, the leading source of funds for anti-gun organizations and
"research."8
FACT: Barack Obama supported a proposal to ban gun stores within 5 miles of
a school or park, which would eliminate almost every gun store in America.9
FACT: Barack Obama voted not to notify gun owners when the state of Illinois
did records searches on them.10
FACT: Barack Obama voted against a measure to lower the Firearms Owners
Identification card age minimum from 21 to 18, a measure designed to assist
young people in the military.11
FACT: Barack Obama favors a ban on standard capacity magazines.12
FACT: Barack Obama supports mandatory micro-stamping.13
FACT: Barack Obama supports mandatory waiting periods.2
FACT: Barack Obama supports repeal of the Tiahrt Amendment, which prohibits
information on gun traces collected by the BATFE from being used in reckless
lawsuits against firearm dealers and manufacturers.14
FACT: Barack Obama supports one-gun-a-month handgun purchase restrictions.16
FACT: Barack Obama supports a ban on inexpensive handguns.9
FACT: Barack Obama supports a ban on the resale of police issued firearms,
even if the money is going to police departments for replacement equipment.9
FACT: Barack Obama supports mandatory firearm training requirements for all
gun owners and a ban on gun ownership for persons under the age of 21.9
1. United States Senate, S. 397, vote number 219, July 29, 2005.
(http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00219)
2. Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization general
candidate questionnaire, Sept. 9, 1996. The responses on this survey were
described in "Obama had greater role on liberal survey," Politico, March 31,
2008. (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9269.html)
3. United States Senate, S. 397, vote number 217, Kennedy amendment July 29,
2005.
(http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00217)
4. David Wright, Ursula Fahy and Sunlen Miller, "Obama: 'Common Sense
Regulation' On Gun Owners' Rights," ABC News' "Political Radar" Blog,
http://blogs.abcnews.com, 2/15/08.
(http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/02/obama-common-se.html)
5. Illinois Senate, March 25, 2004 SB 2165, vote 20.
6. "Fact Check: No News In Obama's Consistent Record." Obama '08, December
11, 2007.
(http://www.barackobama.com/factcheck/2007/12/11/fact_check_no_news_in_obamas_c.php)
7. "Candidates' gun control positions may figure in Pa. vote," Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review, Wednesday, April 2, 2008, and "Keyes, Obama Are Far Apart On
Guns," Chicago Tribune, 9/15/04.
(http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_560181.html)
8. 1998 Joyce Foundation Annual Report, p. 7.
9. "Obama and Gun Control," The Volokh Conspiracy, taken from the Chicago
Defender, Dec. 13, 1999. (http://www.volokh.com/posts/1203389334.shtml)
10. Illinois Senate, May 5, 2002, SB 1936 Con., vote 26.
11. Illinois Senate, March 25, 2003, SB 2163, vote 18.
12. "Clinton, Edwards, Obama on gun control," Radio Iowa, Sunday, April 22,
2007. (http://learfield.typepad.com/radioiowa/2007/04/clinton_edwards.html)
13. Chicago Tribune blogs, "Barack Obama: NIU Shootings call for action,"
February 15, 2008,
(http://blogs.trb.com/news/politics/blog/2008/02/barack_obama_comments_on_shoot.html)
14. Barack Obama campaign website: "As president, Barack Obama would repeal
the Tiahrt Amendment . . ."
(http://www.barackobama.com/issues/urbanpolicy/#crime-and-law-enforcement.)
15. Illinois Senate Debate #3: Barack Obama vs. Alan Keyes
(http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Barack_Obama_Gun_Control.htm and
http://www.ontheissues.org/IL_2004_Senate_3rd.htm) Oct 21, 2004.
16. Illinois Senate, May 16, 2003, HB 2579, vote 34.