Barack Obama’s Contempt for the Second Amendment

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” — U.S. Const. amend II.

Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson Issues Open Letter to Nation’s Sportsmen Regarding Obama’s TRUE History in the Illinois Senate

We’ve repeatedly warned readers not to believe Barack Obama when he claims to support our Second Amendment rights. We have told you the truth–that Barack Obama is the most anti-gun presidential candidate in American history! Hands down. No question. Barack Obama opposes the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding, freedom-loving, American firearm owners.

We’ve given the facts, and provided the documentation. But if you know someone who’s still not convinced, you’ll want to share with them a recent, open letter to our nation’s gun owners, hunters, and sportsmen, written by Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) Executive Director Richard Pearson. Pearson’s credentials include deep involvement in the firearm rights movement for more than 40 years. He’s been the chief lobbyist for the ISRA for the past 15 years. And, most importantly, because of his personal experience, he knows Barack Obama’s true stance on the Second Amendment.

In his letter, Mr. Pearson says, “I lobbied Barack Obama extensively while he was an Illinois State Senator. As a result of that experience, I know Obama’s attitudes toward guns and gun owners better than anyone. The truth be told, in all my years in the Capitol I have never met a legislator who harbors more contempt for the law-abiding firearm owner than does Barack Obama.”

Mr. Pearson goes on to describe just some of Obama’s anti-gun voting record, saying, “While a state senator, Obama voted for a bill that would ban nearly every hunting rifle, shotgun and target rifle owned by Illinois citizens. That same bill would authorize the state police to raid homes of gun owners to forcibly confiscate banned guns.” Obama also voted FOUR TIMES against legislation that would protect a homeowner who use a firearm in defense of home and family!

It doesn’t get much plainer than that, folks. This letter is a must-read for every pro-freedom, pro-self-defense, pro-Second Amendment American.

To read the entire letter, please click here. Then be sure to forward the link to every Second Amendment supporter you know. The truth about Obama’s stance on firearms and the Second Amendment needs to be told—again!

To see Obama’s whole record for yourself, please visit www.GunBanObama.com.

“The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.” — Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers at 184-188

“[The Constitution preserves] the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation…(where) the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.” –James Madison, The Federalist Papers, No. 46

“I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials.” — George Mason, in Debates in Virginia Convention on Ratification of the Constitution, Elliot, Vol. 3, June 16, 1788

“What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms.” — Thomas Jefferson to William Stephens Smith, 1787. ME 6:373, Papers 12:356

“No Free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.” — Thomas Jefferson, Proposal Virginia Constitution, 1 T. Jefferson Papers, 334,[C.J. Boyd, Ed., 1950]

” … to disarm the people — that was the best and most effectual way to enslave them.”– George Mason, 3 Elliot, Debates at 380

“The great object is, that every man be armed … Every one who is able may have a gun.” — Patrick Henry, Elliot, p.3:386

“And that the said Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress … to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms…. ” –Samuel Adams

“[S]ome think that the Second Amendment is outmoded in a society where our standing army is the pride of our Nation, where well-trained police forces provide personal security, and where gun violence is a serious problem. That is perhaps debatable, but what is not debatable is that it is not the role of this Court to pronounce the Second Amendment extinct.” — District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 64 (2008).

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Second Amendment: D.C. Defies the U.S. Supreme Court

The arrogance of D.C.’s liberals is breathtaking.

Reason: Excuse Me While I Get My Gun — Washington, D.C., defies the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment ruling. by Jacob Sullum

Filed under: The Right to Self-Defense , D.C. v. Heller, gun control, guns, right to bear arms, right to self defense, Second Amendment, Supreme Court

John McCain (remember him?) Responds to D.C. v. Heller

McCain: Our Individual Right to Bear Arms

Today’s decision is a landmark victory for Second Amendment freedom in the United States. For this first time in the history of our Republic, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms was and is an individual right as intended by our Founding Fathers. I applaud this decision as well as the overturning of the District of Columbia’s ban on handguns and limitations on the ability to use firearms for self-defense.

Unlike Senator Obama, who refused to join me in signing a bipartisan amicus brief, I was pleased to express my support and call for the ruling issued today. Today’s ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller makes clear that other municipalities like Chicago that have banned handguns have infringed on the constitutional rights of Americans. Unlike the elitist view that believes Americans cling to guns out of bitterness, today’s ruling recognizes that gun ownership is a fundamental right – sacred, just as the right to free speech and assembly.

This ruling does not mark the end of our struggle against those who seek to limit the rights of law-abiding citizens. We must always remain vigilant in defense of our freedoms. But today, the Supreme Court ended forever the specious argument that the Second Amendment did not confer an individual right to keep and bear arms.

AP: McCain backs gun decision, Obama straddles issue By LIZ SIDOTI

As for Senator Obamessiah?

“Obama Believes The D.C. Handgun Law Is Constitutional.” “[T]he campaign of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said that he ‘…believes that we can recognize and respect the rights of law-abiding gun owners and the right of local communities to enact common sense laws to combat violence and save lives. Obama believes the D.C. handgun law is constitutional.’” (James Oliphant and Michael J. Higgins, “Court To Hear Gun Case,” Chicago Tribune, 11/20/07)

More on Obama’s anti-gun views.

Filed under: Barack Obama / The Messiah, John McCain/Sarah Palin, The Right to Self-Defense , Barack Obama / The Messiah, D.C. v. Heller, gun ban, gun control, John McCain, the Fake Conservative, The Right to Self-Defense, U.S. Supreme Court

D.C. v. Heller Decision Already Having Impact

Chicago Tribune: NRA sues Chicago, 3 suburbs to repeal their firearms bans By Azam Ahmed

AP: NRA sues to overturn S.F. gun ban in city housing By PAUL ELIAS

Filed under: The Right to Self-Defense , Chicago, D.C. v. Heller, Evanston, gun ban, Morton Grove, NRA, Oak Park, right to self defense, San Francisco, Second Amendment

Narrow Ruling Upholds Second Amendment

“The Constitution shall never be construed… to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.” — Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at 86-87 (Pierce & Hale, eds., Boston, 1850)

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“I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people, except for a few public officials.”
— George Mason, in Debates in Virginia Convention on Ratification of the Constitution, Elliot, Vol. 3, June 16, 1788

In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly affirmed the rights of self-defense under the Second Amendment. The fact that 4 Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court would gut the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms, is frightening indeed. Thankfully, 5 of the Justices recognized the Second Amendment and its history for what it does: recognizing the right to self-defense.

Justice Scalia wrote for the majority:

“The inherent right of self-defense has been central to the Second Amendment right. The handgun ban amounts to a prohibition of an entire class of ‘arms’ that is overwhelmingly chosen by American society for that lawful purpose. The prohibition extends, moreover, to the home, where the need for defense of self, family, and property is most acute.

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“We are aware of the problem of handgun violence in this country, and we take seriously the concerns raised by the many amici who believe that prohibition of handgun ownership is a solution. The Constitution leaves the District of Columbia a variety of tools for combating that problem, including some measures regulating handguns [...]. But the enshrinement of constitutional rights necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table. These include the absolute prohibition of handguns held and used for self-defense in the home. Undoubtedly some think that the Second Amendment is outmoded in a society where our standing army is the pride of our Nation, where well-trained police forces provide personal security, and where gun violence is a serious problem. That is perhaps debatable, but what is not debatable is that it is not the role of this Court to pronounce the Second Amendment extinct.” District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 56, 64 (2008 )

Filed under: The Right to Self-Defense , D.C. v. Heller, District of Columbia, gun ban, right to self defense, Second Amendment

Guns Save Lives Too

NV: Mass Shooting Stopped by CCW Permit Holder

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Making the Commute More Interesting

Reuters: Florida lawmakers pass “take your guns to work” law By Michael Peltier

Most Florida residents would be allowed to take guns to work under a measure passed by Florida lawmakers on Wednesday.

The bill, allowing workers to keep guns in their cars for self-protection, was approved by the Florida Senate by a vote of 26-13. It now goes to Republican Gov. Charlie Crist to sign into law.

Filed under: The Right to Self-Defense , 2nd Amendment, Florida, gun control, guns, The Right to Self-Defense, work

Yet Another Reason to Reject Obama

Townhall: Obama Comes Out Against Concealed Carry By Amanda Carpenter

Filed under: Barack Obama / The Messiah, The Religion of Peace Files, The Right to Self-Defense , 2nd Amenment, Barack Obama, gun control, gun rights, guns, The Right to Self-Defense

Pizza Hut Cans Employee for Defending Himself

Via Ragnar Danneskjold, R.I.N.O. Hunter, at The Jawa Report, misguided ideas about guns don’t just come from liberals in Congress.

A Des Moines pizza driver who was suspended from his job after he shot an armed robber said today he has been overwhelmed by support from people who cheered what happened.

“But no one had contacted me directly about a job offer,” said James William Spiers III, 38, who was sent home by Pizza Hut managers after he fired multiple shots at a man who put a gun to his head Thursday and demanded money outside the Sutton Hill Apartments, 2100 S.E. King Ave….

Spiers, who has a valid handgun permit, said he’s been “pretty much in the dark” about his job since the incident. Vonnie Walbert, vice president of human resources at Pizza Hut’s corporate offices in Dallas, said last week that employees are not allowed to carry guns “because we believe that that is the safest for everybody.”

Ragnar notes:

I don’t know about y’all, but this story pisses me off.

Should you feel inclined to ask Pizza Hut corporation why they would prevent their employees from having the means to lawfully defend themselves from violence, you can reach them here:

Pizza Hut, Inc.
14841 Dallas Parkway
Dallas, TX 75254
Customer Feedback Phone: 1-800-948-8488
All Other Inquiries Phone: 1-972-338-7700

Filed under: The Right to Self-Defense , 2nd Amendment, Dallas, delivery, Des Moines, gun control guns, gun rights, James William Spiers III, pizza, Pizza Hut, self-defense, Sutton Hill Apartments, Vonnie Walbert