Obama on Guns

The NRA has a fact sheet about Obama's positions on guns, now that he's the official Democratic nominee. It's scary. Worse, the man is very attractive to people who don't spend a lot of time paying attention to politics (read: people who don't do their own research into candidates). With any luck, more of these past positions will start coming back to haunt him.

That said... if I didn't know better I'd say Obama has deliberately kept a low profile on most controversial issues in preperation for his run for the presidency. His legislative record is simply too sparse. He's not trying to make a career out of passing laws, he's treating each political office as a line on his resume.

Fortunately, being a liberal Chicago politician means that you can't avoid the gun control issue. And in the general election, it'll be a doozy if we can get the message out.

I know I'll be watching closely to see how he reacts when the Heller ruling comes out, too.

Posted on 2008-06-10 11:11:12.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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