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Obama’s Illinois votes on guns posted at 4:57 pm on June 30, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly As Robert Novak noted today , voters could find it difficult to get a read on Barack Obama’s real feelings about the rights of gun owners and the constitutionality of gun bans.  ...
Examining Obama's 'Present' Votes in Illinois
Examining Obama's 'Present' Votes in Illinois
npr.org — David Schaper All Things Considered , January 23, 2008 In Monday night's debate between Democratic presidential candidates,... New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards attacked Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's voting record ... (more) Examining Obama's 'Present' Votes in Illinois
The Guns Come Out
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We Get More Votes Than You
We Get More Votes Than You
smalldeadanimals.com — "One man, one vote" is the foundation of our democracy. More than one-hundred million Americans cast their... ballots in the 2000 U.S. presidential election, yet in the end the victory was won, in Florida, by a margin of approximately five... (more) We Get More Votes Than You
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Is Self-Defense a Human Right?
Little Miss Attila — Is Self-Defense a Human Right? Obama says "no. Absolutely not." Via Morrissey, who has covered this story before. ...[C]lick the link [right above] and get the background on Hale DeMar and Wilmette’s attempt to charge him with the crime of defending himself. Where does Barack Obama come into the story? He was on the wrong end of a lopsided 41-16 vote on a bill that didn’t even remove Wilmette’s gun ban, but only prevented prosecution in case of real self-defense. This would have been a great example of bipartisanship — except Obama voted with the minority of the party to keep ...

Better bitterly cling to your guns while you can, hillbillies.
Rachel Lucas — ... from purchasing more than one gun per month. Without a doubt, Barack Obama has proven himself to be an enemy of the law abiding firearm owner. At the same time, Obama has proven himself to be a friend to the hardened criminal. While a state senator, Obama voted 4 times against legislation that would allow a homeowner to use a firearm in defense of home and family. I think Obama just might be French. There’s this from June by Ed Morrissey, about an Illinois man: Hale DeMar confronted a burglar in his ...

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