Reply #24: If Obama does well while in office... [View All]

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but does sign another Assault Weapons Ban similar to the last one into effect, I will still vote for Democrats. (Note: I intend to be very fair in my judgment of "doing well" as Bush and company has left one hell of a mess behind. I predict that several years from now, we may learn who really benefited from the "bail out" and it will not be be average Joe.

The original Assault Weapons Ban accomplish nothing. The "assault weapons" were merely cosmetically altered by the manufacturers to comply with the requirements of the ban and high capacity magazines were still readily available. If anything, the old Assault Weapons Ban made these weapons more popular and increased the number on the street. The price of these weapons and high capacity magazines skyrocketed, but still were affordable. If anything, the last Assault Weapons Ban was a bonanza to the gun manufacturers and the Republican Party.

But if Obama pushes for draconian gun laws such as taking away the right of licensed trained individuals to carry concealed weapons or any effort to confiscate weapons from honest citizens, I will have to reevaluate my reasons to vote for Democrats. I don't believe that he will move in this direction and I also believe many elected Democrats support the Second Amendment and the right of citizens to own firearms for self defense. If the very liberal faction of the Democratic Party pushes such ideas, they may fail to pass in Congress and will never reach Obama's desk.

But as I stated it will take a lot more than some impotent Assault Weapons Ban to cause me to vote for the Republicans after their performance over the last eight years.