The good thing is that this may cause gun owners to be especially vigilant to jealously guard their ability to continue to own a gun.
The election didn't give the winners the mandate or the power to change our basic values.

Until something is proposed - this is hot air. If and when something starts to be placed into the vision or budget or law - then you have a right to gripe - this info above is nothing more than speculation... FEAR, UNCERTAINTY, DOUBT... my question is what are you trying to sell me again?

I have more things to do with my time than speculate on what the next president is going to do.... like go shoot my gun & hunt.

jb... indeed.

Next week I intend to put between 200 and 300 rounds through a variety of pistols. I will then tear them down, clean, oil, and reassemble them. My agenda does not include hiding them from some faceless fictional firearms confiscators.

No, wattles, it's that we chose not to acknowledge tripe-burdened illogic.

It is just the same old divisive stuff. Scare everyone and harness their worst fears to control their vote, the main tactic of the ultra-conservatives. I just heard the first of another issue of fear they start each year, the “War on Christmas”. How absurd.

It appears that the voters have expressed their disgust for the Republican tactics and way of business which is to "defeat liberals” by any means instead of working with them for the common good. The electorate has spoken with an unmistakable voice. The American people are ready to embrace hope instead of fear, unity instead of division.

The last sentence of your reply reveals the problem when it comes to working with people of your persuasion. You hold that those with opposing opinions are the “enemy”, and as you have said in the past, are to be defeated at all cost. That approach leaves no room for solution resolving agreements to work through the serious problems facing our nation.

I find the attitude to be very un-American.

reasonable...

Indeed. It seems the rightists feel it's now time to drag out another flavor of paranoia and delusion to keep folks all nervous and twitchy. I guess they love their psychoses so much they just want to share them with others... kinda like during the campaign.

Didn't seem to work then, did it?

Ok mega, it is a deal. I will lighten up if you will too. Maybe you could stop tearing down and criticizing everything President-elect Obama does or has done and offer reserved support at least. He won the election, so get out of election campaign mode and look forward.

I know what your justification in attacking Obama is, but Bush earned his 28% approval rating. At one time it was as high as 90%.

Let President-elect Obama do his job. Then, disagree and offer up alternatives to his actions if you feel he is on the wrong path. I will do the same.

No sir you have not. You research the gun question you pose and present us with credible facts regarding why the question was asked and its intended effect. I am sure it is not as sinister as you would imply.

No more throwing out poop without the facts please. Very divisive as I said.

watts...

All kidding aside, I don't think gun owners (like myself) have much to fear because of a single question on a questionnaire that is several pages long. The vetting process has, with recent administrations, been a mite lax and has caused incoming administrations a bit of embarrassment. I just think the Obama folks are trying to find out as much about people as can reasonably be expected.

The question is: "Do you or any members of your immediate family own a gun?" asks Question 59. "If so, provide complete ownership and registration information. Has the registration ever lapsed? Please also describe how and by whom it is used and whether it has been the cause of any personal injuries or property damage."

Let's get real: Guns are weapons. The vast majority are used responsibly. At times, though, they are deliberately used to create mayhem.

You know that I am not a Bush fan. With that said, I did not fear his administration's getting into my personal business through wiretaps and other intrusions, as apparently did some of those on the nutzoid far left. I don't fear Obama's administration's interfering with my gun ownership either. I have no problem with the question as asked.

Obama has made reference to "reasonable gun ownership". I believe in that as well. As I have stated here before, I have problems with the ownership of certain types of weapons that have no purpose other than killing significant numbers of people in a short period of time or the delivery of mayhem far in excess of that a reasonable person might expect.

Here in the 'Plex we recently had an incident in which a woman at Texas Motor Speedway was hit with a stray .50 caliber round fired from a hellacious distance. I struggle to come up with a reason why Joe Schmuck should own such a thing. A .50 cal can kill a car... and that is no exaggeration.

Again, you and I disagree. I buy into your statement elsewhere, though, in that disagreement is not a bad thing. It helps keep the other side honest, it helps us reassess our own standpoints and perhaps tweak them a mite, and (!) it alleviates boredom. May God save us from a world in which all people believe as do you... or as do I.

Peace.

Ex_pat

Mega, you speak the truth when you say, "My remarks are what they are, sir."

But why are your remarks always so negative, divisive and based primarily on speculation, suspicion and innuendo?

Kinda like the scorpion I guess, it is just your nature.

Fine and dandy, watt.

little bush and his klatch of klowns NEVER earned my trust.

reasonable...

Indeed. It does appear to be his nature.

I'm glad I am not he.

I'm under the feeling that the times of simple fear statements from either side (not going to point fingers) that don't have merit or fact to give validity to the equation, these groups / individuals should be shunned from both sides. Maybe if we pushed the whole political process to be fair / factual and just for all - as well as pushing out all of the "salesmen" politicians / talk show hosts / media - we might actually get a government that is focused on fiduciary - not just driving bad policies and decisions....

BTW - being fair to all does not mean welfare - it means the ability for each and everyone of us to have a fair chance to have a life, independent liberty of choice and the pursuit of Justice when you are wronged to fair laws and policies from another... And to make a fair living from hard work and effort.

What is the horror in my statement, this is more ideological than any hurt to the practice? If you don't purchase the national enquirer - eventually it will close the doors, same as any other media outlet or politician, or talk show host... simple theory of just walking away, pay zero attention to it, focus on the information you can wrap facts around...

Could make it a harder road for many on both sides of the political spectrum..

Senator Obama Feb 11, 2008:

"I think we have two conflicting traditions in this country. I think it's important for us to recognize that we've got a tradition of handgun ownership and gun ownership generally. And a lot of law-abiding citizens use it for hunting, for sportsmanship, and for protecting their families. We also have a violence on the streets that is the result of illegal handgun usage. And so I think there is nothing wrong with a community saying we are going to take those illegal handguns off the streets. And cracking down on the various loopholes that exist in terms of background checks for children, the mentally ill. We can have reasonable, thoughtful gun control measure that I think respect the Second Amendment and people's traditions."

Mega - it is a very simple thing - you vote (equal to a purchase) for the politicians that adhere to a focused plan, not a divisive FUD factor, you put a boycott (per say) on the media / talk show hosts / politicians that don't do what is needed or desirable....

It is very similar to the market strategy - you only buy what is in your eyes something worth spending your money on... you are a capitalist - aren't you?

Unity BeReasonable? What a joke!

Hang in there Megawatt, in the words of a great President, "Walk Silently and carry a big stick" (Teddy Roosevelt). I suggest rather than a stick, an AR15.....

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I am unable to understand why some gun owners and hunters voted for Obama. Did they not read all of the informatnion presented by gun organizations such as the NRA? Did they not believe them, rather chose to believe the lies Obama told? Did they not research Obama's voting record in Illinois and the US Senate? There are no credible excuses - none! They were duped by Obama, plane ans simple. Now look at who he has chosen for Attorney General and Secretary of Sate - staunch anti-gunners. Perhaps these gun owners only believed Obama's cliche "change we can believe in" and were so disgruntled at the economy that they forgot about their Second Amendment rights? Well, now you will pay more taxes, be less secure, lose jobs, receive substandard health care (socialized medicine) and very likely have to give up your some of your gun rights. I cannot be sympathetic if you have to surrender your handguns; I don't want to hear one complaint from the gun owners who supported Obama - not one! The trouble is gun restrictions affect all of us gun owners. We now have a socialist president-elect.

It is very clear to me you know nothing of the voting records of the people now in power, or you would NEVER make such a comment. It is also clear you are one of the many that voted on your wallet instead of our Freedoms.

And for the bama: I take it that you also ride the short bus. Did you read what was really said by Presiden/Elect Obama concerning this crap? He wants the unlawful gun owners that are here to bring harm to others, to not be able to posess handguns. And I take it the reason you have reacted so strongly is that you must be a partaker....

For all of you,

This post represents the whole of the stupid problem. Gun LAWS don't do anything to remove ILLEGAL guns from UNLAWFUL persons. I don't understand how anyone fails to understand this point. If you are trying to target a group of lawbreakers why would you expect a law to have any effect? They're already breaking the law!! Unless somehow you expect gangsters and criminals to suddenly be disarmed just because there is a law preventing them from somehow owning a weapon? These people aren't going to their local gun store to purchase firearms in the first place. The Laws have no effect on crime at all. I'll finish up with my favorite anti-gun law news story of the year. A man shot in the UK for wearing an Obama T-shirt...firearms have been completely banned there for years so explain to me how the most oppressive anti-gun laws possible allow for a man to be shot in the streets of England??? Gun Laws Don't Work. End of story.