Show Menu

Lobbyist Exposes Obama's True Views on Second Amendment

By

September 15, 2009

Summary

An open letter from an inside lobbyist who worked directly with Barack Obama while State Senator, says gun owners are fooled if they believe his ‘I support the Second Amendment’ rhetoric.

October 10, 2008

Fellow Sportsman,

Hello, my name is Rich Pearson and I have been active in the firearm rights movement for over 40 years. For the past 15 years, I have served in the Illinois state capitol as the chief lobbyist for the Illinois State Rifle Association.

Armed Response: A Comp... David Kenik Best Price: $1.23 Buy New $6.99 (as of 11:40 UTC - Details)

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 Barack Obama.

Although Obama claims to be an advocate for the 2nd Amendment, his voting record in the Illinois Senate paints a very different picture. While a state senator, Obama voted for a bill that would ban nearly every hunting rifle, shotgun and target rifle owned by Illinois citizens.

The Gun Digest Book of... Massad F. Ayoob Best Price: $2.13 Buy New $18.95 (as of 11:20 UTC - Details)

That same bill would authorize the state police to raid homes of gun owners and forcibly confiscate banned guns. Obama supported a bill that would shut down law-abiding firearm manufacturers including Springfield Armory, Armalite, Rock River Arms and Les Baer.

Obama also voted for a bill that would prohibit law-abiding citizens 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.

Does Barack Obama still sound to you like a “friend” of the law-abiding gun owner?

And speaking of friends, you can always tell a person by the company they keep. Obama counts among his friends the Rev. Michael Pfleger – a renegade Chicago priest who has openly called for the murder of gun shop owners and pro-gun legislators.

Read the rest of the article

September 15, 2009

Tags: 

$post_author: WP_User Object
(
    [data] => stdClass Object
        (
            [ID] => 2458
            [user_login] => richard-a-pearson
            [user_pass] => 5aec3e262f21c15edc8945589dc16c0a
            [user_nicename] => richard-a-pearson
            [user_email] => [email protected]
            [user_url] => 
            [user_registered] => 2012-11-02 08:11:57
            [user_activation_key] => 
            [user_status] => 0
            [display_name] => Richard A. Pearson
            [type] => wpuser
        )

    [ID] => 2458
    [caps] => Array
        (
            [contributor] => 1
        )

    [cap_key] => wp_capabilities
    [roles] => Array
        (
            [0] => contributor
        )

    [allcaps] => Array
        (
            [edit_posts] => 1
            [read] => 1
            [level_1] => 1
            [level_0] => 1
            [delete_posts] => 1
            [email_single_user] => 1
            [contributor] => 1
        )

    [filter] => 
    [site_id:WP_User:private] => 1
)

get_the_author_meta: 
$bio: 
$bios: Array
(
)

Political Theatre

LRC Blog

LRC Podcasts

    creativecommons.org