President Barack Obama gave himself a B+ for his first year in office, but he gets an F when it comes to gun control issues, according to a leading advocacy group.
Calling Obama's record on gun violence during his first year in office an "abject failure," the Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence said Obama has broken campaign promises and failed to show leadership on the issue.
"As a senator and candidate, he promised to stand up to the gun lobby and fight for strong gun laws," the group writes in Obama's 2009 "report card." "Unfortunately, that Barack Obama has been absent in his first year in office."
Why do you think President Obama failed to follow through on his campaign promises about guns? Is it just that there have been so many other important issues? Or do you think he never intended to live up to them in the first place?
What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.
It must be an "F" for "Future", because the only reason Barack may have one is because of his reluctance to pursue gun control.
ReplyDeleteHe's already pissed off the left by not being the peace-mongering, DADT-ending, government-growing, wealth-redistributing, socialist revolutionary that all those Hope/Change Faux-Che posters painted him to be.
The last thing he needs is the ire of lefty/independent gun owners.
One man's "F" is another's "A".
ReplyDeleteWhy has Obama not followed through on most of his campaign promises? Who knows. I do see a lot of voter remorse out there now.
ReplyDelete"The last thing he needs is the ire of lefty/independent gun owners."
ReplyDeleteHahhahahahhhahha.
Whew.
Polls show--among NRA members--that more gun laws would be encouraged.
Aztec really believes he and his 30 fellow fringists compose a majority.
--JadeGold
"Polls show--among NRA members--that more gun laws would be encouraged."
ReplyDeletePolls that has been debunked...
Aztec really believes he and his 30 fellow fringists compose a majority.
ReplyDeleteHmm, who has more grassroots support and total membership? The NRA or the Brady's? The SAF/JPFO or the VPC?
If anyone's on the fringe it's Jade and his fellow gun control advocates.
"If anyone's on the fringe it's Jade and his fellow gun control advocates."
ReplyDeleteThey don't even compose a majority on their own blogs.
They don't even compose a majority on their own blogs.
ReplyDeleteZing!
Instant classic.
RuffRidr and Zorro, You've probably noticed I encourage you guys to come around and keep coming. By contrast I've been 86ed from several pro-gun blogs where they don't like contrary opinions. So when you read Tam or Breda or Uncle, of course you're gonna have a near unanimity of opinion. I like it better my way, don't you?
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