I don't care if he was asked about it, took a proactive approach to it, or just figured he would talk about guns. The next few years and our gun rights come down to only a few things.
1. Despite Obama moving to the center both during the campaign and now after winning the election, he is an outright left leaning liberal Senator that EARNED the designation of being the most liberal Senator based on his voting record. HE HAS NEVER ONCE STOOD UP FOR GUN RIGHTS! Not even one time. The real question is whether he going to be smart enough, and disciplined enough, to hold off on signing the crap hole legislation that will come from the likes of Feinstein, Durbin, Kerry, Kennedy, Reid, Schumer, Boxer, Lautenberg, McCarthy, etc... Some of these people dream about gun bans in their sleep, and they will not be deterred. It is encouraging to see him forced to move to the center on a number of issues, but will he have the brains and backbone to tell the anti gunners in Congress, NO. Time will tell.
2. Will the Democrats in power, and I mean the people I mentioned above, not the rank and file Joe Blow elected to the House or Senate from states that aren't necessarily very powerful, use their heads instead of their emotions. Typically Liberals base their actions on their emotions, rather than on logic and what makes sense. Therefore, for many of them, guns are a very emotional issue and they will be hard pressed to use their heads and not push anti-gun legislation, which will be a direct affront to what they believe.
3. What will the rank and file Democratic legislators do? Many that have been elected in the last 4 years are pro-gun Dems. That is probably why many of them have won in typically conservative states. Jim Webb out of Virginia actually had an aide get busted for carrying his gun into the Capitol. Kind of funny, but on a serious note, will those pro-gun Dems have the cajones, backbone, or brains to oppose the Pelosis, Reids, Schumers, Durbins, Feinsteins, Obambas, Emanuels, Holders, etc...
4. Lastly, what will happen in the future? Gun sales are up, concealed carry permits are way up, ammo sales are up, Heller case was won, National Parks are now allowing CCW permit carry in states that allow it, overall the landscape looks pretty good right? I don't think so. There will be several school shootings next year, and 1 or 2 of them will probably be major. That will bring people like Carolyn McCarthy running to the hill with her crazy bills. There will be a renewed push for anti-gun legislation. The media will never be on our side. Most major newspapers are extremely Liberal and agenda driven. They are outright anti-gun. We'll have an anti-gun Democratic Congress, an anti-gun President, and probably 2 appointments to the Supreme Court that will make Stevens and Ginsburg look like card carrying NRA members.
I believe the future outlook is bleak. Many factors will weigh on what happens, as usually is the case, but a perfect storm is set for a run on gun rights. People aren't stupid, they know that there is a very good chance Obama could go for the guns, hell, that is why I got my AK back in June. I see it as acting prudently given the environment to get the guns while you can.
I will watch with fascination as to what happens. In the meantime, I will do what I can to stop the spread of the anti-gun rights agenda and its accompanying legislation.
