Guns: The Obama Factor

Obviously, people are expecting changes to gun laws in the United States once Barack Obama takes office in January. Stories of record sales of handguns, ammunition and AR-style weapons have been widely reported.

I’m hopeful the fears of hunters, shooters and people who buy munitions turn out to be nothing more substantial than the Y2K computer crisis. But I’m savvy enough to know there’s legitimate cause for concern.

Given the country’s current economic woes, it sure seems like legislating tighter gun laws so people like us who hunt predators have fewer options would be about the 10,486th priority on the list. However, I know that when people in charge of a department, a company or a country don’t have solutions to the real problems, they often bite off a battle in another area, just so they are doing something.

Let’s hope all-out war on the second amendment and law-abiding gun owners doesn’t become the focal point because the new leadership has no idea how to fix the economy, bolster health care or get our soldiers home.

So, I ask you: How concerned are you about the new president’s impact on your rights to own guns?