Steve said:
Garrett, you know I love you and everything but just because you disagree with someone's interpretation of facts, don't resort to name calling. You are too smart for that.
Facts:
April 2008 - Obama endorsed Illinois handgun ban
2000 - Obama voted against allowing individuals to violate local firearm bans in the case of self protection.
July 1998 - Obama supported a ban for the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons and to increase state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms. (Note, waterfowling shotguns and a Ruger 10/22 are semi-automatic).
In his book "Audacity of Hope", Obama said that we need to take all guns out of the hands of people who live in cities.
People who care about and follow 2nd Amendment legislation have a right to be nervous about future purchase and possession based upon Obama's previous actions. He is pro possession limitation and that is undeniable.
My point was and is simply that a LOT of people got a little too paranoid. He was and is never "anti-gun". That's what people were yelling from the rooftops. Then the mass ammo purchasing went into effect. Very similar to people freaking out about getting H1N1. It reminds me of all the whiners that go out and buy up all the bread and milk before the 3" of snow in DC.
It's easy for people to be pessimistic about many, many things. The odds are stacked in their favor to be right one day and play the "I told you so" card.
Quite simply it was hype. There were also lots of "facts" pointing to an H1N1 epidemic as well - portrayed nicely by the media and other outlets.
People in black suits weren't going to march into your home and take your guns. That literally is what plenty of people envisioned. It won't happen with Obama in office.
My comment was not meant to cast a broad assessment of one entire political group of people, but rather specific to those that panic at the first signs of "change". It strikes fear into a number of people.
It's not really peoples interpretation to any particular set of facts, but rather the ability for people to organize their "fears" in a rational and intelligent way.