Reply #12: Sorry but I disagree with him on this one

[RamboLiberal]

I live in a more urban area and I think I should have the right to own (and carry if licensed) handgun. IMHO urban areas who ban handguns are not protecting anyone. Why do D.C. and Chicago, and cities in California and New Jersey still have high rates of gun crimes when law-abiding citizens are the only ones obeying the gun laws?

Gun rights are not just about rural areas and/or hunting. There are many of us in more urban areas who want to own guns including handguns, rifles, shotguns, etc. for self-defense, target shooting, competition, and not just hunting.

Dems who try to frame guns as a states-rights, or let the urban areas have their own laws, or its strictly rural or hunting issue are missing the full picture.

Actually hunting is a sport on a downward trend, while many competition gun sports are doing nothing but growing. And more people are getting guns for self-defense. CCWs are also increasing.

I'm not a one-issue voter so I would still vote for Obama, but I will fight with my Dem represenatives at national, state and local levels when they try to curtail gun rights with silly laws like the AWB.