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Human101948

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11. Which ones specifically?

Mon Jun 27, 2016, 10:14 AM

Jun 2016

Which bills in Congress? You should stop listening to the NRA, they lie constantly.

Barack Obama has been called the "most anti-gun president in American history." Fears that Obama would try to ban guns fueled record sales of weapons during his presidency. But how many gun laws did Obama sign? And did any of them actually place restrictions on gun owners?

Gun Laws Signed By Obama

During his first term Obama didn't call for any major new restriction on guns or gun owners. Instead he urged authorities to enforce the state and federal laws already on the books.

In fact, Obama signed only two major laws that address how guns are carried in America, and both actually expand the rights of gun owners.

http://uspolitics.about.com/od/Gun-Control/a/Gun-Laws-Signed-By-Obama.htm

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When the only tool you own is a gun, every problem is a target. [View all] kpete Jun 2016 OP

Well said!! k&r (eom) CanSocDem Jun 2016 #1

We all have tools other than guns to solve problems. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #2

We should all be on the lookout for signs of irrational behavior... Jerry442 Jun 2016 #5

I think the focus should be on dangerous behavior, but YMMV depending on your level of fear aikoaiko Jun 2016 #7

Dangerous behavior is owning twenty guns and stockpiling ammo... Human101948 Jun 2016 #8

Mere possession is not dangerous by my way of thinking. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #10

Which ones specifically? Human101948 Jun 2016 #11

Do you believe Whitehouse.gov? aikoaiko Jun 2016 #13

If gun control were really about reducing gun violence they wouldn't be Press Virginia Jun 2016 #27

Yeah, some days those avocados are badasses. NT Jerry442 Jun 2016 #9

But if a gun is the only tool you UNDERSTAND ... it comes down to the same thing. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2016 #16

So accurate. pangaia Jun 2016 #3

This is also an apt metaphor... Chan790 Jun 2016 #4

K&R redstatebluegirl Jun 2016 #6

that's right. that's what makes the US different. A gun culture that supports wiggs Jun 2016 #12

When the only tool you own is a gun, every problem is a target. LWolf Jun 2016 #14

At the same time, though, I imagine you do have a firearm.... moriah Jun 2016 #19

I don't. LWolf Jun 2016 #20

Gah. moriah Jun 2016 #24

Wow. Just Googled this. Interesting example vis a vis guns. DirkGently Jun 2016 #21

There are two types of folks out there -- hippies and rednecks. moriah Jun 2016 #23

I agree with this Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2016 #15

you can't replace brake rotors with a firearm. ileus Jun 2016 #17

Not that some haven't tried BumRushDaShow Jun 2016 #18

Guns convey zero personal power. DirkGently Jun 2016 #22

What is *NORMAL* is America would not be considered normal in more civilized countries. baldguy Jun 2016 #25

the people who hysterically cling to their guns Skittles Jun 2016 #26

These gun worshippers religion is thinking guns are the most important things in their lifes kimbutgar Jun 2016 #28

We should have never allowed these dangerous people into our country IronLionZion Jun 2016 #29

Uh, that second image is the symbol for the National Recovery Administration. Marengo Jun 2016 #30

Nobody expects the National Recovery Administration IronLionZion Jun 2016 #31

Easy mistake to make. I sometimes saw that symbol on old store fronts when I was a kid Marengo Jun 2016 #32

You can actually deaniac21 Jun 2016 #33