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American patriot Patrick Henry said, “I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.”

Governor Schweitzer has said about Obama, “He ain’t going to take your gun away.”

If we use Patrick Henry’s standard of judging the future by the past, Schweitzer’s statement becomes just another political lie.

In his political career, Obama has supported: One bill that would ban nearly every hunting rifle, shotgun and target rifle, another bill that would shut down law-abiding firearm manufacturers, and also a complete ban on handgun ownership. He has said he will support banning all self-loading firearms and prohibit the transfer of firearms between private individuals without government permission and government records of the transfer. Obama has opposed allowing people to use firearms to defend themselves and their families, and voted to allow the criminal prosecution of people who use firearms in self-defense. Obama supported a proposal which would eliminate almost every gun store in America.

Further, Obama has been endorsed by America’s leading gun-ban advocates. He’s their guy.

Obama’s campaign rhetoric simply does not match his long record of opposing lawful gun ownership. He appears to accept the words of Soviet dictator Vladimir Lenin, “A lie told often enough becomes the truth.”

If Obama is willing to ban all handguns, ban all self-loading firearms, ban all hunting rifles and shotguns, and prohibit use of firearms for self defense, all commonly-owned firearms will be affected. Virtually all gun owners will suffer.

I’m with Patrick Henry on this: Judge the future by the past, not by what a grasping politician promises. Any gun owners who wish to retain their guns must not vote for Obama.

Gary Marbut, President, Montana Shooting Sports Association,
Author, Gun Laws of Montana, Missoula

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