Numbers On Post-Obama Gun Binge

We now have numbers on the amount of increase in gun sales after Mr. Obama was elected. Gun sales soared a staggering 49%, a huge number for a economy in recession. From personal experience, I was at a gun show over the weekend, and many dealers, especially those who were selling semi-auto rifles, which are seen as likely to be banned under Mr. Obama, were selling unprecedented amounts of weapons. Many political observers doubt Mr. Obama will commit the political resources needed to enact much new gun control, especially after the devastating effect the last gun control measure had on the Democratic numbers in Congress. Mr. Obama is also hamstrung by the new Supreme Court decision declaring the second amendment has not, in fact, been somehow deleted. Nevertheless, Mr. Obama's previously state taste for gun banning left many not wanting to take a chance.