Obama Administration Fires First Shot Over The Bow

It’s time sportsmen wake up and begin to realize just how our world is “changing.”   That’s right, the Administration that promised hope and change has now indicated its readiness to take the first step toward enacting major new gun control laws.   So, you think this won’t effect you…well, I have news for you if you’re a shooting sportsman you might want to think again.

Let’s begin by listening to some promises made only a few months ago on the campaign trail:

Oh, and by the way, Ray Shoenke who was part of this video representing “common sense” sportsmen…is nothing other than heading up a gun control front group operating under the guise known as the American Hunters and Shooters Association.   I’ve previously blogged about this bogus group, check it out.

So, Obama’s newly appointed Attorney General, Eric Holder announced that plans are quickly moving forward for a new and improved “Assault Weapons Ban” (AWB).   Seems fairly innocuous since most hunters don’t use “assault-style weapons,” right?   WRONG!   Let’s define some terms being bantered about on this topic:

Assault Weapon — Is a political term used to describe a variety of semi-automatic firearms that have certain features associated with the military — commonly a folding or telescopic stock, hi-capacity magazine, a flash suppressor or a barrel shroud, etc.   All items that are mostly cosmetic in nature.   In other words, to those not part of the shooting culture a gun that just looks down-right “scary.”

Cop Killer Bullets — True cop killer bullets are not readily available to the public.   However, Holder’s use of this term defines it as any bullet capable of penetrating body armor.   Okay, with the exception of my rimfire .22 caliber rifles…ALL of my other hunting rifles would fall under this criteria of using ammunition capable of piercing thru body armor.  

Gun Show Loophole — A fanciful way of saying that gun sales between two private parties can not exist unless you involve a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer to record the transaction.   Think of it this way.   You’re a father and want to hand a prized family gun down to your son.   Well, in the future you might have to first take it to a FFL Dealer and pay them a $20 – $30 transfer fee so they can complete the government paperwork and do a criminal background check on your son.   Sound reasonable?   Imagine the hassle and expense involved with passing down an entire gun collection.

Folks, there will be much more to come on this topic, but it’s time we all start bracing for an onslaught against our 2nd Amendment rights, the likes of which we have never before experienced.   If you want to trust Obama and his minions that they are working in our best interests, then go ahead and keep the blinders on.   But I’m here to tell you that Obama et al. is not just attacking the type of guns you wouldn’t even own for your sporting pursuits.   Nope, our new President has in his gun-banning sights the very genre of guns you likely already own that are tucked away securely in your closet.   Trust me on this one…and stay tuned!!

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Watch As They “Hit The Glass”

Indulge me while I get one last political rant off my chest…well, at least for now.    This rant has been percolating in my mind now for nearly a month.

During the past month I have received numerous e-mails and comments from readers calling me, among other things, a fearmonger (that’s one of the new talking points that seems to be in vogue among Democrats these days), a moron, politically stupid…er, well suffice it to say you probably get the picture.   In other words, because I happen to think Barack Hussein Obama is like moldy bread (it only gets worse with time) I have been vilified by certain Obamamaniacs who happen to wander onto this blog site.

Let me put things into perspective here with an outdoorsy twist.   Each winter my family places several bird feeders out around our house to attract birds a bit closer to our abode for our own selfish enjoyment of viewing nature from the comforts of a warm home.   It keeps us “connected” with nature even when the temps dip far below zero and we don’t have a hankering to be outdoors.

Inevitably and occasionally there are accidents that occur.   A Dark-eyed Junko or a Black-capped Chickadee will fly into our glass picture window and suffer one of three fates.   They either change direction by glancing and fly off.   They knock themselves dizzy requiring a period of recovery on the ground underneath.   Or, they hit the glass so damn hard the outcomes turns out to be grave.

One can only imagine that when the bird flies toward the glass at a high rate of speed they must have concluded they’ve seen a better way to get to the next feeder.   Oh sure, they’ve likely witnessed scores of other birds simply fly around the house safely, but something in the minds of certain birds urges them to find a better way.   Perhaps one that is quicker.   No doubt one that seems more logical to fly straight from point A to point B.   Yet, when this happens the birds are in for a sudden, and very rude, awakening.

Give these birds credit…when they fly into the glass they are committed to taking the new route.   They are determined they must know a better way.   To hell with the other birds who safely steer more clear of obstacles…some birds choose to carry on their life with such reckless abandon it simply makes you wonder what they were thinking when they made those poor choices in life.

And so it brings me to my friends who happen to be Democrats, sportsmen and by default staunch supporters of Barack Hussein Obama.   When I see them I simply ask if they’ve “hit the glass” yet with their moronic way of political thinking.   Just like the misguided songbirds in my backyard, their judgment has been clouded by promises of “a better way.”   They fully bought into the belief that they do not need to fly the same way as others in their flock choose to fly.   Nope.   Flying high fueled by “hope” and “change” is such a wonderful, orgasmic feeling until…SMACK!!!!!!   They hit the glass, also known as reality.

Call me an Obama fearmonger if you want, if that makes you feel better.   Heck, call into question my intelligence if that makes you more secure about yourself.   I really don’t care.   Just remember, when you “hit the glass” I’ll be standing inside looking (and probably laughing) as your world is suddenly shaken by the betrayal that surely will be forthcoming from your man soon to enter The White House.   And this time, unlike the pity I take on the poor helpless birds that lay in the snow, I’ll be saying to myself I hope this dude finally hit the glass hard enough so they don’t get the chance to ever make the same mistake once again.

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