It’s been well over a year since the election of President Barack Obama functioned as a clarion call to gun owners across America. Many began stocking up on ammo and purchasing firearms they’d long put off for other priorities. Now it seems that the sense of urgency has waned (or the folks most concerned have finished stocking up) and more ammo is appearing on the shelves of local stores. I hope this does not mean that folks are any less concerned about the administration’s policies or that we’re being lulled into a sense of security.

Opponents would love to point out the administration’s desire to ban guns is not a priority and that we have seen no effort to restrict the right to keep and bear arms, so we have nothing to worry about. I disagree, and so does Sarah Palin in her Facebook post on her comments at the NRA annual meeting. She is notably being misquoted by the mainstream media, so watch the video for yourself and help provide rumor control to your neighbors.

The anti-incumbent sentiments throughout the country are well-deserved because they haven’t been listening to us for a long time now. But if you choose to vote for a challenger to your Congressman or Senator, look carefully at their views. The votes may not there in Congress today, but if they were the administration and progressives would be slipping in any and every restriction they could dream up.

Progressive priorities may not allow for restrictive firearms bills to come to the fore now, but they will eventually and we need to stand strong against them with our votes now.

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3. HR 2159 is a gun grab – read up and call your Congressman!
4. Machine Gun Shoots – Ammo Cans
5. Rumor Control: Part Two

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