I was in a gun shop last week and business was brisk, to say the least. It seems the potential for a Democratic presidential victory is having more than a ripple effect on the populace, especially where firearms are concerned.
People have been more than a little concerned that the Democrats are anti-gun, which is pretty right on target, if you'll forgive the pun. Most of the anti-gun bills have been introduced, sponsored and pushed by the Democrats and it's expected that under an Obama presidency more gun control laws will likely be introduced, and possible passed.
Once again, guns do not kill people; people kill people! We don't take away cars because of all the carnage on the highways, we just build more and more. If every time a person died as a result of a 3500 pound missile hitting them on the highway being handled by a misguided idiot, an anti-automobile lobby screamed, we'd all be walking or riding skateboards. Except we'd be so restricted in our skateboard choices, and where we could ride, that we'd just be walking, thank you.
Do the naysayers have it right? Will there be so many restrictions that it makes sense to run out and fill up the cabinets with new guns and ammunition while you still can? I don't know the real answer, but I do know the gun dealers aren't frowning at the sales figures. They are one faction of American commerce that is smiling all the way to the bank as a result of the Democrats, even if just for a few months. Maybe not next year, but for now, the grins are ear to ear!
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