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Obama and Gun Control:
His record isn't likely to win back the rural "pro-gun" voters who've fled
to the Republicans in recent years, likely costing Gore the election in
2000. From the Chicago Defender, Dec. 13, 1999:

Sweeping federal gun control legislation proposed by Sen. Barack Obama
(D-13th) would increase the penalties on gun runners who are flooding
Chicago's streets with illegal weapons.

At an anti-gun rally held at the Park Manor Christian Church, 600 E. 73rd
St., headed by the Rev. James Demus, Obama also said he's backing a
resolution being introduced into the City Council by Alds. Toni Preckwinkle
(4th), Ted Thomas (15th), Leslie Hairston (5th) to call for a "shot-free"
millennium celebration.

Obama outlined his anti-gun plan that includes increased penalties for the
interstate transportation of firearms. The maximum penalty now for bringing
a gun across the border is 10 years in prison. Obama is proposing to make it
a felony for a gun owner whose firearm was stolen from his residence which
causes harm to another person if that weapon was not securely stored in that
home. [!!!]

He's proposing restricting gun purchases to one weapon a month and banning
the sale of firearms at gun shows except for "antique" weapons. Obama is
also proposing increasing the licensing fee to obtain a federal firearms
license.

He's also seeking a ban on police agencies from reselling their used weapons
even if those funds are used to buy more state-of-the-art weapons for their
agencies. Obama wants only those over 21 who've passed a basic course to be
able to buy or own a firearm.

He's proposing that all federally licensed gun dealers sell firearms in a
storefront and not from their homes while banning their business from being
within five miles of a school or a park. He's also banning the sale of
'junk" handguns like the popular Saturday Night Specials.

Obama is requiring that all people working at a gun dealer undergo a
criminal background check. He's also asking that gun manufacturers be
required to develop safety measures that permit only the original owner of
the firearm to operate the weapon purchased.

Additionally, he wants an increase of the funds for schools to teach anger
management skills for youth between the ages of 5-13. Obama is also seeking
to increase the federal taxes by 500 percent on the sale of firearm,
ammunition [sic] -- weapons he says are most commonly used in firearm
deaths.
 
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