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Bill Clinton Cautions Obama: Do Not Patronize Gun Owners

puravida_gringo Wrote: Jan 21, 2013 4:12 PM

Of course there is a threat of a "gun grab." You have all of those legislators mentioned by psydoc and several others specifically state that they would love to "ban guns" (Feinstein said this on 60 mins a few years back) but they don't have the votes. All of these advocating this are Progressives. Many of these Progressive politicians have said they will take what little they can get through NOW but will keep trying to get more in the future. What is that supposed to mean? It means more restrictions on gun rights under the 2A. Don't try that line SS of Chicago wrote! We are wise to you.

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Bill Clinton Cautions Obama: Do Not Patronize Gun Owners

Former President Bill Clinton, who suffered significant political damage after signing into law the original assault weapons ban, is cautioning President Obama against patronizing his gun control opponents, in particular gun owners.

Appearing before Obama's National Finance Committee and various business leaders, Clinton stressed that guns present different cultural complexities than other political issues.

"Do not patronize the passionate supporters of your opponents by looking down your nose at them," he said, according to Politico.

Clinton's words are wise, but it may be too late. The Obama campaign team has already

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