Find the Flip-Flop: Obama on the 2nd Amendment

June 29, 2008

Months ago Barack Obama predicted the SCOTUS ruling on handguns which was handed down last week in a 5-4 decision.

Here he is in December 2007 at an event in Mt. Vernon, Iowa:

If you don’t want to hear it straight from him, here is a transcript of the pertinent text:

“The 2nd Amendment Right is an individual right and not just a right of militia and that’s where I expect the Supreme Court to rule. I think that is a fair reading of the text of the Constitution. I respect the right of lawful gun owners to hunt, fish, protect their families.”

I’m not so sure he would still say that gun owners can shoot fish, but I don’t hear any flip-flopping on the right to bear arms.

The Illinois Senator taught Constitutional law at the college level.

He probably has a pretty good grasp of the legal concepts in the 2nd Amendment.

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1 Comment Add your own

  • 1. AB  |  July 2, 2008 at 9:28 pm

    The NRA has planned to put $40 million into adverts before the election this fall.
    More than a third of that will be devoted to attacking Barack Obama on the issue of gun rights.

    -from 7-3-8 NY Times

    My question is:
    Where exactly is that other 2/3 of $40 million going to be used?

    Reply

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