President Barack
Obama hasn’t done much of anything to curb Americans’ gun rights.
Despite
his 2008 campaign pledges, he hasn’t pushed to reinstate the assault
weapons ban. And he hasn’t tried to force background checks on people
who buy firearms from unlicensed dealers at gun shows.
In fact, he’s barely said a word about guns during his
presidency, other than urging “the beginning of a new discussion” on the
issue after then-Rep. Gabrielle
Giffords was shot.
But the
National Rifle Association and many gun enthusiasts still deeply distrust and fear him.
The powerful gun rights group — which is setting aside at least $40
million to defeat Obama in November — claims he would gut the Second
Amendment in his second term through a series of domestic or
international moves that he’s been hesitant to advance over the past
three-plus years.
Gun
and ammunition sales, which rocketed when Obama took office, are again
on the rise as owners stockpile weaponry in part because they’re afraid
those won’t be available if he wins reelection, according to the
National Shooting Sports Foundation, a firearms industry trade group.
“He’s his own stimulus plan for the gun industry,” Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) said.
“I get the [NRA] magazine. I think he’s on the cover nine out of 10 times,” added Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska).
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