November 9th, 2008
Obama’s Election Sparks Gun Sales
I don’t think anyone is surprised by the rush to buy guns in the aftermath of Obama’s election on Tuesday. But it’s still staggering.
“One of the strangest things I’ve had happen in the past few weeks was that I’ve had people coming in here wearing Obama buttons and Obama T-shirts,” Glen Parshall, owner of a local Fort Worth gun shop. “[They] tell me they’re in here to buy them before he bans them.”
What? People who openly support the guy who’s been pretty straightforward about the fact that he intends to strengthen gun control (at the very, very least) want guns for themselves?
Watch the video report included with the story.
November 9th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
I’m actually pretty appalled that he was willing to sell to them. Here the dealers told visible Obama supporters to go to hell. Actually, I believe one at a gun show said, “Get used to life if that asshole gets elected. No sale.” (The guy was wearing an Obama button.) In fact, they even gave one dealer who didn’t notice the button a hard time for even talking to the guy.
November 9th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
The stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me.
heh, Bitter, I like that attitude.
November 9th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Well some of us are *not* one issue voters and have a plethora of issues that drive us. I’m not happy with several of Obama’s positions, but I was happy with much less on the McCain side of the aisle.
Either you’re a simpleton who votes on one issue alone out of ignorance, or you’re someone who faces a complex life and has to weigh many things in making a choice between two poor choices.
Man, if we were not so religiously tied to a silly 2 party system, we could have actual choice like many of the other democracies out there.
November 10th, 2008 at 9:15 am
There exist pro-gun voters who care about other issues too (like me). These people are clearly examples. Is that so hard to fathom? Like it or not, guns weren’t really an issue this campaign. There were much, much more important things to worry about, like the gutting of our economy, a sitting Republican president practically nationalizing the banking system, an unpopular war that’s bleeding money, the explosion of debt (both national and consumer), a stuttering energy industry, etc etc etc.
February 15th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
“I’m actually pretty appalled that he was willing to sell to them. ”
Bitter, what you DIDN’T see was the part of the report where I told them that I did in fact toss customers like this out of my shop. We continue to this day to really ride anyone hard that shows up in an obama t-shirt or says anything about him, choosing to try and educate them. There are other errors or left-out things in the news feed that was shown, such as the fact that I am in Las Vegas, Nevada and NOT Texas, but I do interviews and talk with reporters as often as I can. Even with editing, misquotes etc etc etc, we can often get out good information and comments. If no one will talk with the media or to stand up in public, I am sure that the brady bunch will be happy to fill the void. Google my name and you will see some of the other things quoting me, such as several Vin Suprinowicz columns, a TIME article done this last summer and other interviews. I’ve spent a full day being interviewed and filming to have it edited down to 5 minutes or less. You always put your life and reputation on the chopping block when you speak with the media, but those of us that believe in guns, freedom and the Constitution NEED to speak out when we can.
Glen R. Parshall