Cold, Dead Fingers

It is almost comical to hear Joe Biden talk to rural Virginians about his running mate not being able to take away his shotguns. Biden has been scored a consistent F by the NRA on pro-gun-rights policies during his 36 years in the Senate. As for Barack Obama: "I’m consistently on record and will continue to be on record as opposing concealed carry." (Chicago Tribune, 4/27/04); "I think it’s a scandal that this president (Bush) did not authorize a renewal of the 'assault weapons' ban." (Illinois Senate Debate #3: Barack Obama vs. Alan Keyes, 10/21/04); "I believe in keeping guns out of our inner cities and that our leaders must say so in the face of the gun manufacturers lobby." ("The Audacity of Hope," by Barack Obama, 2006); "I think that local jurisdictions have the capability to institute their own gun laws." (BaltimoreSun.com, 2/15/08)
Again, words matter.