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Gun owners fret Obama White House

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:10 pm
by 308Mike
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Gun owners fret Obama White House
Voting bloc has 'deep-seated' concerns

Jennifer Harper
Thursday, October 30, 2008

The nation's gun owners have the presidential election in their sights.

Some are up at arms about the prospect of future gun legislation should Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama win the White House. Others are beefing up their personal arsenals, skittish that firearms could become scarce or too expensive in the near future.

"If the economy is down, and gun sales are up, it shows you just how deep-seated the concern is out there about the situation," said Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association.

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