re: President Obama's new tweet

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That's how it starts. In 50 years, gun ownership by the general population will be a thing of the past.

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I'm not saying that we all shouldn't keep up to date on what our legislative branch is up to... but, your commment is the exact same thing everyone was saying in the 80's right after Jim Brady was shot.

And then this fine lady spoke up and gave the Second Amendment a solid foundation in the early 90's. Suzanna Hupp

Every president makes an attempt to have a legacy. Very few actually succeed. After failing to make an improvement on the economy and healthcare, it appears our current President has chosen to make his legacy "the destruction of the 2nd amendment". He isn't the first, and he will not be the last.

Can he make things more difficult on gun owners? Sure. But let's keep some perspective -- gun technology has evolved dramatically over the years. So too, shall the right to own that technology. I am NOT advocating gun bans. I'm just saying -- we take tests to get a driver's license. We take hunter safety courses if we want to hunt. We now take boater safety courses if we want to drive a boat.

Why don't we have mandatory gun safety classes? How many of you have gone to the gun range and been freaked the hell out by someone there with a gun that had ZERO knowledge of basic gun safety? I know I have on numerous occasions.

Personally, I'd like to have any new gun owner have to take the mandatory class necessary for concealed carry. I think it would do a tremendous amount in reducing accidental deaths each year. Will it eliminate the massacres? Absolutely not. But neither will reduced magazine sizes or banning "scary looking ARs".

My point is, we should all be prepared from some changes. However, there is no way in hell Mr. Obama has the political clout to eliminate the 2nd Amendment.