Pennsylvania Gun Rights

Now is the time to register to vote in Pennsylvania in order to have a voice in the important 2008 election. If you are registered, the Secretary of State is offering to send reminder emails or text messages to voters.

In front of a crowd of rural voters, Barack Obama made another empty election-year promises not to take away guns if elected President. However, his words on the campaign trail do not match his long record.

At a recent campaign stop in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama indicated that a primary motivation for not supporting gun bans at the moment was the fact that he doesn't currently have the votes in Congress to pass them.

Senator John McCain chose Pennsylvania for the national launch of Sportsmen for McCain. Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty was flown in to greet shooters and hunters at the Factoryville Sportsmen's Club.

John McCain announced he selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to serve as his running mate. Pundits on major news outlets first took note of Governor Palin's strong pro-gun record as an NRA Life Member.

A recent survey showed that 76% of sportsmen who are considered likely voters prefer a candidate who is a hunter or angler. Sportsman also reported that McCain would be a better president on sportsmen's issues than Obama by a 2-to-1 margin.

Now that Barack Obama has selected his vice presidential nominee, Joe Biden, here are a few ideas of what that means for gun owners.

What do a radical South Side Chicago priest who has demanded that law-abiding firearm dealers and state legislators be “snuffed out,” and Chicago’s political boss, who is “livid” and “outraged” over the Supreme Court’s recognition of the Second Amendment, have in common?

Barack Obama’s mantra of “change” means the leading anti-gun agendas will be harnessed to the total power of an aggressive, activist and radical federal government.

With everything that’s at stake in the coming election, perhaps nothing is more important than our narrow pro-gun majority in the U.S. Senate. No matter how popular the president, a strong Senate can block anti-gun schemes … or move pro-gun legislation ahead in the face of a veto.

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While most of us will never get elected to the Senate and directly vote on judicial nominees, we can do our best to make sure that those appointing and ratifying these future guardians of our Constitution understand and agree with the individual right protected by the Second Amendment.

The deadline to submit your comments in support of the right-to-carry in the National Park system is fast approaching! The last day to submit a comment is Friday, August 8.