The NRA has unleashed a new ad highlighting Barack Obama’s votes denying Illinois residents their Constitutional right to to defend themselves with a handgun when convicted felons break into their homes.
ABC gives the background.
The ad refers to a 2003 incident when a Wilmette, Ill., restaurateur named Hale DeMar shot and wounded a burglar who broke into his house. DeMar was prosecuted by the town of Wilmette, which had, at the time, a ban on the possession of handguns, so some Illinois lawmakers introduced legislation to offer legal protections to individuals who use firearms in self-defense. The bill passed the Illinois state House by a vote of 86-25, and the Illinois state Senate — where Obama voted against it — by a vote of 39-20.
The 2008 version of Barack Obama says he believes the Constitution protects the rights of individuals to own handguns, but the real Barack Obama voted against legal protections for citizens who use handguns for their intended purpose – four times.
Yes, that’s the same Barack Obama who opposes mandatory minimum sentences for violent felons. Police catch a felon, courts convict him, Barack protects him. Felon gets released, felon breaks into your house, you shoot felon, Barack protects him.
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