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After Obama was officially elected on November 4, 2008, the world sat in awe as history had been made in American politics. However, what came after has had a shocking impression on the gun industry across America. Sales of homes, cars, and furniture may be on a decline, but gun manufacturers have greatly benefited from their liberal opponent elected to the White House.

Since Obama’s election, many have flocked to local gun shops to purchase weapons in fear that Obama will outlaw guns once he is sworn into office. As CNN reported, this is quite a difference compared to the 2004 election, as many did not view John Kerry as liberal as they view Obama. Obama and Biden together have created one of the most liberal tickets in many decades causing the ‘bitter, gun-and-religion-people-who-are-apathetic-to-those-not-like-them’ conservatives to worrying about their future rights. However, bizarrely, it is not only Republicans flocking to the gun counter, it is also those ‘Reagan Democrats’ that fear the soon to come Obama administration. Do people honestly think that their Second Amendment right is just going to be taken away from them?

Here we are, in the 21^st century, and people are rapidly responding to the election in a spastic manner to make sure they own as many guns as they can get their hands on. Whenever Americans feel uneasy about the future, gun sales always increase. An interviewee on Fox News said that the gun manufacturers oddly had the highest purchases in decades after Bill Clinton was elected to the White House back in 1992. Americans flocked from everywhere as politics prompted the fear that their safety would be jeopardized. Coincidentally, people feel that their safety will be greatly amplified by allowing more to continue to get their hands on guns. It has always baffled me that people worry about the security of their family whenever they cannot own a gun, but they fail to realize that someone much more dangerous may need to be kept from purchasing that same gun. With more guns in circulation, you would think that American’s would worry about their safety, not a ban that prevents their sales.

The Illinois State Rifle Association director said, “Most gun owners have been misled by Senator Obama. Though he claims to be an advocate for the Second Amendment, his voting record in the Illinois Senate says otherwise. He voted for a bill that would ban nearly every hunting rifle, shotgun, and target rifle owned by Illinois citizens.” As many fear that he will soon ban their right guaranteed through the Bill of Rights of the Constitution, they are flocking to buy an array of weapons to hide in their homes in case of an emergency. Ridiculously, many gun shop owners have doubled their revenues this month as thousands of guns and ammunition have been sold to Americans across the nation, as they fear the future of their rights.

Guns should be harder to obtain in order to keep aggressive citizens from using them in hostile situations.  With our easy gun laws, anyone can own/use a gun attributing to many more deaths in our society.  Maybe Obama has a point that we should all look in to.  Who knows, maybe our safety will be increased rather than lessened.