Obama wants to ban handguns, hunting ammo, and the use of guns for home defense?! Not true! But that's what the NRA claims, and it's spending $15 million to get the message out through TV ads and mailers.
One deceptive NRA flier looks like it comes directly from the Obama campaign. Factcheck.org called out the NRA for its false assertions that Obama wants to take away gun rights. Factcheck asserts:
Much of what the NRA passes off as Obama's "10 Point Plan to 'Change' the Second Amendment" is actually contrary to what he has said throughout his campaign: that he "respects the constitutional rights of Americans to bear arms" and "will protect the rights of hunters and other law-abiding Americans to purchase, own, transport, and use guns." The NRA, however, simply dismisses Obama's stated position as "rhetoric" and substitutes its own interpretation of his record as a secret "plan."
Obama has consistently said that he believes the Second Amendment creates an individual right. Obama does support national legislation against carrying concealed firearms, and he would reinstate the ban on semi-automatic assault weapons.
While it's reassuring to know that someone is looking into the truth behind campaign mailers, it's probably impossible to reach the majority of voters who received a deceptive mailer like this one.
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While the first debate is looming on our calendars in pencil or pen depending, it's not the only event left this campaign.
From now until the Inauguration on January 20, we've put together a handy, printable list of dates so you'll know exactly when to clear your calendar and come chat with us during the debates, or check back to get the updates.
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When we're young, most of us know very little about ourselves, let alone what we want out of our relationships and from our sexuality. So in our earliest relationships, it make sense that we're still in the process of discovering who we are, which is why I don't find it at all shocking when people mention that one of their exes later came out. Has this ever happened to you? Has someone you dated come out as gay, or straight as the case may be, after the fact?
California is home to 674 roadside message boards allocated for Amber Alert messages, giving information to drivers on missing or abducted children, and since they're not always in use for actual emergencies, so what's the logical step? Selling the space to businesses for advertisements. The cash-poor state just got their new budget after an 85-day delay, and state officials see this idea as a way to supplement the highway fund with big ad bucks.
But in a state that's even restricted cell-phone use by drivers, the safety implications of the added digital distractions are a concern. One safety advocate says, "The biggest issue with digital billboards is they are enormously distracting to motorists." Others point to the fact that filling up the space with non-emergency messages will reduce the system, which has saved 420 children nationwide, to just another message to ignore in our overstimulated lives.
State Sen. George Runner, author of the bill that created the Amber Alert system in California as well as numerous public safety measures, is behind the idea, though he says, "Whenever you start talking about advertising, you have to be very careful about how you go down that path. But it has the potential to provide tens of millions of dollars for highway repair."
Then there's the crossover of public and private funds — Clear Channel has contributed $1.2 million to state campaigns in the past five years, and could potentially stand to profit from the proposal.
Obama wants to ban handguns, hunting ammo, and the use of guns for home defense?! Not true! But that's what the NRA claims, and it's spending $15 million to get the message out through TV ads and mailers. 
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