"As a state senator in
Illinois, President Obama opposed legislation providing an exception to handgun
restrictions if the weapon was used in the defense of one's home. Obama's vote
would have maintained the status quo, which made it a violation of municipal
gun ban law to use a firearm to save your own life in your own home. But the
bill was passed anyway without his support.
The vote is a sign of how
committed President Obama may be to strict gun control measures. The Illinois
vote is hardly ancient history, having occurred in 2004 as Obama was running
for election to the U.S. Senate. In opposing the measure, Obama lined up well
to the left of the mainstream, as the Illinois Senate included 32 Democrats to
26 Republicans but approved the bill by an overwhelming margin and subsequently
overrode a veto by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
... The Illinois legislation was
passed after a man who shot a burglar in his home was fined $750 by his town
for disobeying its handgun ban. The absurdity and injustice of the situation
doesn't seem to have made much of an impression on Obama."
--White House Dossier's Keith Koffler
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