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Smoking Gun?

HAY MAKER

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Smoking Gun?

The Illinois State Rifle Association says President-elect Obama's transition team is weeding out job applicants who own firearms.

Cybercast News reports the questionnaire given to those seeking work in the Obama administration asks applicants if they or members of their family have ever owned a gun, and if so, who used it, and if it ever caused injury. The 63-question form also requires the gun registration information.

It is not clear whether gun ownership would disqualify an applicant, but the association's executive director Richard Pearson says, "The questionnaire poses a number of questions asking the applicant to reveal any unethical activities, or embarrassing Internet chats, then wraps up by asking if anyone in the applicant's family owns a firearm. Obviously, [President-elect] Obama feels that owning a firearm is akin to talking dirty in Internet chat rooms."
 

Big Muddy rancher

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HAY MAKER said:
Smoking Gun?

The Illinois State Rifle Association says President-elect Obama's transition team is weeding out job applicants who own firearms.

Cybercast News reports the questionnaire given to those seeking work in the Obama administration asks applicants if they or members of their family have ever owned a gun, and if so, who used it, and if it ever caused injury. The 63-question form also requires the gun registration information.

It is not clear whether gun ownership would disqualify an applicant, but the association's executive director Richard Pearson says, "The questionnaire poses a number of questions asking the applicant to reveal any unethical activities, or embarrassing Internet chats, then wraps up by asking if anyone in the applicant's family owns a firearm. Obviously, [President-elect] Obama feels that owning a firearm is akin to talking dirty in Internet chat rooms."


Darn it Haymaker their goes your Ambassadorship to Mexico. :lol: :lol:
 

Sandhusker

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HAY MAKER said:
Smoking Gun?

The Illinois State Rifle Association says President-elect Obama's transition team is weeding out job applicants who own firearms.

Cybercast News reports the questionnaire given to those seeking work in the Obama administration asks applicants if they or members of their family have ever owned a gun, and if so, who used it, and if it ever caused injury. The 63-question form also requires the gun registration information.

It is not clear whether gun ownership would disqualify an applicant, but the association's executive director Richard Pearson says, "The questionnaire poses a number of questions asking the applicant to reveal any unethical activities, or embarrassing Internet chats, then wraps up by asking if anyone in the applicant's family owns a firearm. Obviously, [President-elect] Obama feels that owning a firearm is akin to talking dirty in Internet chat rooms."

We tried to tell you Obamazombies that this guy is an anti-gun whacko, but oh, no, we were told that he supports the Second Amendment...he said so. :roll:

I'm afraid that this is just one of a million upcoming "I told you so's" on this snake. There won't be much satisfaction because we all lose.

Gullible idiots... :mad:
 

HAY MAKER

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Big Muddy rancher said:
HAY MAKER said:
Smoking Gun?

The Illinois State Rifle Association says President-elect Obama's transition team is weeding out job applicants who own firearms.

Cybercast News reports the questionnaire given to those seeking work in the Obama administration asks applicants if they or members of their family have ever owned a gun, and if so, who used it, and if it ever caused injury. The 63-question form also requires the gun registration information.

It is not clear whether gun ownership would disqualify an applicant, but the association's executive director Richard Pearson says, "The questionnaire poses a number of questions asking the applicant to reveal any unethical activities, or embarrassing Internet chats, then wraps up by asking if anyone in the applicant's family owns a firearm. Obviously, [President-elect] Obama feels that owning a firearm is akin to talking dirty in Internet chat rooms."


Darn it Haymaker their goes your Ambassadorship to Mexico. :lol: :lol:

Didnt take em long to start the gun control crap..................good luck
 

jcummins

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He's a lying deceptive sob.

Read the below article on World Net Daily. If it doesn't make you think of Hitler's Youth Army, you should read this Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_Youth

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=80829
 

Texan

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Sandhusker said:
I'm afraid that this is just one of a million upcoming "I told you so's" on this snake. There won't be much satisfaction because we all lose.
I agree that we'll all be losers. But that's not gonna stop us from getting a little bit of pleasure from those "I told you so's" that Oldtimer is teaching us how to say. And we fully expect you to participate, Sandhusker. :lol:
 

Texan

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One thing is for sure: If the Obama team thinks these are good questions to ask job applicants, it’s only a matter of time before they’ll want to ask the rest of us, too.


Gun Owners Need Not Apply?
Obama Personnel Questionnaire Shows Anti-gun Bias

Friday, November 14, 2008

Last week, we reported on the anti-gun legislative agenda proposed by President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team, headed by former Clinton administration operatives John Podesta and Rahm Emanuel. (That document was quickly removed from the official transition website, but you can still see it at http://www.nraila.org/pdfs/obamaurbanpolicy.pdf.)

This week, it became clear that the new administration’s anti-gun agenda even infects the process of staffing the administration. A widely disseminated questionnaire for those applying for administration jobs asks:




“(59) Do you or any members of your immediate family own a gun? If so, provide complete ownership and registration information. Has the registration ever lapsed? Please also describe how and by whom it is used and whether it has been the cause of any personal injuries or property damage.”



Of course, the questionnaire does not ask similar questions about any other type of personal property. For example, applicants are not asked to list any cars they own, who drives the cars, or what accidents the cars have been involved in—even though far more deaths and injuries each year involve motor vehicles than involve firearms.

Though past involvement in a gun-related mishap might be politically embarrassing, it is unclear why the transition team would find it more embarrassing than some other kind of accident. And if misuse of a gun would cause an applicant to have a criminal record or to get involved in litigation, that would be disclosed under other questions, such as those about lawsuits against the applicant or applicant’s spouse, and about criminal investigations, arrests, charges or convictions.

Besides being unnecessary, the question misleads applicants about existing firearm laws. The question demands that applicants provide “complete ownership and registration information” about all firearms owned. But only five states have statewide gun registration; of these, and only Hawaii requires registration of all types of firearms. And Federal law specifically forbids creation of a federal registration system (and we intend to keep it that way).

The question also asks applicants to report any lapse in registration, but this, too, is misleading. Only New York City and three nearby counties require periodic renewal of a firearm registration, and then only as part of the process for renewing a handgun license.

Finally, the question asks applicants how the firearm is used. Once again, if an applicant is not using his gun to commit crimes, how could this possibly be relevant to a person’s fitness to serve in the Obama administration?

The possibilities are chilling.

Will applicants who own firearms for self-defense in the home be disqualified, given Obama’s votes at the state level to disallow self-defense arguments by people who used guns to protect themselves in the home, in spite of a local gun ban?

Will applicants be disqualified if they legally carry a firearm for self-protection outside the home, given Obama’s ongoing opposition to state Right-to-Carry laws, and his call for an unconstitutional federal law to outlaw Right-to-Carry?

Will hunters be disqualified, given the endorsement of Obama’s candidacy by the Humane Society of the United States, one of our nation’s most radical anti-hunting lobbies?


One thing is for sure: If the Obama team thinks these are good questions to ask job applicants, it’s only a matter of time before they’ll want to ask the rest of us, too.



http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=4230
 

Sandhusker

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"... and whether it has been the cause of any personal injuries or property damage.”

:shock: What the hell kind of question is that? Let's see,,,," I shot my cousin in the ass with an unregistered Daisy BB gun when I was 9...."

Do any of you libs still believe that Obama is a supporter of gun rights?
 

Texan

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The complete questionnaire is supposed to be at this PDF link:

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/national/13apply_questionnaire.pdf
 

RobertMac

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Sandhusker said:
"... and whether it has been the cause of any personal injuries or property damage.”

:shock: What the hell kind of question is that? Let's see,,,," I shot my cousin in the ass with an unregistered Daisy BB gun when I was 9...."

Do any of you libs still believe that Obama is a supporter of gun rights?
That's funny...we had BB gun wars when I was growing up...rules were you had to shoot below the waist...I guess I can't help Obama out! :cry: :cry:
 

Larrry

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“(59) Do you or any members of your immediate family own a gun? If so, provide complete ownership and registration information. Has the registration ever lapsed? Please also describe how and by whom it is used and whether it has been the cause of any personal injuries or property damage.”

Mr. Obamer, I don't really feel the need to justify my ownership of guns and the 2nd amendment says I don't have to justify my ownership of guns. And I have a first amendment right to not give anyone a reason.
 

badaxemoo

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Sandhusker said:
Anybody notice that the resident libs have been posting on other threads, but not this one?

Most rational people simply realize that there are more important things that need addressing such as the economic crisis, healthcare, and the global climate than worrying about not being able to buy a 30 round magazine for our pimped out SKS at a gun show.
 

Tam

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Maybe he will use the application to decide who will get the top spots in his little youth army. :shock:
Do you or any members of your immediate family own a gun?

yep :nod:

welcome, you and your family gun have just been drafted into a special little youth group we are setting up. :???:
 

MsSage

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Did you see #31 Personal financial records someone had wrote Clinton hmmmmm
Can we see Obamas answers to these questions?????
 

Tam

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MsSage said:
Did you see #31 Personal financial records someone had wrote Clinton hmmmmm
Can we see Obamas answers to these questions?????

What makes me think if he will not show the courts his true birth certificate the answer to your question is NO. :wink:
 

Sandhusker

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badaxemoo said:
Sandhusker said:
Anybody notice that the resident libs have been posting on other threads, but not this one?

Most rational people simply realize that there are more important things that need addressing such as the economic crisis, healthcare, and the global climate than worrying about not being able to buy a 30 round magazine for our pimped out SKS at a gun show.

You're in denial. What purpose does that serve you? Rational people are able to see through the BS Obama preaches.

Why would somebody who supports gun rights have that question, badaxemoo?
 

badaxemoo

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Sandhusker said:
badaxemoo said:
Sandhusker said:
Anybody notice that the resident libs have been posting on other threads, but not this one?

Most rational people simply realize that there are more important things that need addressing such as the economic crisis, healthcare, and the global climate than worrying about not being able to buy a 30 round magazine for our pimped out SKS at a gun show.

You're in denial. What purpose does that serve you? Rational people are able to see through the BS Obama preaches.

Why would somebody who supports gun rights have that question, badaxemoo?

I'm not in denial about anything.

Obama's questionaire is apparently the most extensive of any ever used. They are even asking people about aliases they have posted on forums like this with. Does that mean Obama is going to attempt to restrict access to or ban the internet?

I highly doubt that Obama will try to overreach on the issue of guns. I imagine you might see a renewal of the assault weapons ban. I really don't care whether they implement it or not.

I do care that the next administration does something about carbon emissions, healthcare, the financial crisis,and a host of other pressing issues.

If flash suppresors, 30 round magazines, and pistol grips on rifles are banned it won't accomplish much, but it also wouldn't particularly bother me.
 

Sandhusker

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You "highly doubt"? Do you have any idea what his record is on guns? Have you ever looked at the radical crap that he has voted for?

So you see nothing unusual about him asking questions about guns. Tell me, what bearing would owning a .357 or a .30-06 have on the job performance of an employee?
 

Sandhusker

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Sandhusker said:
You "highly doubt"? Do you have any idea what his record is on guns? Have you ever looked at the radical crap that he has voted for?

So you see nothing unusual about him asking questions about guns. Tell me, what bearing would owning a .357 or a .30-06 have on the job performance of an employee?

Did you have to ask Chairman Maobama himself, badaxemoo?
 
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