Letter to the Editor: Obama is Coming! by CCTA member Lou Call

Feb. 5th 2013

Letter to the Editor:  "Obama is coming""""!

This pretty much sums up why the Obama administration is so interested in banning firearms regardless of their claims to the contrary.

Gun control has long been a focus of many in this country. Based on the Founding Fathers' circumstances, it had far more to do with enabling the citizenry to protect themselves against tyrannical government than against local psychopaths. It is about providing a balanced firepower so when King George's successor came knocking on your door, you could fight back. Government today is no less inclined to abuse its authority than it was then. Based on the absurd and ongoing power grab that is present day Washington, it's as threatening as ever.

At the time of our Founding Fathers many colonists were in sympathy with British rule and occupation, much like many of the socialists that are now out in the open. Obama and his hand picked Czars have been doing end runs around our Constitution since he took office. Now the 2nd Amendment stands in the way of total control over Americans; he will use any excuse to bend public opinion to his will. If that fails he will fall back on his infamous Executive Orders using the killing of 20 innocent children in Sandy Hook as an excuse.

After 237 years as a Republic, elements in our government and some neighbors living among us have called this sacred document into question and in particular, the 2nd Amendment.

Too many Americans have died defending our Rights and those of others; much blood has been shed. Our Constitution is still worth fighting and dying for and, God willing, our grand children will benefit from the sacrifice of those who came before them. The last line of the Declaration of Independence speaks to this "And for the support of this Declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor". Today, can we do less?

Louis Call
New Bern, NC 28562