# Respond to this Anti-Obama Gun Freak **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 14, 2008, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-this-anti-obama-gun-freak/472687 "2008-11-14T09:05:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 94
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-this-anti-obama-gun-freak/472687/94 "2008-11-20T18:51:41Z")
> [@Grumman](#): > > Even if this is true, if the government is going to ban something they should require a better excuse than irrational fear. It’s not like the Assault Weapons ban was introduced to halt a spree of bayonet-stabbings and rifle-grenade-shootings, is it? Look, I agree that AW bans do nothing, and it’s catering to the “will of the masses”, and _likely_ that “will” is caused by ignorance and/or a irrational fear. BUT, we live in a representational Democracy thus I can’t blame too harshly any Politico that does what his constituents want, no matter why they want it. In the modern world, I can no longer be a “single-issue voter”. I don’t think Obama will push any anti-gun bills. But I don’t doubt he’ll sign them. And, given that 51% of the elected Representatives would then want such a bill, why should he go out of his way to veto them? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-this-anti-obama-gun-freak/472687)._