Perhaps indicative of an emerging theme on gun-ownership from the Obama campaign, question 59 on the 63 question Obama Cabinet position application reads as follows:
“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.”
Questions over the propriety of such a question are rising from a variety of sources, including the NRA and some Republican congressmen.
Ed Morrissey at HotAir makes a relevant observation the double standard in the application of our First and Second Amendment rights:
If a job application included a question about religion, especially for a government position, First Amendment advocates would rightly go ballistic. The ire of Second Amendment activists is easily understood, then, arising from the questionnaire prospective Obama administration employees must complete. The 59th question demands to know whether the applicant or anyone in his/her family owns a firearm, a sign of the hostility we expected to see towards gun owners from Barack Obama.
In related news, gun sales continue to sky rocket.
