Got a gun? Barack “ban the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns” Obama wants to know and it just might disqualify you from being part of his cabinet. Fine by me. I’d rather keep my pistol, we might need it.

Question #59 out of 63 on the forms being handed out to potential members of Obama’s is targeting the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms:

Tucked in at the end of the questionnaire and listed under “Miscellaneous,” it reads: “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.”

Is Obama covering his tracks for when he presses on his anti-gun measures just like he did during his stint in Chicago? That’d be my first guess.

Paul Light, professor of public service at New York University, said there was no such question for potential appointees when President George W. Bush took office in 2000.

“It kind of sticks out there like a sore thumb,” Light said.

He expressed uncertainty over why it was included but surmised it was out of an abundance of caution, a desire to avoid the spectacle of a Cabinet-level or other high-ranking appointee who is discovered to have an unregistered handgun at home.

“It’s the kind of thing that, if dug out, could be an embarrassment to the president-elect,” Light said.

If that’s the case I’d like to see the full set of questions and see if he’s also asking if they have any unpaid parking tickets, illegal aliens working in their homes, etc. I’m not buying that 1 out of a mere 63 questions used to screen potential White House appointees was just there to make sure someone hadn’t forgotten to keep their gun registered. Are you buying it?

Freshman Senator Jim DeMint (S.C.) announced plans to push for legislation that would prevent Obama from discriminating in federal hiring based on gun ownership:

“Barack Obama promised change, and this is proof positive that we are going to see some of the most liberal change in our nation’s history.”

Unfortunately with Congress hitting its lame duck status there likely won’t be the chance to present this measure until the 111th Congress convenes in January.

Source: Politico

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