Obama Should Apologize for Insulting Millions of Armed Citizens, Says CCRKBA
2 Apr 2008 19:35 Africa/Lagos Obama Should Apologize for Insulting Millions of Armed Citizens, Says CCRKBA BELLEVUE, Wash., April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday insulted millions of legally-armed American citizens when he told a Pennsylvania newspaper that concealed carry poses a threat to innocent people, and he should immediately apologize for that remark, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Senator Obama, quoted by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, admitted, "I am not in favor of concealed weapons. I think that creates a potential atmosphere where more innocent people could (get shot during) altercations." "American citizens have been responsibly carrying concealed handguns for years in 48 states," said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, co-author of America Fights Back: Armed Self-Defense in a Violent Age, published by Merril Press. "These citizens go through background checks, and in s