Stocking up on guns

I’m one of those bitter, backwoods rednecks whom Obama referred to earlier in the campaign as clinging to my God and my guns. And I gotta admit I hope the BATF ain’t hovering over my house in a black helicopter because I’ve bought a few firearms recently (Steyr M357-A1 pictured), at least partially due to the possibility of there being a real honest-to-God President Obama instead of just the current pretend version (or a President Hillary either. Lord, deliver us!).

And I’m not alone, as more than a few of my gun-nut buddies have told me they’re doing the same, too. But who needs an excuse to buy guns?

David Paulin at American Thinker reports the prospect of a “President Obama” is already creating an economic stimulus with Gun sales up in Texas

This summer, sales at McBride's Guns in Austin are 10 percent higher, compared with the same time last year.

"Our regular client base is very concerned about anti-gun legislation if the wrong people get elected," said Joe McBride, owner of McBride's Guns, adding "what they see as the wrong people."

AJC Sports Inc., which is based in Clute and sells firearms at gun shows in Austin, has seen strong sales for more than a year, said Alan Jones, the company's president. About mid-February every year, Jones said, sales drop off until the store gets busier in August, right before hunting season. But in February 2007, sales didn't go down as usual, he said, and sales have increased 60 percent since then.

A year ago, Jones said, consumers were worried because they thought Sen. Hillary Clinton would clinch the Democratic nomination, and if elected, might push for stricter gun laws.

Keith Hetz, who sometimes helps a friend sell firearms at the Saxet Gun Show at the Crockett Center, said he worries about new laws limiting how many firearms people can own or how much ammunition they can buy. In the past year, Hetz said he has stocked up on ammunition and bought two handguns and a shotgun.

Now there’s some change you can believe in.