Has Obama Crowned His Successor?

posted on January 13, 2016
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We’ve mentioned numerous times on this website how dangerous a Hillary Clinton presidency would be to our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Now some in the media are reporting that President Barack Obama is preparing to pass the presidential torch to Clinton.

A CNN news story, titled “Obama hopes to pave way for Clinton with farewell State of the Union,” states, “So his speech—likely his last opportunity to grab an hour of uninterrupted prime time—marks an important first step in a delicate and bittersweet yearlong process of handing over his legacy to the protective custody of his hoped-for successor, fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton.”

Speculation aside, reports like this should be a call to action for all who treasure the Second Amendment: Now is no time to take a break from telling everyone you know why Clinton shouldn’t spend the next eight years in the White House.

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