Well the Election has come and gone,Not the outcome that gun owners were looking for,but is that true? Gun ownership is not confined to the Republican Party, or the Independents So many Democrat gun owners must have also voted for the President. So the question is why. The Republican base state that Obama is anti gun and cite examples of his anti gun voting record . Obama on the other hand insists he is a defender of the second amendment and has no plans to alter it. He did however state he intends to seek a re-introduction of the Assault weapons ban. Unfortunately whether Obama's is or is not anti gun is a mute point at present. He is the president for the next 4 years. It is true that no attempts were made to legislate against firearms ownership in the first Obama term.But there are risks. The first of which is the possibility that he may need to appoint one or more supreme court judges who may change the meaning and interpretation of the Second Amendment.Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her 80s is one candidate who may retire, However she is a Left wing liberal and replacing her with a judge with similar views would not alter the balance of the Court.And there is no certainty that she or any of the judges will retire. Secondly there is the pressure from the left,notably the Brady Group who will press for tighter legislation This they may well do but will have to contend with the make up of Congress. Both the House and notably the Senate have stated in open letters to the president that they will under no circumstances sign any legislation that in any way infringes the right to keep and bear arms. So the situation may not be as dire as the right predict. Time will tell, at any rate the new administration has a lot more on its plate, with Fiscal Cliff, The re-emergence of Al Queada and massive debt and unemployment. With mid terms due in 2014, can Obama really afford to take on the american gun owners. Steve C