Is Barack Obama for gunrights

Answer 1

Yes and no. First, this is a very political "hot button" issue, and the fact that President Obama has said he wants stronger background checks has been interpreted by some groups (notably the NRA) as an indication that he is "against" gun rights. That, however, is false. The president has never said he wants to restrict gun ownership, nor has he ever said he wants to take people's guns away, contrary to some of the false rhetoric online.

What the president has said is he opposes high-capacity magazines and he does not believe the average citizen needs military assault weapons. He would also like to see the gun-show loophole closed so that all gun purchases are subject to a background check. (That issue, by the way, is one the NRA used to support.) Some second-amendment absolutists believe Mr. Obama is against gun rights, but there is no evidence to support that viewpoint. So, for the most part, the president supports private ownership, is a sport shooter himself, and has no negative view of hunters. He simply believes we need stronger background checks and a ban on private ownership of military-style assault weapons, a few that many in law enforcement also share.