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Obama voters not allowed at Arizona gun store

I really had to laugh upon reading an article this morning. Shortly after the election last week, one Cope Reynolds - owner of the gun store Southwest Shooting Authority in Pinetop, Arizona - posted the following message no his site, in a newspaper ad, and on a sign at the front of the store:

"To Whom it May Concern:

I thought you all might be interested in this.

We will try to demonstrate once again that the bottom line for our business is principle, not money.

Yes, it has been damaging at times but our values are intact.

Effective immediately, if you voted for Obama, your money is no good here. You have proven beyond a doubt that you are not responsible enough to own a firearm. We have just put a sign up on the front door to save you the trouble of walking all the way in here...

I took this ad out in our local paper. It will come out in the White Mountain Independent tomorrow, 9 November

Sincerely,
Cope Reynolds"

First off, how in the world is this Cope Reynolds going to know who Obama voters are? Is he just going to make assumptions and due to these assumptions, won't sell firearms to minorities, young people, or women? Will there be some kind of special radar which showcases for whom these people voted?

Secondly, while generally speaking, Democrats tend to favor gun control measures more than Republicans, it's not like all Democrats are anti-gun. There are many Democrats whom own firearms or at least believe in peoples' right to own firearms. So just from a business angle, this is a pretty stupid move by Mr. Reynolds. Last I checked, President Obama had 44% of the vote in Arizona. Reynolds is turning away over 2 in 5 voters. Perhaps he wants his store to go out of business so he can blame the president or something along those lines. I'm just trying to make sense of the situation, but am having extreme difficulty doing so.

Lastly, does this guy see the irony of his actions? He and many other gun-enthusiasts have clamored for four years that President Obama is either going to take away their gun rights or already has. The president, if anything, actually expanded gun rights in his first term. So what does this gun store owner do in response to the president's re-election? Take away people's gun rights. Not even The Onion could come up with a story like this...

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/arizona-gun-store-no-obama-voters-allowed
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