Obama's election is fueling a boom in gun sales.
It seems many Americans fear obama and the Democrat-dominated congress will soon start cracking down on gun rights. Even though President-Elect Barack Obama says he respects the right to bear arms, some folks are worried he could turn into, as the National Rifle Association puts it: "the most antigun president in history. "The president elect has… voted anti-gun in the past," said Arms Show owner Joe Wanenmacher. And that's sending Americans scrambling to gun shows and gun shops in record numbers unseen since Bill Clinton was elected President. "I would sort of suspect that the new President elect may have surpassed Mr. Clinton by generating even more gun sales than before," said gun shop owner Mack Woods. And sales have skyrocketed. "First four days of this month we matched November of last year," said gun shop owner Rodney Eschberger. "September was probably the biggest month I've had in 22 years." Background checks for gun buyers in October were up 15 percent over October last year. Some gun shops had to have extra employees come in because of the crush on Election Day.