President Barack Obama will unveil his ideas about gun restrictions today. Sources say that Obama will push for a ban on assault weapons and a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. Plus he will push for expanded background checks for gun buyers. There will be other ideas, too.

It will be nasty. It’s already headed that way.

On Tuesday, it was reported that National Rifle Association (NRA) Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre sent an e-mail to members saying, “I warned you this day was coming and now it’s here. This is the fight of the century and I need you on board with NRA now more than ever.”

In other words, “Obama is coming to take your guns today so you need to join the NRA.”

By the way, I checked on my guns this morning and they are still right where I left them – right next to my gas masks and in between the cases of Meal Ready to Eat (MRE) and ammo I have stockpiled in my underground bunker…

Also, to counter the President’s plans (before they are even announced), the NRA launched a web video saying Obama is an “elitist hypocrite” because he is “skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their school?” Watch the NRA web video HERE.

My first thought after seeing the video: “Seriously?”

I thought the web video was a joke and maybe whoever created it had a little too much to drink when putting it together. The video was pretty foolish for an organization like the NRA to produce, and I am being nice.

This “fight of the century” is something our country must have because we’ve lost too many people to gun violence. Changes need to be made and, hopefully, that process starts today.

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