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Cross the wrong state border with your gun, or wake up one morning to new legislation or a new presidential executive order, and suddenly you're the bad guy, not the good guy. No wonder some gun owners seem so touchy; they feel, at some level, like criminals in waiting.

During my time in Washington, I have become increasingly frustrated by the power held by the gun lobby.

I travel to Chicago a lot. And I've followed Obama through his Senate race and beyond. I found him to be an exceptional candidate who was able to transcend ethnic and racial lines.

There are too many guns in the hands of people that shouldn't have guns. There is too much gun violence in America.

I am actually one of those who took President Obama at his word when he first ran - that he would get us out of ill-advised wars, that he would do something about health care costs, and that he would protect civil liberties. Like many Americans, I was disappointed.

Gun violence is a plague in all of our communities, and we must come together to stop it.

Nobody is going to try to confiscate guns, although some Web sites know better: President Obama, they are certain, wants to.

I'm a gun owner and strong supporter of the Second Amendment.

A lot of people in my state of Vermont are gun owners.