Gun sales are through the roof.

All over America demand for firearms and ammunition is rising amid concerns that rising unemployment, which passed 10 per cent this month, will lead inexorably to higher rates of crime. Fears of terrorism have also helped to lift demand, as have concerns among gun owners that the Obama Administration may introduce restrictions on gun ownership and impose additional taxes.

That's not the reason.

A half-dozen of my friends have shown off recent purchases of pistols and AR-15s. Two of them bought their guns on election day last year. None of them was motivated by fear of crime.

It was fear of Democrats.

Everybody single one of them made their purchase because the Democrats had come to power in Washington and there is every expectation that there will be an assault on gun ownership by fair means or foul.

I've never been much of a gun guy myself, in fact I sold my shot guns in the last couple of years and am currently 'gunless'. Yet, I find myself wondering whether I shouldn't invest in some weaponry and learn how to use it after finding myself alarmed at the Democrats jackboot-style of government, made all the more alarming when you consider how much squealing they did about the Patriot Act.

Let me see that AR-15 again please...