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Obama has thrown up once again the "MORE GUN LAWS" meme YET... what good would more laws do if the existing laws aren't enforced?
The Obama Administration Justice Department is also not strongly enforcing prosecutions of people who falsify information on their gun background checks.
The FBI reported 71,000 instances of people lying on their background checks to buy guns in 2009.
But the Justice Department prosecuted a mere 77 cases, or a fraction of 1%.
There's no good reason to not enforce this law and prosecute violators. This also has strong support, with 99% of non-NRA member gun owners and 95% of NRA members expressing support for punishing traffickers to the full extent of the law. This is another area where the Obama Administration can "do better."
The irony is that gun rights advocates have argued for years that it's not that more gun laws are needed, but that the existing laws need to be better enforced.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said, "gun-rights activists [have] been saying for years and years [that] the existing laws should be enforced more effectively and proactively." In line with that, the NRA backed the 2007 NICS Improvement Amendments Act that President Bush signed into law.
Gun Control Facts: Existing Gun Laws Would Reduce Crime, But These Are Not Enforced
WHY!!!
The committee, which has held hearings in recent weeks on ways to prevent gun violence, again called into focus statistics that show a dramatic drop in federal weapons prosecutions over the past decade.
The letters cite a Syracuse University study that show firearms prosecutions under President George W. Bush peaked at 11,015 in 2004 while the Obama administration has prosecuted about 7,774 firearms cases in 2012.
Obama, Holder Called Out for Not Enforcing Existing Gun Laws
Remember Obama has NOT pushed for Pipe bomb bans! Why NOT?
San Bernardino Attackers Had Bomb Factory in Garage - NBC News
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This a bag that contains what appear to be about a dozen pipe bombs found at the suspects' house. Robert Dembo / NBC News
The Obama Administration Justice Department is also not strongly enforcing prosecutions of people who falsify information on their gun background checks.
The FBI reported 71,000 instances of people lying on their background checks to buy guns in 2009.
But the Justice Department prosecuted a mere 77 cases, or a fraction of 1%.
There's no good reason to not enforce this law and prosecute violators. This also has strong support, with 99% of non-NRA member gun owners and 95% of NRA members expressing support for punishing traffickers to the full extent of the law. This is another area where the Obama Administration can "do better."
The irony is that gun rights advocates have argued for years that it's not that more gun laws are needed, but that the existing laws need to be better enforced.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said, "gun-rights activists [have] been saying for years and years [that] the existing laws should be enforced more effectively and proactively." In line with that, the NRA backed the 2007 NICS Improvement Amendments Act that President Bush signed into law.
Gun Control Facts: Existing Gun Laws Would Reduce Crime, But These Are Not Enforced
WHY!!!
The committee, which has held hearings in recent weeks on ways to prevent gun violence, again called into focus statistics that show a dramatic drop in federal weapons prosecutions over the past decade.
The letters cite a Syracuse University study that show firearms prosecutions under President George W. Bush peaked at 11,015 in 2004 while the Obama administration has prosecuted about 7,774 firearms cases in 2012.
Obama, Holder Called Out for Not Enforcing Existing Gun Laws
Remember Obama has NOT pushed for Pipe bomb bans! Why NOT?
San Bernardino Attackers Had Bomb Factory in Garage - NBC News
www.nbcnews.com1346 × 1000Search by image
This a bag that contains what appear to be about a dozen pipe bombs found at the suspects' house. Robert Dembo / NBC News