Billy_Kinetta
Paladin of the Lost Hour
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"But if Obama acts without Congress’ approval to expand background checks to person-to-person gun transfers among fellow gun enthusiasts, he will in effect be laying the foundation for a national gun registry, critics say. And they’re preparing to push back hard against any such measures."
Obama executive actions on guns coming Tuesday
So why is Trump suggesting creating a national registry to be shared between government agencies to keep track of all Visa applicants coming into the US, which would fix the acknowledged broken US Visa Program, getting condemnation from Liberals, but they have no problem with Obama creating a gun registry program targeting law abiding citizens (as you can bet criminals and terrorists will NOT be participating in the program)?!
Alarm bells should be going off in people's heads with this 'Generalissimo Obama' move....
"As in Weimar Germany, some well-meaning people today advocate severe restrictions, including bans and registration, on gun ownership by law-abiding persons. Such proponents are in no sense “Nazis,” any more than were the Weimar officials who promoted similar restrictions."
- How the Nazis Used Gun Control, by Stephen P. Halbrook, National Review
As said, though, 'Those who fail to learn from the past are doomed to REPEAT the past.'
Colorado enacted these same gun laws back in 2012-2013. It's really not that bad. What everyone was pissed off about in this state was the reduced clip that they enforced, not the extended background checks. 3 democrats were recalled over the clip rule, which was ridiculous.
So our laws require that everyone that purchases a gun has to go through a background check. IOW if you're a private seller, or just want to sell your gun you go to a Federal Licensed gun dealer, like a pawn shop and they'll put it on consignment. In my state if you purchase a gun on-line it will be shipped to a Federal Licensed gun dealer and you can pick it up after you go through a background check. All gun shows are handled in the same manner. It really didn't create any problems for those eligible to purchase a gun to buy a gun.
REALLY--the only ones that are going to be upset about these new extended background checks are people who couldn't pass the background check.
In order to protect the 2nd amendment, it's only common sense that responsible gun owners would want to do everything they can to keep them out of the wrong hands. On the local news tonight, last year in my state 357 people that applied to for a background check to purchase a gun, actually had active warrants out on them and were arrested on the spot.
9 out of 10 gun owners want extended background checks.
90 percent of Americans want expanded background checks on guns. Why isn’t this a political slam dunk?
So Republicans need to be very careful on challenging Barack Obama's executive order on this one.
The best way to "protect" the 2nd Amendment is to exercise and apply the 2nd Amendment.
I have little problem with background checks, but the fact is Obama does not have the comstitutional authority to create, change, or clarify law. Period.
That is enough to elicit opposition.