When President Obama announced his executive order laying the groundwork for gun control regulations, many heaved a sigh of relief that it was not more stringent or far reaching. And it is true that he could have been much more direct and authoritarian, but that would have invited immediate legal challenges, so the initiative is more subtle, but devious none the less.
Obama just created a system that will grow and spread to the states, and it will have the ability to establish a gun registry and prohibit hundreds of thousands, even millions, from the ability to buy a gun. Obama opined that federal federal anti-gun legislation will not happen during his presidency, but his actions will have the same effect.
The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibits those who have been involuntarily committed or determined to be “mentally defective” from buying a gun. Subsequent legislation adds to the list “those who lack the mental capacity to contract or manage their own affairs,” even if that person does not represent a threat to anyone else. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) “mental defective file” currently includes about 150,000 individuals, including veterans who were not able to manage their own financial affairs. All of these individuals are precluded from owning a gun, even though there was no indication that they had a propensity for hurting someone.
Here is where Obama’s proposal becomes dangerous. The practice of placing someone on this list was arbitrary and did not even allow a hearing, but the total number of individuals on the list was fairly small. As a result of the president’s new orders, the Health and Human Services Department announced that it will modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and allow state health agencies to disclose personally identifiable information about “mentally defective” individuals directly to the NICS.
Stop this evil person
Since this president has ignored congressional protocol and the Constitution of the United States as a dictator type of leader; he has disqualified himself as no longer able to hold the office of the presidency; therefore, it is the duty of every law abiding citizen and patriot to hereby ignore this president’s comments, judgements, and Executive Orders as irrelevant, null and void. To totally ignore any forthcoming commands, orders, or documents that are not in accordance with our Constitution; to carry on our daily business as usual, law abiding citizens, being on constant alert, for any other threat, by any means, from the office of this president. So be it from this day forward!
This is one evil man
I’m way ahead of ya Mr Terrorist,I don’t own any registered firearms and the One’s I Do Own along with most of my Ammo is Buried in 10 inch PVC and Capped on both ends.. GOOD LUÇK$#%&!@*!!!
They’ve had 8 years to do it. When will Americans wake up and realize the only ones talking about this are the gun salesmen.
Apparently I am more sane and more educated that you are Robert Stein if you believe that Killary is a more logical and better choice than Trump Libatard
They will kill you. We still have MANY guns. Your bullet will be on your head
Stinky president
Can’t track or confiscate my guns. Burglars broke in and stole all of my guns first thing tomorrow morning…
When they come for my guns they will be easy to find…..just search for the source of the loud bangs.