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.
Though there was some bans on automatic weapons the republican RONALD REAGAN – Have you all ever stopped and noticed how long you have been saying this? You have gone with this paranoia now for two entire presidencies – 16 years – and not one single gun has been confiscated.
Glenn Hammond I sure hope so man. Every great power has fallen and most collapsed from the inside.
I swore an oath to the Constitution of this nation. Not some POS president or Congress. I will defend this nation and it’s Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic with my life.
Had a discussion with a friend who was super upset that her guns were going to be taken away.
I asked her, “How many gun owners in the US?”
She replied, “80 million”.
I said, “Do you think that if half of them were pissed off enough, they could overthrow the government?”
She agreed that 40 million gun owners could overthrow the government.
I said, “Could 10% of the gun owners do the same?”
She agreed that 8 million gun owners would have no problem overthrowing the government.
I said, “What about the most radical, crazy 5% of gun owners?”
She thought for a moment and said, “I am sure that 4 million really ticked off gun owners could throw out a corrupt government.”
I concluded, “5% of the fringe gun owners are all it takes, and your government knows that too”.
Ugh! More guns have been sold ‘under Obama’.. the gun lobby wants you afraid and angry, keeps you buying them . Always about money. If the confederate army didn’t succeed you won’t. Is your life that bad? Compare America to the rest of the world. If you are that unhappy do something besides complaining and threatening and this kind of terrorism. Maybe, move to a country you like better if you feel this country is so bad you need to kill people. Mexico, The middle east are full of guns and people who think killing their enemy solves problems. The answer is almost never violence.
A buy-back worked well in Australia.
DEATH to this traitor pos !
Welcome to$#%&!@*German under$#%&!@*and Cuba under Fidel Castro who took gun ownership away from the people!
This is why we must elect Donald Trump!
We welcome the challenge fool..!!!
Truth and Action: proven troll site. That you still read the c**p lies from these people shows you have lost your ability to think critically.