On Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder said his Justice Department (DOJ) wants to “explore” gun tracking bracelets as part of its gun control efforts. Probably he’s just warming America up before issuing bracelets for other constitutionally guaranteed freedoms…
When discussing gun violence prevention programs within the DOJ, Holder told a House appropriations subcommittee that his agency is looking into technological innovations.“I think that one of the things that we learned when we were trying to get passed those common sense reforms last year, Vice President Biden and I had a meeting with a group of technology people and we talked about how guns can be made more safe,” he said.
“By making them either through finger print identification, the gun talks to a bracelet or something that you might wear, how guns can be used only by the person who is lawfully in possession of the weapon.”
“It’s those kinds of things that I think we want to try to explore so that we can make sure that people have the ability to enjoy their Second Amendment rights, but at the same time decreasing the misuse of weapons that lead to the kinds of things that we see on a daily basis,” Holder said.
The Justice Department has requested $382.1 million in increased spending for its fiscal year 2014 budget for “gun safety.”
Included in the proposal is $2 million for “Gun Safety Technology” grants, which would award prizes for technologies that are “proven to be reliable and effective.”
President Barack Obama’s budget proposal also calls for $1.1 billion to “protect Americans from gun violence—including $182 million to support the president’s ‘Now is the Time’ gun safety initiative.”
Eric Holder is supposed to help defend the constitution and the rights it enshrines. Instead, he seeks to twist the words of the document and expects Americans to be content to enjoy their freedoms only if they wear a government-approved bracelet? Naturally, it is a short step to include GPS tracking and monitoring of the bracelets and to extend the requirement to other rights. How about offering protected free speech to only citizens with an approved bracelet? Maybe Holder envisions allowing free religious practice only if Americans submit to wearing other government insignia so they can be tracked while they worship.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
will the drug runners he sold guns to wear them
THIS WILL NOT STOP THE CRIMINALS FROM HAVING GUNS..PERIOD…
Holder wants to make guns safer? How about we NOT give them to drug cartel members???
OOoops, to late for that.
What an imbecile.
Lets spend 3 Million getting holder fired.
Everyone should be scared to death every time a liberal starts talking about “Common sense” gun control. Generally, when liberals use this term, talk of a total prohibition on all gun ownership is not far behind, for that is their idea of “Common Sense Gun Control”.
I have a counter proposal for Hey Eric, I have been a gun owner for over 40 years and have never committed a gun crime. How about he be required to explain to me and the rest of the nation why I should submit to any limitations based on crimes I have never committed?
How about this, Richard Nixon faced impeachment for cover up of Watergate, what say we impeach Holder for that crime as well? After all, Nixon was a politician, and Holder is likewise a politician which means that he is as much a risk for corruption as Nixon was, and should face the same scrutiny and punishments. Right??
How about:LET’S NOT SPEND ANYTHING, GET RID OF THIS IDIOT, AND LEAVE AMERICANS ALONE!!!
how about $#%&!@* You and Obama , you both should be hanged for treason .
What an idiot
Go away please.
This is not going to happen. It is nothing more than a scare tactic. I know that they are going to try and do a back door offense. That is the only way they can get there foot in the door. We must remind our selves that we can not let up. If we do they win. The 2nd amendment , has been there all along. They are trying to change it. They are attacking the constitution. They are trying to destroy America. We must have change. We must change our leaders to the kind of leaders that put this country first. I know this sounds old fashion to you young people. I remind you that it has been a strong message all of these years. It has been a truth that has sounded out for many years. It has made this country great. It will help to keep us great in the future. That is why we must change our leaders and fast. This President is the worst leader that this country has ever seen. I did not say he was the only one. I said he was the worst.