If President Obama were to move forward with these executive orders, he would no doubt be challenged in court by Conservatives and the full force of the NRA. While disguising these orders as “common sense” gun laws, what people don’t realize is that in doing this, the president has the power to alter the government’s definition of who is the business of selling guns, which could mean bad things for private gun dealers.
The gun control debate — which escalated after the Newtown shootings but quieted in the years afterward — has been revived on a smaller scale by recent shooting tragedies.
After an October rampage at an Oregon community college, Obama tasked his aides with reviewing current gun laws for openings where he could take executive action.
Officials say expanding background checks by closing the “gun show loophole” is the most likely option, though they concede legal and administration hurdles have slowed the process.
Gun control advocates have long pushed lawmakers to require background checks on all gun sales. While some vendors at gun shows are currently mandated to complete background checks before sales, others are considered private dealers or only “occasional” sellers and thus not obliged by law to submit the buyer’s name for checking.
Despite Obama’s efforts, and Bloomberg’s millions, used to advance new restrictions on accessing guns, a new survey Thursday showed support for a ban on assault weapons sliding.
The Washington Post/ABC News survey showed 45% of respondents backing a ban on assault weapons like the AR-15, a military-style rifle used in a number of mass shootings, including in Aurora, Colorado, Newtown, and San Bernardino.
That’s down from 2013, when more than 50% of Americans backed a ban on assault weapons. And it’s a sharp decline in support from decades ago, when a vast majority of Americans — as high as 80% — supported such a law.
For the first time, the poll showed a majority of Americans, 53%, opposing an assault weapons ban. And a plurality, 47%, now say that allowing more people to carry guns legally is a more effective way to combat terrorism than enacting stricter gun control laws.
The saddest part about all of this is that President Obama and his liberal followers are using a terrorist attack on American soil to disarm American citizens. Meanwhile, ISIS is probably having a blast (no pun intended) watching the American government punish its own people for their actions.
This is like going to jail for watching somebody commit murder on television. The logic is non-existent. And if the American people have proven anything whenever the gun debate rises, it’s that they don’t want stricter gun control. In most cases you could say that mental health is the issue. However, in this case, it’s exactly what everybody says it is . . . terrorism.
Source: edition.cnn.com
WHEN HE CAN GUARANTEE YOUR SAFETY AND ASSURE YOU , YOU WILL BE SAFE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE DON’T BE A FOOL NEVER GIVE UP YOUR RIGHTS TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND COUNTRY . THIS IS YOUR RIGHT TO LIFE LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS . OBAMA IS LIKE A LANDLORD WHO WANTS TO UNLOCK YOUR DOORS TO ENTER WHEN HE WANTS . HE WONT STOP WITH TAKING WHAT HE THINKS YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE . SO WHATS NEXT FOR HIS TAKE AWAY PLAN . TRUMP IS THE PROTECTION FROM THIS GRABBING YOUR RIGHTS ?
Schools are requiring that all students with an IEP have their medical information released to the schools. They are working on taking guns away from these kids. Who will decide who is mentally stable enough to buy a gun? They are collecting information.
Women do have rights but when you start to abort 1, 2, & 3 kids something is definitely wrong. And the government shouldn’t pay for any of this at all. I paid for my kids being born. There is to much birth control out there to prevent getting pregnant if you don’t want one. But to many people worry about that later.