Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/01/2016 16:07 -0500
A month ago, after the mass San Bernardino shooting, we predicted that “the US will see increasingly more escalating “attacks” until ultimately Obama’s crackdown on gun sales and possession hits its breaking point and the president’s gun confiscation mandate is finally executed.”
Without a Democratic majority in Congress, and faced with a GOP that is firmly against any form of gun control measures, Obama has repeatedly warned that he would act on his own. Next week he will do just that, and his “gun confiscation” mandate will get a substantial boost on Monday, when according to the WSJ Obama will meet with US Attorney General Loretta Lynch “to consider measures aimed at reducing gun violence, a conversation that comes as he prepares to announce new executive actions in the coming days.”
The president has directed administration officials to explore any steps he could take on guns without lawmakers’ help, and he said in his weekly address that he would sit down with Ms. Lynch on Monday “to discuss our options.”
Once he has Lynch’s “blessing”, the WSJ adds that Obama “could lay out multiple executive actions as soon as next week, and administration officials have confirmed that recommendations for the president are nearing completion.”
White House spokesman Eric Schultz said Mr. Obama asked his team to “scrub existing legal authorities” and assess actions that could be taken administratively.
Why act now?
“I get too many letters from parents, and teachers, and kids to sit around and do nothing,” Obama said in the address, which was released Friday morning.
Something tells Obama gets even more letters from supporters of the Second amendment, although their contents may be just slighly more “colorful.”
“We know that we can’t stop every act of violence. But what if we tried to stop even one?” Obama added. “What if Congress did something—anything—to protect our kids from gun violence?”
“The president has made clear he’s not satisfied with where we are and expects that work to be completed soon,” the White House spokesman added. In other words, it’s time for the president to micromanage yet another aspect of daily US lives, because Obamacare turned out so well.
One executive action that will almost certainly be unveiled is the “tightening” of rules for firearms sellers by requiring more of them to be licensed and, as a result, to conduct background checks on buyers.
Anything Obama does unveil will be met with stiff resistance.
Many gun-rights groups already have signaled opposition to new rules for private sellers and an expansion of background checks. And they have questioned whether Mr. Obama has the legal authority to act unilaterally.
Research by the National Rifle Association showed that dating back to the 2007 mass murder at Virginia Tech, none of the high-profile mass shootings has been conducted600 with a firearm bought from a private seller. Adam Lanza is believed to have stolen his mother’s gun after killing her then using it in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
“I don’t think the president has the authority to redefine what a dealer is because that is defined in existing federal statute,” said Dave Workman, senior editor of the Second Amendment Foundation’s The Gun Mag. “He can’t snap his fingers and suddenly say to someone who sells a gun at a gun show is now a dealer. That would take congressional action.”
Meanwhile, while the US wait to see what executive orders Obama will implement, at the state level numerous gun-related laws just kicked in starting in the new year.
In Texas, beginning today, adults with the proper permits no longer need to hide the handguns they carry in their shoulder or belt holsters. Proponents of the new open carry law say making guns more visible will deter mass shootings.The bill became law after a spirited debate. A majority of the state’s police chiefs opposed it.
“The question is: Does it make sense and is it good judgment to have a bunch of people running around with guns visible? And I think the answer is: Absolutely not,” said Chief Art Acevedo of Austin.
While Texas is easing gun regulations, starting Friday in California it will be illegal for holders of concealed carry permits to bring handguns to school campuses. Meanwhile, the city of Albany, New York, will now require owners of firearms to store their guns in a secure container or install trigger locks. Repeat violators could face up to a one-year jail term.
Ironically, instead of implementing executive orders, what Obama should do instead if he wants to make an immediate change, is focus on his home state. According to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago’s first homicide of 2016 occurred barely 2 hours into the new year.
Two people were shot in the 4600 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue at about 2 a.m., police said. One of them, a 24-year-old man, reportedly had been arguing with someone who pulled out a gun and shot him in the chest. He was declared dead on the scene.
In the latest homicide, a 36-year-old man was shot in the chest and died at a hospital, said Nicole Trainor, a spokeswoman for the Chicago Police Department. The shooting happened at 6:40 a.m. in the 1900 block of West Garfield Boulevard in the city’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, said Trainor. The victim was driving a sport-utility vehicle westbound on Garfield when he heard shots and realized he’d been wounded, said Officer Janel Sedevic, a spokeswoman for the Chicago Police. The 36-year-old was driven to the Artesian Avenue and 55th Street where an ambulance was called and he was taken to Stroger Hospital where he died, Trainor said.
In short, eradicating gun violence in Chicago (and D.C.) would likely do miracles for the average gun homicide rate across all of the US. Which is why it will never happen.
Meanwhile, if Obama wants to truly curb gun ownership at the national level, the solution there is also simple, as the following chart from the NYT reveals:
He should resign.
Obama, through the AG can ban imported weapons, parts and ammo. He is meeting wif her tomorrow. Thanks again Pubbies for confirming the worthless bitch! No more Glocks, high quality glass(Swaro, Zeiss, S&B, &TC), Russian or Ukie ammo, or any of the rest of the neat shit we’ve come to know and love. I’m surprised he hasn’t done it sooner.
F California, NY, Maryland and Obama.
Fundamentally transformed. Completely fucked.
Here it comes.
Is there anything we can actually do to stop this POS from further ruining the country?
Davis v. Wechsler , 263 US 22, 24.
“Where rights secured by the Constitution are involved, there can
be no rule making or legislation which would abrogate them.”
“The claim and exercise of a constitutional right cannot be
converted into a crime.”
Miller v. US, 230 F 486, 489.
“There can be no sanction or penalty imposed upon one because of
this exercise of constitutional rights
T4C,
Either they really are that dumb and insulated from reality, or the goal is to get as many guns and ammunition into the hands of the populace so when TSHTF we go crazy killing each other and reduce the number of worthless eaters down to a fraction of the present number at almost no cost to the elites.
I tend to lean towards both of the above; they really are that dumb & insulated from reality, and they do want us to kill one another off at minimal cost & effort to them.
Never attribute to malice that which can adequately be explained by stupidity…
At some point you gotta wonder if the PussyinChief has stock in S&W and Ruger. He must know by now that every time he pulls this shit, gun sales go through the roof.
I don’t think the public is even scared of this shit anymore, they just don’t buy it. It used to be that every time obama opened his mouth with shit like this, certain types of guns, most kinds of ammo, and especially magazines would disappear. I was just in an academy sports in the atlanta area a few hours ago, and all of those things were still on the shelf. For those of you who don’t follow the specifics of the proposed “assault weapons” ban very closely, Ruger mini-14s are always exempted in their factory wood stock, even though it is a semi-auto rifle that fires .223/556 as fast as you can pull the trigger, and is functionally no different from an AR; it is wooden, not black and scary looking, so it is never banned. For that reason, every time legislation like this gets proposed, the first things to go are 20 and 30 round mini-14(and mini-30) magazines. Both of those things were on the shelf, in stock. They also had a barrel of MFT 30 round AR mags for 50% off, only 7.99. I was very surprised. If people were actually worried about this nonsense, there would be guys buying a dozen at a time, and that barrel would be empty within an hour.
I realize one guys observations he posts on da internetz is hardly proof of anything, but from my own personal observations at least, i doesn’t look like anyone is buying this bullshit anymore. These things will go nowhere
I do not believe the US has a legitimate run gov anymore.IMO its shadow O is nothing more than a puppet mockery. They have gotten away with murder literally,along with corruption and exemption of prosecution.Also the more extreme his and congress means the collapse is close
This all ties together with forced vaccination,possible banking holiday,dollar collapse,flooding the US with illegals to bring down wages.Reported that TPP Obama signed lets businesses pay illegals what the min wage for their country would have been. Folks looks real bad for US workers.The Dems now call illegal immigration US citizen replacements
The issue that concerns me most about The Donald is that he would wimp-out after he assumed office when it comes to gun rights. I love that he is wrecking the Cucks but find it hard to completely trust a Manhattan guy on guns.
Cruz could exploit this issue a little better than he has by declaring that he would E.O. an end to the import ban. I would love to see the $99 SKS again before I kick the bucket.
When I see the rise of violent black mobs and the increase of violent Syrian military age muslum men brought to the US by Obama.How would US citizens defend their homes and families?
Mahtomedi says: The issue that concerns me most about The Donald is that he would wimp-out after he assumed office when it comes to gun rights. I love that he is wrecking the Cucks but find it hard to completely trust a Manhattan guy on guns.
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I’m not too sure about that. Trump says he has a concealed permit and frequently carrys. The question to ask is whether or not he’ll make it to POTUS or not.
@Rise Up
Point taken, but Ike, Nixon, Reagan, and Bush x2 all purportedly were gun friendly country boys when they ran for office and then they seemed to have a little different ‘take’ on the matter after they were in power. So a guy from NYC? I’m sceptical.
When will just one state have the cahones to secede? Don’t people realize that without their consent and recognition of its legitimacy the federal government has none. Whether or not such EO’s are constitutional or not is irrelevant. I never put my signature on the constitution and neither did any of you and therefore it is neither a legal or binding contract.
Lysander Spooner exposed that piece of parchment for the truly despicable pact that it is. Nationality is an accident of birth and as far as I’m concerned I was born in the northeastern part of the North American continent and not within some lines drawn on a map by hands now dead over 200 years. The sooner this whole construct of 50 states joined in a forced and false “union” falls apart the better off we’ll all be. The solution is smaller and more local autonomous communities that are strictly voluntary.
In the meantime, keep wasting your time every 4 years going to a voting booth. If you vote you’re complicit in the corruption, death and destruction this government has wrought upon the world these past 50 years via it’s fiat money, fractional banking, and MIC, CIA, NSA deep state machinery.
Nick just told me that he watched enough of the speech to be assured that the President is going to have the AG make sure his executive orders will stand up to SCOTUS scrutiny. I guess that means (for the lesbians on the court) looking at it with this kind of a lamp.
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Why doesn’t Obama just sign an executive order making him king of this land and be done with it. Then we can just all stop pretending there is a constitution and a bill of rights in this country. Obamas word is the law! Unbelievable what we allow this tool to get away with.
I’m curious, when they take your gun away, will you also get a receipt for the full retail value that the IRS will allow you to deduct from your taxes???
Why Would the Government Want to Store Guillotines?
Gunderson told various patriot groups that the guillotines were being stored for the day that the government declares martial law and moves in to round up and execute American dissenters. Gunderson prophetically told patriot groups that the federal government was going to keep track of all of us. The last statement has indeed proven accurate given the recent Snowden/NSA scandal.
Can somebody please explain to me why the government would need to order 30,000 guillotines?
If Obunghole was really serious about controlling crime..
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And somehow I don’t think adding hundred of thousands of crazy thirdworld Muslim motherfuckers to the mix of feral diversity already here will do anything to cut down crime…pure fucking madness and the fact that the cucks on the GOP support this foreign invasion is even more insane.
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Short post…
From the OP:
The president has directed administration officials to explore any steps he could take on guns without lawmakers’ help, and he said in his weekly address that he would sit down with Ms. Lynch on Monday “to discuss our options.”
Translation: Even though I’m a “Constitutional Scholar”, I need the help of the USAG to figure out how to circumvent and weasel around the clear language of the Constitution to fuck over millions of Americans and create a new class of Criminal.
“White House spokesman Eric Schultz said Mr. Obama asked his team to “scrub existing legal authorities” and assess actions that could be taken administratively.”
See above. “Scrub existing legal authorities” means find enough lackeys who will support his Rule By Decree bullshit so they can point and say “The (fill in the blank) says me acting like a king is legal, so it is”….. just looking for validation, because anyone who supports this bullshit will most certainly parrot this line.
“The president has made clear he’s not satisfied with where we are and expects that work to be completed soon,” the White House spokesman added. In other words, it’s time for the president to micromanage yet another aspect of daily US lives, because Obamacare turned out so well.
One executive action that will almost certainly be unveiled is the “tightening” of rules for firearms sellers by requiring more of them to be licensed and, as a result, to conduct background checks on buyer.
Two things, Ty..
1. You’re wrong. It’s not “micromanage yet another aspect of daily US life”… it’s the frog and the pot of boiling water. More ratcheting. Get the proles used to Rule By Decree and create yet more paper criminals out of us – it’s not ‘feel good’ nonsense, it’s malevolence most foul. O-hole knows damn well what he’s doing is unconstitutional and probably treasonous… he acts because those spineless fucks in Mordor LET HIM ACT.
2. I remember the whole “instant background check” line of spew back in the 80’s, etc… the ONLY reason it was passed was because of the fig leaf of Private Sales. If Private Sales exist, then it’s not REALLY “asking permission” to exercise a constitutionally guaranteed right… Not really. Because the “instant background” check didn’t affect two consenting adults selling and buying private property… and the anti-gun fucksticks SWORE on a stack of bibles they wouldn’t fool with Private Sales…
Because a right you have to ‘ask permission’ to exercise isn’t a right at all…
Now, they have renamed the whole concept of two private citizens – consenting adults – buying and selling their own private property on their own – as a “loophole”…
Many gun-rights groups already have signaled opposition to new rules for private sellers and an expansion of background checks. And they have questioned whether Mr. Obama has the legal authority to act unilaterally.
Easy answer: He doesn’t.
In Texas, beginning today, adults with the proper permits no longer need to hide the handguns they carry in their shoulder or belt holsters. Proponents of the new open carry law say making guns more visible will deter mass shootings.The bill became law after a spirited debate. A majority of the state’s police chiefs opposed it.
“The question is: Does it make sense and is it good judgment to have a bunch of people running around with guns visible? And I think the answer is: Absolutely not,” said Chief Art Acevedo of Austin.
Two things:
1. Police “chiefs” are politicians. Politicians’ default setting is “Lie your ass off”. They will say and/or do anything that is in their own best interests so they can either keep their job/power, expand that job/power and eliminate their rivals. Soooo, the “majority of the state’s police chiefs” can fuck right off…
2. It’s The Narrative again. It’s being framed as a “safety” issue when in fact it is job security. Armed citizens – OPENLY armed citizens – will most certainly cut down on crime. Crime goes down? Well, that’s a good thing, right? You’d expect “the majority of police chiefs” to support a measure that makes crime go DOWN, right?
Not if you’re a Police Chief or Superintendent trying to justify the existence of an overly-bloated budget and metric-shit-tons of overtime to the City Council or the Mayor…
“We need this metric shit-ton of cash becuz SAFETY!! Becuz TERR-RISTS!…”
“Chief, hasn’t the crime rate gone DOWN by 75% since open carry started?”
“Well… yeah, but… ”
“Then SAFETY and TURR-RISTS! are hardly justification for you asking for this metric shit-ton of cash… sorry, but no.”
Hundreds of thousands of openly armed citizens is horning in on the alleged state monopoly on “police work”… ie: using force to deter crime. And they know it. Their meal ticket is at stake, so they will badmouth Open Carry at every opportunity…
While Texas is easing gun regulations, starting Friday in California it will be illegal for holders of concealed carry permits to bring handguns to school campuses. Meanwhile, the city of Albany, New York, will now require owners of firearms to store their guns in a secure container or install trigger locks. Repeat violators could face up to a one-year jail term.
“Illegal” for holders of CCW’s to bring handguns to school campuses…
Yeah… that will totally work. Unless they build a fuckin ginormous WALL around the campus and tightly control/screen entry, that will be impossible to enforce…
It’s only on the books to pre-emptively roast citizens… look to some asshole shooter being stopped by an armed citizen with a CCW, and that Do-Gooder Armed Citizen to be prosecuted by the state for “bringing a handgun onto campus”….
Second thing – How will the City of Albany “enforce” that stupid, insipid “locked container” bullshit? Justification for a “safety inspection”? Which is further justification for gun registration?
You have to know who has the guns, coz SAFETY!
You have to have access to people’s homes – a warrant issued by a federal judge and the 4th Amendment be damned – coz LOCKED CONTAINERS…. and SAFETY!
How else will they be able to fuck with honest citizens, take our daily bread, coerce us with threats of jail time, loss of job, home, family, our very freedom? Or even threats of violent death – but “justified” violent death – at the hands of State Goons in their State-issued Costumes with Shiny Badges?
Coz SAFETY!!!
And I haven’t even touched on what flash put down – the whole “which fucking demographic is causing the most fucking problems?” issue…
Coz that would be an HONEST conversation that might accomplish something… something O-hole and his sycophants, suckups and enablers know nothing about…
“Can somebody please explain to me why the government would need to order 30,000 guillotines?”
They wouldn’t need to which is why they didn’t.
You have to be careful with stuff like this, it is put out to make anyone with legitimate questions -such as the actual ammunition purchase orders which can be found online- look ridiculous and marginalize them in any kind of discussion.
Someone gives you stuff like that have them provide the Federal purchase orders and authorization records before you believe it (without which they couldn’t know about it) they would be available online if they were real.
crap I like my old name better lol altho I ill never set foot in a walmart /sam’s ever again !
I do not think that even an outright ban on firearms will work . too many foreign governments would airdrop “supplies ” to “insurgents ” in the good ole USA to forment dissent and regime change just like the U.S has done fucking everywhere for the last 50 years lol .
What ? 25 million veterans alive? Let’s say 5 million are still in good shape . Add in about 20 million hunters , both groups know what it is like to take aim and pull that trigger . Both groups are able to handle the harsh conditions in the field .
The 5 million? are used to working in group settings ,with group tactics . The hunters? Generally solo , know how to shoot either long range or set up an ambush from a deer stand or similar .
Me? I was infantry , and I still go hunting on occasion. Wonder how many so called duel wielder’s out there. Prolly quite a few .
Will the gun grabbers following the orders of the tribe try ? Damn straight they will !
As Yoda would say “outcome, unsure that is ”
Just a cook here , redneck ,country boy , known more hardship than damn near anyone here can imagine . Only thing I can think is im paying off some hard assed karma from something .
I am fucking paid up !!!!!!
My balance sheet is now in the black . accounting term .
I will never be without a weapon , simply because there are so many laying around everywhere .
Whatever .
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