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Obama Administration Proposes Sweeping Gun Regulations
http://www.ibtimes.com/obama-administration-proposes-sweeping-gun-regulations-1945483The Obama administration will propose sweeping regulations on gun ownership aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of those convicted of domestic violence and the mentally ill.
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The latest attempt by Obama will surely cause a rise in outrage among his opponents. The recent conspiracy theory surrounding the Jade Helm 15 training exercise was fueled by fears Obama was going to send the military to invade the state of Texas to confiscate guns. But in more than six years in office, Obama has yet to win any changes to curb gun ownership.
So this is as much about right wing paranoia as it is guns.
BTW, who could possibly be against this?
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BTW, who could possibly be against this?
Probably half the population of the RKBA forum for starters... cause this is where it starts you see.... first they take the guns away from the mentally disturbed, next thing you know the gub'mint has defined everyone who wants to carry a gun as mentally disturbed and every law abiding citizen in the country has been disarmed while simultaneously every criminal has their hands on an arsenal and it's anarchy... ANARCHY!!!!!!!
(Or you know, something equally paranoid and fearful...)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141107595#post20
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141107630#post16
and it has also been posted in GCRA
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12628975
I'm waiting with bated breath for one of our resident gunthusiasts to post this news in the gungeon without using a breitbart or foxnews link
p.s. FUCK THE NRA.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141107630#post16
and it has also been posted in GCRA
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12628975
I'm waiting with bated breath for one of our resident gunthusiasts to post this news in the gungeon without using a breitbart or foxnews link
p.s. FUCK THE NRA.
And, I used the same link.
something meaningful that Democrats can get behind.
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-01-07/pdf/2014-00039.pdf#page=1
I posted elsewhere that I'm not sure "sweeping" is really the term for this: it looks like DOJ wants to make permanent some existing temporary rules, including the domestic violence one, modify the NFA definition of a pistol, and has expressed intent to make unspecified proposals in other areas, but thus far it doesn't seem* like there's a reason for anyone to get excited here...
Here's the list of DOJ entries in the Unified Agenda that this all appears to be based on.
* Caveat: I am not a lawyer, so perhaps I'm completely missing the gravity here.
I posted elsewhere that I'm not sure "sweeping" is really the term for this: it looks like DOJ wants to make permanent some existing temporary rules, including the domestic violence one, modify the NFA definition of a pistol, and has expressed intent to make unspecified proposals in other areas, but thus far it doesn't seem* like there's a reason for anyone to get excited here...
Here's the list of DOJ entries in the Unified Agenda that this all appears to be based on.
* Caveat: I am not a lawyer, so perhaps I'm completely missing the gravity here.
More Kabuki Theater.
