President Trump Readies Pen to Reverse Anti-gun Executive Orders

President Trump Readies Pen to Reverse Anti-gun Executive Orders
President Trump Readies Pen to Reverse Anti-gun Executive Orders
Gun Owners of America
Gun Owners of America

Washington, DC -(Ammoland.com)- In one of the first pro-gun actions of his administration, President Donald Trump is expected to shortly move to revoke Barack Obama’s illegal actions to effectively outlaw gun collecting.

Obama’s anti-gun “executive action” was announced on January 6, 2016 — in the wake of Obama’s unsuccessful attempt to scapegoat law-abiding gun owners for the actions of a Muslim terrorist in San Bernardino.

Obama’s action was implemented as a “clarification” because he knew that his lawless moves could never pass muster under the rule-making procedures of the Administrative Procedures Act.

Under Obama’s now-moribund “clarification,” a gun owner could have been imprisoned for up to five years and fined $250,000 for “only one or two [firearms] transactions,” according to a White House fact sheet.

Note that, under Clinton, tens of thousands of licensees lost their licenses because they didn’t have “brick-or-mortar” stores.

Now, in a Clinton/Obama Mutt-and-Jeff routine, Obama proposed to imprison hobbyists who didn’t have licenses because the government refused to issue licenses to them.

Hence, a hobbyist who bought a firearm one day and sold it the next day at a profit could go to prison for five years. Obviously, the intent was to create such a cloud of ambiguity that gun owners would refrain from constitutionally protected activity (private firearms sales), for fear that they would run afoul of Obama’s amorphous rules.

Tragically, in some cases, Obama’s unlawful actions had exactly the intended effect.

But, thanks to President Donald Trump, Obama’s unlawful action will soon be repealed — as one of the priority actions of the incoming administration.

Gun Owners of America is optimistic that this is only the first in a series of Trump actions overturning illegal Obama actions.

We are also asking for Trump administration action:

  • Removing the U.S. from the Anti-Gun UN Arms Trade Treaty;
  • Repealing bullet and gun import bans going from Obama back to George H. W. Bush’s semi-auto import ban;
  • Repealing the suspension of health privacy laws with respect to gun owners;
  • Repealing executive actions encouraging doctors to inquire about gun ownership and to enter this information into a federal health database;
  • Restoring gun rights for 257,000 law-abiding veterans;
  • Repealing Obama’s efforts to strip Social Security recipients of their guns, merely because a guardian processes their checks.

There is an old joke that goes: “What do you call 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? Answer: A good start.”

The work of restoring the Second Amendment to its God-given status has only just begun.

But the important thing is that it has begun.

Sincerely,

Tim Macy
Chairman

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Alan

If I may, I think a couple of comments are appropriate 1. Several posts here appeared in Spanish, which I assume is the writers native language. I have no idea as to how many people who view these posts read Spanish, therefore once again, how about an English translation please. 2. President Trump is supposedly a strong supporter of Second Amendment Rughts, several aspects of which have been screwed up by past presidential executive orders. President Trump has the power, the authority to kill these executive orders, though one wonders if decision authority might be time limited, I don’t know.… Read more »

Alan

As to Trump Readises Pen To Remove Anti Gun Executive Orders, he had best quite making noises about it, and do it. TIme is passing, and the window for rescinding previous executive orders is closing. By the way, the extra lgal antics of the ATF remain, standing before the populace, in all their glory, waiting for concrete expressions of presidential disapproval, pardon me for so noting.

Alan

Re the headline that is part of the above article, at the possible risk of sounding bitter, I will cheer the president’s talked of action when I see actual performance, and not a moment before.

Alan

Given that the clock ticks on without respite, we need less talk of action, reversing Obama’s anti constitutional rights executive orders, and more actual reversal of same. Forgive my blunt speech.

Barbara

Disgusting

Alan

An English translation of the comments appearing in the Spanish language, would, I think be helpful to most of the people who view comments here. How about such translation, being careful not to change the writers meaning.

Alan

What, I wonder is he, the president waiting for? He has the power to void executive orders of the previous president, though he must do that within a specified time period, as I recall. As for existing legislation, things like The Hughes Amendment, The GCA of 1968, the National Firearms Act of 1934, ridding us of those millstones requires congressional action, the congress needs to be pushed and pushed hard, pushed without respite here,if anything is to be accomplished. If the fortitude, the attention span needed to get these things done are lacking, as I tend to believe they unfortunately… Read more »

Jim

Good job don

Chuck

Anyone who has lost their firearms through unlawful acts should be reimbursed by the government for these firearms at today’s prices. The payback price should come out of Obama’s pocket!

JorgeNorberto Pedace

ME PERMITO HACER UN BREVE COMENTARIO,PARA QUE EL OCASIONAL LECTOR SAQUE SUS PROPIAS CONCLUSIONES .A VECES ES NECESARIO,QUE UN POLÍTICO QUE SE POSTULA PARA UN CARGO TAN ALTO COMO EL DE PRESIDENTE DE UN ESTADO,OTORGUE ALGUNA FRANQUICIA A UN SECTOR QUE PUEDE VOLCAR MUCHOS VOTOS,ES EL CASO DEL SEÑOR TRUMP CON RESPECTO A LA SEGUNDA EN MIENDA,DE LA QUE ME CONSIDERO DEFENSOR ABSOLUTO,PERO DESPUÉS DE GANAR Y COMO AL TIEMPO QUE PASARÍA SI SE ARREPINTIERA,PORQUE AL FIN DE CUENTAS,SON MUY POCOS LOS POLÍTICOS,LOS QUE ACEPTAN QUE LOS CIUDADANOS TENGAN Y DISPONGAN DE ARMAS ?. POR OTRA PARTE,AL SEÑOR TRUMP SE… Read more »

Herb

what Alen said .

Pj

what about getting rid of all the gun laws & let us buy guns as we see fit. Then any robber, carjacking, rape, home invasion, or other crime dine with a gun gets an extra 10 years add to the crime plus time for the crime added. No exceptions!

Wild Bill

@PJ, that is what taking back our country is all about, brother.

Vanns40

PJ: We don’t need to add any additional time. All we need is to have judges use the sentences that are in place which they are loath to do.

Barrister Bill

Serious subject. Should not be telling joke about lawyers at the end. I have been a lawyer since 1969; I believe in the 2nd amendment & will fight to defend it. I do not appreciate the broad stroke painting of a noble profession whose members wrote the Constitution. Stick 2 UR subject & don’t try to B light heartened at Lawyers expense.

Wild Bill

@Barrister, We did not mean to offend you, brother, but it was all in good fun. We in the Second Amendment Civil Rights movement welcome you, and your skills. Go listen to the song on youtube above and you will feel better.

Wild Bill

@old, There is a movement to decommission the EPA, due to its abuses, at this very moment. I get the feeling that Congress is in a “Get rid of Agencies” mood. I agree, now, is the time to push for getting rid of the BATFE, the GCA, and the NFA. http://www.youtube dot com/embed/x2G3wGVAnlQ

Wild Bill

Replace the dot with a . and hear the song.

Wild Bill

@Oldv, Sorry brother, I can not. We will just have to wait and see What the president does to the EPA, and other agencies that have gone to far.

OldDad

I think it’s ironic for someone to criticize someone else’s grammar in a post full of misspellings.

2nd amendment supporter

You clearly bob are anti gun. How in the hell is a waiting period going to work? Because the bad guy doesnt buy thier gun at a gun store. So your waiting period is a giveaway you are clearly anti gun troll or out of your freaking mind. The 2nd CLEARLY STATES SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.

dj

To bub g As demonstrated prior and now once again this is a stinking slimy disinformation doo gooder that is definitely an obligatory inbred mouth breather that can NOT comprehend “shall not be infringed”. His elevator is obviously not reaching the top floor. Logical comprehension means positively NO restrictions or strings attached thereto our Bill of Rights and firearms Freedoms unique to Americans to keep and bear arms. The original intent as written still STANDS. Valid then and more so NOW. Especially Today. Waiting periods ARE infringements-not just your irrational inappropriate minor inconvieniences. INFRINGEMENTS by their definition ARE POSITIVELY UNCONSTITUTIONAL.… Read more »

JorgeNorberto Pedace

LA TRADUCCIÓN A LO QUE YO HE ESCRITO,NO ES CORRECTA.EN PRIMER LUGAR LE DESEO ÉXITOS AL
PRESIDENTE TRUMP EN SU GESTIÓN PRESIDENCIAL.LO QUE HE QUERIDO DECIR,ES QUE BASANDOME EN EL GOBIERNO QUE HEMOS TENIDO EN ARGENTINA,ES NECESARIO EN MI OPINIÓN,DESTERRAR TODO
SIGNO DE IZQUIERDA,Y EVITAR CAER EN EL TOTALITARÍSMO CON ABUSO DE PODER,Y UNA TENDENCIA
DE GOBERNAR POPULISTA.POR LO DEMÁS,CONSIDERO QUE NO ESTOY AUTORIZADO A EMITIR OTRA CLASE DE OPINIÓN,NO SIENDO LA PRESENTE,SOLO QUE DESEO LO MEJOR PARA AMÉRICA,QUE ES PE
DIR LO MEJOR PARA EL MUNDO.

JorgeNorberto Pedace

DEBEN SER DESECHADAS LAS IDEAS DE IZQUIERDA,EL TOTALITARISMO Y SU EXPRESIÓN MÁS RADICAL EL COMUNISMO,QUE POR CIERTO ES LA RUINA PARA CUALQUIER PAÍS QUE SE JACTE DE VIVIR EN DEMO CRÁCIA.

Bill lee

Well I still don’t know what the heck your saying but you keep trying and I will try to understand what you want to say I hope you are not siding with government that bad mojo.thAnks bill

Wild Bill

@Bill Lee. Jorge is in Argentina. He speaks and writes Argentine Spanish. But his heart, mind, and soul are in the right places, from what I have read of writings.

dj

This is another slimy example of the necessity to be “reasonable” and be a ” willing victim”. Why only a 10 day “waiting period”? Why not a year? It’s more “reasonable”. A criminal can buy AFTER the “waiting period”. The same rationale is waiting on a doctor. Or buying a house. Or blaming the car for drunk driving,especially when there is a loose nut behing the wheel. Or a pervert pulling the trigger. Yep, a criminal like Fred is going to be “inconvienienced” with those pesky background checks when they have demonstratedly been proven ineffective. Besides, they have NO possiblity… Read more »

Wild Bill

@dj, Say it again, brother! It felt so good to hear!

Bob G

You’re an ass. You’re another slimey example of inbred unthinking mouth breathers that think having guns makes them special. Read your ungrammatical post and you’ll hopefully recognize why I’m struggling to fingure out how to respond. You make the silly immature argument of suggesting that a ten-day wait period is as reasonable as a year-long wait period. I never suggested that a year-long wait was reasonable. Only an ass would think that, and only an ass would suggest it or use it in a low-brow attempt to score points in an argument. That’s were we differ; you’re too stupid to… Read more »

Keith

And the truth comes out. We see you Bob G

Edward Allen

Rob G Actually, the back ground check only takes about an hour. My brother lives in Oregon. If he chooses to purchase a fire arm, he can walk out of the store in about 90 minutes. The back ground check has already been performed. In Kalifornia, the background check can still be performed in about an hour. The 10 day waiting is a “cool down” period. I already have a fire arm. I’ve passed the back ground check. What does a “cool down” period really mean? I can already do damage if I so desire. Your argument does not hold… Read more »

Vanns40

And there you have it folks. As a retired LEO myself I’m calling you out Bob G as either a phony or someone who falls into the category of “the chosen few”. As soon as you resorted to name calling and refusing to acknowledge the difference between a privilege and a right we had your number and ya know what, your number’s up!

Wild Bill

@Bob G, It is hard to believe that you are a gun owner or even on the side of Second Amendment Civil Rights because: 1. You seem to know nothing of Constitutional law, state law, or the inefficacy of background checks. 2. You push the anti-Second Amendment fallacies without deviation, almost verbatim. And finally, when pressed, you resort to insult. Perhaps you should resort to education instead. Can I recommend “The American Freedoms Primer”? By the way, what was your mos?

Bill lee

Standing right beside you firearm in hand and wiping my ass with there background checks.thanks bill

Bill lee

Wow I can’t believe the post this is a discussion about gun laws and the rights of we the people now I made a statement about background checks .As a retired combat vet and peace officer i can tell you that the law’s don’t work,when I can kill a man in combat and come home and not allowed to purchase a legal weapon but a person who is a law abiding citizen with no experience or training can and we see it every day then you hear about them getting pissed and start shooting,or a criminal gets a gun legal… Read more »

Wild Bill

@Guido, You write: “…You want to have tge right and selfish freedom to just walk in to your LGS and walk out with a gat ten minutes later, but I’m not that selfish toward everyone else in the community; iI’d rather have a ten-day inconvenience…” Me wanting my freedom is not selfish. You wanting my freedom is selfish. What is a gat? I have many firearms already. If I were of a mind to harm someone in my community, I could do it at a moments notice. What good is a waiting period? You use the word inconvenience. That is… Read more »

Bob G

Look, you’re taking my comment – as seems to be the norm here – and applying extremes to fit what I see as an “all or nothing” position. Set aside the fact that I know an inch equals a mile. Set aside the fact that our legislators use gun control as false crime control. Set those aside and recognize that only a fool would allow absolute unregulated gun access. I know you aren’t saying that little kids should pack heat to school, but there are those that say it doesn’t matter if kids get guns or drunks can buy guns… Read more »

Adam

“You wouldn’t deny a state the right to regulate driving or alcohol sales or welfare benefits, or immigration” Ignoring for the moment that none of those are constitutionally protected rights, imagine the outcry that would result if a state proposed requiring a background check and a waiting period to buy alcohol to make sure the purchaser has never been convicted of DUI/DWI. “You’d be fine if a burglar could buy a gun as long as you could buy a gun at your whim.” You’re forgetting that criminals, by definition, break laws. The burglar can buy a gun on the black… Read more »

Keith

One problem with your argument Bob G is incrementalism. It’s what the gun grabbers have used for decades to infringe our rights. Take a little here, a little there, and nobody will notice or complain. Except we do. Finally we got a POTUS that will roll at least some of them back

Wild Bill

@Bob G, you are wrong. Gat is slang for the Thompson submachine gun. I think that you have switched sides. You have turned into an elitist. For example: “…You wouldn’t deny a state the right …” States do not have rights over people. States have limited powers and authorities. (Oh, and states do not have any right, powers, or authorities in immigration law…none.) Bearing arms is a right (and a pre-political right, too) the other things that you mentioned are privileges and entitlement. As to my “… own selfish needs.” I preserve them for untold generations of Americans that is… Read more »

Jim Macklin

Bob G You may not have a problem, ” I have no problem with a fair waiting period and a background check. My problem is – as you stated – the protracted dry hump of politics using guns as the mean monkey that ails us. ” If you have a FFL close to home and you already have at least one gun for defense, maybe a 3 day or a 15 day waiting period is just a minor inconvenience. But if the nearest FFL is 100 or 1,000 miles away it is a major expense. If suicide is the issue,… Read more »

Bob G

You aren’t wrong. I know that it sucks for those living in rural areas that have to drive an hour, but I don’t have an answer to that. I said it had to be balanced, so – even if it’s seen as unfair by you – maybe it’s fairer to the rest of us to have a background check requirement even if it means you’re inconvenuenced as long as tge result is that criminals can’t immediately buy firearms. Sure they can steal them, but they can’t buy them. That’s part of tge trade-off, the balance between comfort for some and… Read more »

Vanns40

Bob G.: There is no reasonable balance when it comes to rights, you either have them or you don’t, you either are allowed to exercise them or you aren’t. Waiting periods and any other restrictions presuppose that you have committed a crime and you must wait until the government checks you out and, grudgingly says, “oh, well, we guess you’re okay, you can go ahead”. BS! The attitude should be that you are presumed innocent until proven guilty by the State. Remember that novel concept? It just happens to be enshrined in our justice system and blows your entire premise… Read more »

Vanns40

Hey, wait a minute, how about reversing the EO prohibiting the repatriation of all those WW11 M1’s from S. Korea and any other country that still has them so CMP can be replenished? That fix is so easy it could be done in 15 seconds!

Are the NRA & GOA pushing for those?

Jim Macklin

Yes, they are. If you were a member you’d know what they are doing.

Vanns40

I am a member and haven’t seen word one from NRA. Would you please cite me where they have and what legislation or insight they have given President Trump.

Steve Hebert

Free communist California! Allow us to become part of the USA!

Joe Sarrosick

Don’t forget communist NY

Pistol Pete

Congress will have to act on some or all of the damage done to the Second Amendment , it will pass the house, but it will be a hard sell in the senate, The only way to get a pro Second Amendment bill thru the senate is for all gun owners to hound the democrats the are up for reelection in two year.

JorgeNorberto Pedace

ES UNA GRATA NOTICIA,QUE SIEMPRE SE TENGA PRESENTE LA VALIDEZ DE LA SEGUNDA ENMIENDA, Y
JAMÁS SE AVANCE CONTRA ELLA.TODA VEZ,QUE SIGNIFICARÍA COARTAR LAS LIBERTADES DE UN PUE
BLO RESPETUOSO,PERO ESTO NO ES TODO,ESTIMADO SEÑOR PRESIDENTE DONALD TRUMP,LAS DEMÁS LEYES DEBEN ACOMPAÑAR,A ESTA SALUDABLE NOTICIA,ESPEREMOS QUE ASÍ SEA.

Bill lee

Jorjenorberto pedace I am sorry can you please right that In English and I mean no disrespect would like to read your post thanks bill

JorgeNorberto Pedace

AMIGO BILL,MI FACTURA PUEDE SER LEÍDA SIN COMPROMISO ALGUNO,LO QUE HE TRATA DO DE DECIR,EN POCAS PALABRAS,ES QUE NO SE USE A LOS PROPIETARIOS DE ARMAS QUE ESTÉN CON LA SEGUNDA ENMIENDA,PARA OBTENER EL VOTO,DE NINGUNA MANERA UN PRESIDENTE DEBE INTERPRETAR,QUE LOS VALORES DEMOCRÁTICOS,DEBEN EXTEN DERSE A TODOS POR IGUAL Y NO SOLAMENTE,DE QUIENES SE DESEA SACAR RÉDITO EN ELECCIONES,PARA LUEGO QUIZÁS,DARLE LA ESPALDA Y REFRENDAR AQUELLO QUE SE LES DIÓ EN LA PRIMERA OPORTUNIDAD.PARTICULARMENTE,NO ESTOY CON LA POLÍTICA DEL SEÑOR DONALD TRUMP,POR CONSIDERARLA PELIGROSAS,PARA LOS INTERESES DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA.NO SE PUEDE GOBERNAR,HABRIEN DO PERMANENTES FRENTES DE… Read more »

Edward Allen

Bill,
Ran it through a translator – very poor translation to be sure. This what came out:

IT IS A GRASTIC NEWS, THAT THE VALIDITY OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT ALWAYS BE PRESENTED, AND
NEVER ADVANCE AGAINST SHE. ALL TIME, THAT WOULD MEAN TO COART THE FREEDOMS OF A PUE
RESPONSIBLE BLO, BUT THIS IS NOT ALL, DEAR LORD PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, THE OTHER LAWS MUST ACCOMPANY, TO THIS HEALTHY NEWS, WE HOPE THAT IS.

Edward Allen

His follow on comment was: FRIEND BILL, MY INVOICE CAN BE READ WITH NO COMMITMENT, WHAT I HAVE TO DO IS TO SAY, IN A LITTLE WORDS, IS NOT TO USE OWNERS OF WEAPONS WHO ARE WITH THE SECOND AMENDMENT, TO OBTAIN THE VOTE, IN NO WAY ANY PRESIDENT MUST INTERPRET THAT THE DEMOCRATIC VALUES SHOULD EXTEND TO EVERYONE FOR THE SAME AND NOT ONLY OF THOSE WHO WANT TO PAY OUT ELECTIONS, THEN FORGOTTEN, GIVE BACK AND REFLECT WHAT THEY DID IT AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY.PARTICULARLY, I AM NOT WITH THE POLICY OF DONALD TRUMP, WHY CONSIDER IT DANGEROUS,… Read more »

Edward Allen

Another translator came back with Friend Bill,MY BILL CAN BE READ WITHOUT ANY COMMITMENT,THIS IS WHAT I DO TO SAY,IN A FEW WORDS, IS THAT IT IS NOT USED TO GUN OWNERS WHO ARE WITH THE SECOND AMENDMENT,TO GET THE VOTE, IN NO WAY A president should interpret,that democratic values, MUST BE EXTENDED TO ALL EQUALLY, AND NOT ONLY, OF THOSE WHO WANT TO GET REVENUE IN

Bill lee

As A VET I CAN’T WAIT TO BE FINALLY ABLE TO CARRY MY FIRE ARM THEY TAUGHT ME TO DEFEND THIS COUNTRY BUT ONLY IN ANOTHER LAND HERE I MITE STAND UP FOR MYSELF.AS FAR AS SCHOOL SHOOTINGS YOU PUT AMERICAN VETS AT THESE SCHOOLS YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE A DUMB ASS TO TRY AND HARM OUR CHILDREN AND THEY WOULD SEE AND WANT TO BE A SOLDIER TO PROTECT THE NEXT GENERATION WITH PRIDE .thanks for invite.Bill

Gail Dauphinais

1st, thank you for your service in keeping us safe. 2nd, I completely agree with you that our service men and women are the ones who be able to carry. O believe that our soldiers and vets should be able to carry without any restrictions. They are the most qualified people to carry. I pray that our new POTUS will do the right thing for everyone.

Bill lee

IT was my honer to protect this nation and it’s people.And thank you for standing up for the very rights we fought for all of you on this site stand tall stand proud.

Jeff

If I recall correctly, on his penultimate day of messing up the country, the Little O banned the use of lead ammunition on Federal land. Another EO that should be undone as easily as it was done. And while at it, return the land grabbed under the guise of national monuments or “protected” areas (protected from use by free citizens).

beil

how about enacting the collectible firearms bill and removing the ban on Korean war era m1 rifles

Becky A Dennery

…when is Potus gonna use Ron Paul…?

Wild Bill

@Becky, Ron Paul may want to much. Or Ron Paul may be too valuable in his present position.

Joel Schneider

LIBERATE CALIFORNIA!!!

Vom Brunhaus

New Jersey as bad or worse than Clafornia or New York ,New Jersey has also Attacked Gun Ranges where Folkds go to shoot (All Lawful gun owners . New Jerey usually passes 2 or more Anti Gun restritions and NJ is may issue State but remains Dem O Rat controlled ! NRA if your reading ?

JP

HELP!!! We need some SERIOUS HELP!!! Out here in The People’s Republic of California. The Idiots are running the Asylum. Seriously, if President Trump and the NRA doesn’t do something quick, we’re going to have to move. Every day there’s something. On Jan.01, 2018 we must register and pay a fee at buy ammo and today, they want to declare Santa Ana a sanctuary city. It seems that the 2nd amendment should be treated the same Nation wide like the 1st ammendment and all the rest. No infringements. Just try putting as many restrictions on the 1st as they’ve put… Read more »

Dave

Try living in Australia bud. Stuffed gun laws whatever state you are in. Semi auto bans, no right to own for self defense, calibre bans, mag capacity limits, right out of the UN small arms wishlist. We need a Trump badly.

Wild Bill

@ Dave, Perhaps you could hold a little revolution, like we did.

Jim Macklin

Do you still have elections? Or do you just wait for some PM to have a BM?

Dave

Yeah but its tweedle dumb or tweedle dumber. Our ‘convervative prime minister is so far left he might as well be on the other side. Our only hope is the rise of One Nation and a couple of other right of centre parties.

Edward Allen

There is 1 major difference between Australia and the US. We have the 2nd Amendment. They did not have the right to bare arms in their constitution.

JnAZ

JP, I thought you guys were seceding?
(-:

Edward Allen

If Kalifornia does CalExit, the I will ExitCal. I am a citizen of the United States of America. I am only a rezident of Kalifornia.

Dana, jonesy, Jones

I’m sorry but I say “MOVE” from CA – there are states just as nice “without” all those dumbass laws that would be happy to have you, especially an armed citizen putting money back into it’s communities. Put the Mexican FENCE back up in a new way, use some of the employee’s of the branch of government closed, & arm them for patrol too, watch the borders better. Have the fence wrap CA & Mexico, hell that’s where most of them F*ckers cross the boarder anyway. Use some of the same ex gov employees to watch Arizona & Texas boarders… Read more »

Alan

In case anyone hadn’t noticed, all the California Gun Laws were enacted by Elected Representatives of the people. How many gun owners refrained, for no good reason, from voting and or couldn’t be bothered with the necessary political action, political action that might have saved their bacon. I wonder.

Thom Paine

Full court press ,and take no prisoners .

rich

What about ammo made with AMERICAN LEAD . Reopen that American smelter ( closed by the EPA under O) Get the price of lead down. Battery lead is no good , cannot get wheel lead any more ,imported lead is taxed. WHAT ELSE?????

Jim Macklin

I had to buy a new car battery the other day. The price was twice what it was before the obama lead ban.

Wild Bill

Why not just decommission the EPA. Send every employee home, unemployed. Let the United States Attorneys’ offices prosecute alleged violations. Make the USDOJ do its job while saving billions of taxpayers dollars. Most of these federal agencies are no more than jobs programs for liberals and hardcore unemployables, anyway.

LesWol

Lots of federal employees are conservatives that despise liberal policies. If they lose their jobs they will be on unemployment, an unhappy situation for them and the taxpayer. If we decommission the EPA and the entire BAFTE we would be better off offering these people a lateral transfer, maybe to an expanded DOD. If I were still working for the government I’d leap at the chance for a transfer if my job was eliminated.

Wild Bill

I really was not considering the employees because the point of an agency is not to employ people. Many of the federal agencies are making rules that have the force and effect of law, that is a usurpation of Congress’ legislative authority. The agencies are exercising authority that they do not have and, therefore, must go.

Edward Allen

As much as I would hate to place people on the unemployment rolls, They are government employees. If you want to reduce the cost and the over reach of the government, you have to shrink it. To shrink it, you have to eliminate the staffs as well. Trust me when I say that many of them are not doing anything. About 20 years ago, I worked for a government contractor. We produced all their reports and managed all their logistics. I was the applications programmer who was developing programs to track everything, (Was getting paid a whopping $10 an hour)… Read more »

Jim A

How’s about appointing a pro-freedom Director of ATFE., and the AG investigating Fast & Furious?

JinAZ

Better yet just disband the BATFE.

Wild Bill

@jh45gun A, the BATFE has a long history of faking evidence in their own lab in attempts to get convictions. A pro-Second Amendment Civil Rights Director would not solve the problem of corruption down to the special agent level. Why not just repeal the GCA and the NFA and send the entire BATFE home, unemployed, saving the taxpayers billions every year. The GCA and the NFA have neither prevented nor solved a single crime, ever.

Crotalus Maxximus

I would add the Post Office parking lot ban to that list. The gun free school zone needs to have an exemption for CHL holders vehicles on school property also.

Dirk S

The so called “Gun Free School Zones Act” is a disaster that needs to be REPEALED!
Look at a map of the K-12 public, private and parochial schools in your city and draw a 1000 foot no-carry zone around each one and you will see that this draconian law essentially takes our 2A rights away from us. Full Constitutional Carry laws are meaningless as long as this law remains in effect…and we know it does nothing but further endanger our children in those zones as criminals do not obey laws and signs!

Tionico

when that disaster was first passed, I saw a map of my town…. with all those 1000 foot circles overlapping, there was NO WAY I could drive, wealk, or cycle the few miles from my house to any freeway onramp. In other words, either I left my gun at home (how could I even GET IT THERE when I bought it?) or became a felon every time I drove anywhere out of town, or through it. So I said NUTS TO IT. and carried on regardless. These days I’ll cycle right past any of the schools, handgun in pocket, and… Read more »

Dirk Sanders

The so called “Gun Free School Zones Act” is a disaster that needs to be REPEALED!
Look at a map of the K-12 public, private and parochial schools in your city and draw a 1000 foot no-carry zone around each one and you will see that this draconian law essentially takes our 2A rights away from us. Full Constitutional Carry laws are meaningless as long as this law remains in effect…and we know it does nothing but further endanger our children in those zones as criminals do not obey laws and signs!

Jim Macklin

I would suggest that all public areas of Post Offices should allow carry per the state law. The Postal Workers Union can deal with their problem created by the PMG banning guns to postal workers back in 1964, before the firast postal worker went “postal.” Years ago the mail carriers had a 45 in their leather mail bag.

LesWol

Years ago rural mail carriers would deliver the mail with a gun rack in their truck. Every once in a while one of them would be lucky enough to shoot a buck and put it in the back of their truck until they could get it processed.

Wild Bill

@LesWol, Years ago, we could go into the hardware store, buy a firearm, and walk out with no more paperwork than a receipt. Our freedoms are slipping away so incrementally that is even hard to describe, much less stop. I weep for the youth of our nation that don’t even know what freedom is and, therefore, what to demand! I believe that the beginning of this evil is the rule (with the force and authority of law) making ability of the various federal agencies.

Bob G

It has to be a balancing act. Modern society may or may not be different from when you or I were you, but I have no problem with a fair waiting period and a background check. My problem is – as you stated – the protracted dry hump of politics using guns as the mean monkey that ails us. I grew up on a farm. This was back in the 60’s, but I was taught about guns and gun safety, and I was responsible enough at seven to get a revolver loaded with ratshot to dispatch those big scary farm… Read more »

Mike Murray

Get real, “a fair waiting period and a background check” is part of the problem. The Statists are never happy and will always want just one more bit of “sensible gun safety rules” including checks on personal transfers, universal registration, and eventually confiscation.

fishunter

You make a good point regarding freedom. Hopefully Trump will release the freedom that we should have. The laws that have passed from Clinton on seem to squash the freedom of the people. We need to teach our youth about guns and responsibility. The time may come when they need to shoot to preserve the way of life or life itself.

Charles

I visited a municipal Post Office in N.E. Ohio last week and looked & looked for the “no firearms here” stickers/signs/placards both on my way in and again on my way back to the car – and there was no “Victim Zone” indicators ANYWHERE that I could detect.
I have grown accustomed to the evidence of infringement of my Liberties while using post offices ever since qualifying for the State recognized permit to carry, and this is the very first time I’ve encountered a lack of signage at a post office.

LesWol

You can be sure they would have found a way to prosecute you just the same.

dj

The REPEAL of the 1989 import ban by krook lloyd bentsen and daddy bush for”sporting purposes” and such deserves a flying start. There is no logical reason that my old original H and K 91 is worth 3 grand. Besides I’d like to add a Valmet M78 AGAIN to the collection to keep it company. So dump the import ban, pretty puleeez!!!!!!!!!!!

Wild Bill

Repealing the entire GCA would be no more difficult than removing the sporting purpose test. Let’s push for repeal of the GCA and the NFA.

Richard

I have a 100% disability awarded by the VA. Unfortunately, it’s due to PTSD. (Stuff I deal with from Vietnam. Am I correct in thinking I cannot get a carry permit or own a weapon for home defense? And had I had one, it would have been revoked?

Seriously, I know the proper situations/use of a handgun. I’m not one of these home-grown terrorists. I’m just a vet. With no malice toward anyone. UNLESS there is an invasion into my home.

Am I out of luck?

Edward Allen

Under the executive order signed by Obama, you would not be allowed to own any fire arm if the VA reports to Social Security Admin that you have a mental health issue. The SSA was required to report you to local authorities starting Jan 18th. 2017. HOWEVER, President Trump is rescinding that EO. He already signed an EO to stop the implementation of all regulations.

I would still keep a weather eye open. There may still be some hidden bombs in the mine field that Barrack Obama laid out.

Chuck

The VA tried to take my guns and I went to my senator. They shut up and no more was heard about it. The bottom line is for this to be legal you have to have been charged with a felony crime, tried, and convicted before you are supposed to loose your gun rights under the 2nd amendment. “Obummer” enacted an unlawful act by this executive action and he knew it.

Jim

Edward Allen… is Totally Correct in his response to you Richard. The Scummiest Commie who could not pass his own Gun laws did that to you and your Fellow Vet’s.. He was the Biggest Rat Bastard to ever have walked into the White House. But It sure does Look like Ole Donald will do the right thing and kick these Commie Law’s out the door.. The problem is then what happens the next time another one get’s get to office.. We do need Very Strong Law’s being passed to stop the RAPING of our Second Amendment Right’s once and for… Read more »

Edward Allen

Jim, Just don’t tell my wife I was right. She won’t believe it.

sean berthiaume

NO!Got the same(100%)for my grand tours in Iraq.03-04/07-08.See or look up the 4473 form(atf).If it’s honestly filled out you’ll pass with flying colors!Of course if it’s a private sale who’s to know of the “transaction”?I thank God Almighty I got the —– out of nj in 96 and moved to WV!

Art Mauk

Let H&K build a plant here in the USA that way you get your gun & we get the jobs to make them, Win Win.

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curt

thank you mr president

ft

Lets see what Trump actually does before we kiss his feet.

Robert Tagliarini

Maybe if he does what he says like he’s been doing you should kiss his assistant instead of his feet.

rappini

correction not assistant his A$$.

Kelly

Hell! I’d kiss him if he keeps this up! Come here President D!

fishunter

From what I have seen, he has some good looking assistants. Even though I’m getting old and useless, I would be willing to give them a big thank you kiss. Our Second Amendment is very important, always support it and honor it.

James Andrews

Exactly!

Joseph Balcom

All for it , I’m a gun owner and in law enforcement! Gut we need to be aware of mental health issues and their access to fire arms !!

Karen Boyles

Governor Brown in California has passed laws to make it very hard to purchase guns you like so many now are only for law enforcement officers even a Browning 22 target ported pistol. We have to register our AR’s. It appears if they cannot come and take our guns they will make it impossible to buy them. They are going to require gun manufacturers to have any gun do a double casing stamp of course manufacturers are not going to comply and gun stores will go out if business. You have to pass yet another background check in order to… Read more »

Alan

Karen Boyles:

It isn’t the governor, Brown or any other governor who Passes Laws, it is the state legislature, even in California, where I lived for a while, oh so many years ago, that enacts laws. Re that FACT, who did you and other Californians who have commented here vote for or put in other terms, who didn’t you all vote against? also, did you all vote and or work for opponents? How is it that Brown came go be governor is another point of interest? Just the expression of an old man’s curiosity.