Biden’s Executive Gun Control Throws Obama and Himself Under The Bus

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Biden’s latest executive orders are as short-sighted and self-condemning as they are draconian. IMG NRA-ILA

U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Many have come to realize that Joe Biden rarely seems to make much sense, especially when speaking publicly. At his recent Rose Garden ceremony, where he announced his latest assault on the Second Amendment, he lied a number of times and garbled the name of the federal agency tasked with enforcing federal gun laws.

At the Rose Garden ceremony, Biden announced these six actions:

“The Justice Department, within 30 days, will issue a proposed rule to help stop the proliferation of “ghost guns.” 

While the text of the rule is not available at this time, it is likely that this rule is aimed at the self-made firearms market. The rule makes also alters the regulatory definition of “frame or receiver,” so it could impact many aspects of federal firearm regulation. Please stay tuned to www.nraila.org for more updates on this rule and what you can do to help stop it.

“The Justice Department, within 60 days, will issue a proposed rule to make clear when a device marketed as a stabilizing brace effectively turns a pistol into a short-barreled rifle subject to the requirements of the National Firearms Act.”

As the first rule, the text is also not available. At the end of last year, ATF did publish a proposal for regulating certain firearms with attached stabilizing braces, but it’s unclear if this rule will follow that framework or something else entirely. Please stay tuned to www.nraila.org for more updates on this rule and what you can do to help stop it.

“The Justice Department, within 60 days, will publish model ‘red flag’ legislation for states.” 

Red flag laws, also known as Emergency Risk Protection Orders, allow the confiscation of firearms from otherwise law-abiding gun owners without any due process. The administration does seem to admit that it has no authority to implement a red flag law at the federal level or fund these laws at the state level.

“The Administration is investing in evidence-based community violence interventions.”

These programs are unlikely to have any impact on the rights of gun owners, and some existing programs have shown promise in reducing crime because they target individuals who already have a proven propensity for violence.

 “The Justice Department will issue an annual report on firearms trafficking.”

The last time ATF issued this report, the agency found that“[t]he most frequent type of trafficking channel identified in ATF investigations is straw purchasing from federally licensed firearms dealers. Nearly 50 percent . . . .” This is certainly an odd path for Biden to pursue given his past claims that the government has no time to prosecute these “paperwork violations.”

The direction this time seems to be to figure out how to blame self-made firearms for the actions of criminals.

What didn’t seem to stand out to many was the fact that his latest proclamations suggest that either he was incompetent while serving as vice president under Barrack Obama, or he is now knowingly exceeding executive authority.

You see, back in 2012, President Obama made Biden his point man on the administration’s efforts to enact gun control.

So, what happened? Not much.

In August 2013, the Obama Administration announced two actions on guns. The first would prohibit the importation of firearms that originated in the US but were donated or sold to US allies. Before anyone begins to think we are talking about fully automatic or select-fire arms, we are not. The firearms in question are generally semi-automatic rifles developed for WWII—think M1 Garands and carbines.

The firearms were, and still are, perfectly legal to be manufactured and sold in the US. People interested in the ones Obama and Biden prohibited for importation are generally collectors, and simply interested in owning a piece of history.

As nonsensical as it sounds to prohibit the reimportation of firearms that are legal to manufacture, sell, and possess in the US, then-VP Biden proclaimed of the action, “It’s simple, it’s straightforward, it’s common sense.” At least nobody has had to adjust his teleprompter over the last eight years, as that sounds an awful lot like the same speech he gave last week.

The other action taken was to expand the regulations on who would be required to undergo a background check when registering items regulated under the NFA. This would cover things like machine guns, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and suppressors.

Eight years later, though, Biden has suddenly come up with a number of executive actions, claiming, “I’m going to do everything I can to protect the American people.”

The question nobody seems to be asking is, why didn’t he propose these things in 2013? Was he not willing to “do everything I can to protect the American people” back then?

NRA will take all available legal and political action to defeat Biden’s new gun control. While gun owners will have to wait to take action on any proposed rules from ATF, please let your senators know that you oppose Biden’s nomination of anti-gun lobbyist David Chipman to lead the ATF.


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nrringlee

Biden has been wrong on every major foreign and defense policy issue for 50 years. He is a closet segregationist and an apologist for the Klan. He is a criminal. He has been colluding (that word again) with the Communist Chinese for decades to enrich himself and his cartel at the expense of our national security and our Constitutional Republic. He is, using Benito Mussolini’s definition at fascist in every sense of the word. And guess what folks, we are not even three months in to his forty eight month long quest to destroy America.

Boz

Yes, you will. Unless Dominion and similar are gotten rid of.

ChootEm

Using the words “Joe Biden” and “common sense” in the same sentence is hilarious and completely illogical.

Obiden is due the same treatment that the DemocRATs gave Trump over the past 4 years. They need to stick a microscope so far up Joe’s A$$ that they see his tonsils! Come on Republicans – get with the program. We need to make his life as POTUS as miserable as possible.

PMinFl

Asking the GOP to “do something” falls on deaf ears, the current office holder will act with impunity as the “loyal opposition” raises funds for their own re-election.

Courageous Lion - Hear Me Roar - Jus Meum Tuebor

So that all the wheels on one side run over his decrepit head. He is NOT the president. He is a fake lying piece of human psychopathic control freak shit.

JoeUSooner

And that is his very BEST quality! His remaining characteristics go downhill from there….

Montana454Casull

Joe Biden is completely unhinged , he is already violating his oath to uphold the constitution . Start the impeachment process on him and Kamal toe .

Mystic Wolf

Well look what he said over the weekend “he said that no amendment is absolute, that they can be removed without congress” . Well guess what he is going to try to do just that, get rid of the amendments he does not like.

Bob

And don’t forget what he can do with himself as he tries to dump the parts of the Bill of Rights with which he disagrees

Terry

I’d hate to be the tire that hit that pile of s#$%!

hoss

The Justice Department, within 60 days, will issue a proposed rule to make clear when a device marketed as a stabilizing brace effectively turns a pistol into a short-barreled rifle subject to the requirements of the National Firearms Act.”
It seems o me if a brace turns a pistol into a rifle, where’s the problem? A rifle doesn’t need a permit, or registration.

Terry

Au contraire mon frere! Unless your pistol has a 16″ + barrel, that makes it a short barreled rifle (or SBR) to be regulated under the National Firearms Act and be registered with the ATF after submitting the proper paperwork, paying a $200 tax and waiting (months) for the governments blessing.

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Roland T. Gunner

Why leave “fully auto” regulated? Scrap the entire NFA and Registry.

PMinFl

This photo of the office holder makes me FEEL threatened.

Finnky

Remember that “common sense” can be translated as based on unsupported supposition or intuition – don’t ask for support because I’ll just respond with insults. Amazing how they call for science based solutions in furtherance of most their other goals.

Won’t make major decisions based on anyone’s intuition if I can help it, but I’ll accept “intuitively obvious” stories from experts who’ve truly and honestly studied a subject like John Lott has. Don’t see any reason to waste time listening to anyone who’s exposure is limited to stories from other members of the “gun grabber” society – echo chamber.

swmft

rules on return of antique guns is just stupid , most of these relics are so shot out as to be wall hangers , but there are some that are beautiful should be in a hands on science museum art and function not to knock the aluminum and plastic crap