This is a discussion on Assault Weapon Ban? within the The Second Amendment & Gun Legislation Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Originally Posted by foxytwo If you look at his voting record as a state senator and a US senator you will see that he will ...
It is difficult to respond to a post like this without getting even further into the political mire.Originally Posted by foxytwo
NEITHER candidate is pro 2A; one has signed anti-gun owner legislation and the other hasn't. Like they
say in the stock and bond market, past earnings are no guarantee of future earnings.
"Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war."
John Adams. Second President of the United States.
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A Republican Congress would never pass a small arms or assalt weapons ban bill and the Senate would fillibuster that bill from now till doomsday. I'm not worried about it. But that being said I still will not vote for Obama..
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To answer the OP's question directly...
Before the ink is dry if that's how the specific language is worded.
Usually there is time written in for compliance purposes.
I'm in the "never gonna happen" camp... just not enough popular or congressional support at this time...
I'm also in the "there are other means to exact controls without congressional approval" camp as well.
Sidebar... for poops and giggles...
"Death is lighter than a feather, but Duty is heavier than a mountain" Robert Jordan
USMC veteran
Glock 19 Gen 4
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So the last four years weren't, "his first opportunity"? The four years during which he neither signed nor proposed any gun control, got an F grade from the Brady Campaign, and lifted gun control that was put in place by Ronald Reagan?
There is no evidence for this and lots of common sense against it. Like in 2008, Obama has avoided the issue like the plague on the campaign trail. Though he doesn't have to run again, he does have to deal with Congress and they will have an election during a final term. Also, he's a young man. He's not going to just abandon politics and public life when he's done. He's not going to go out of his way to push legislation that he knows will hurt the Democratic party and knee cap the next Democratic nominee.If he wins the election he won't have to worry about getting elected again. He will work as hard to ban all guns as he did to pass obama care. It will be one of his top priorities.
Somebody will likely challenge it at some point. However, there is no magic force field around the pres that keeps him from doing as he pleases IF Congress or some other litigation does not stop him.
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"When governments fear the people there is liberty. When the people fear the government there is tyranny." Thomas Jefferson
You are only paranoid until you are right - then you are a visionary.
Huh? Are you suggesting that a President does as he pleases with no checks and balances from the Congress and the
Courts. Those are the "magic force field you seem to think is absent.
If you want to worry about who and what might break the norms and breach the safety mechanisms
built by the framers, you would do better to look to "Seven Days in May" than to a President.
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Don't kid yourself. If they thought they could remain in power they would do it in a heartbeat. They vote to protect their spot at the public trough, not your rights and freedom.
Michael
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Great movie but equally implausible (IMO) that the military would overthrow a sitting president. In the movie the President is not even accused of doing anythingh shady or illegal. Just a major point in difference over what constitutes "defending" our country.
BTW: I assume yo mean the original movie....the remake sucked (like all remakes)
Anyway...Obama IMO will not actively seek gun legislation but if one was put before him that did not drasticlly restricy rights of gun owners I think he would sign it. As mentioned earlier, he is young and he is not going to forfeit his ability to speak for the Democratic party like Clinton does by doing some drastic.
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
Isaiah 6:8
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He did this exact thing with his medical care act.
The only thing I will trust to a politician is their ambition. As long as I have some control over their furture (by voting), I have some control over what they do. A lame duck president is not something I desire now. I would rather have someone who needs my approval (vote) in four years. There are no more national political office that Obama can run for after president. His next job, either in 2013 or in four years, will be an appointment.
Hop - I have less faith in the system than you do. I also appear to have a lower expectation of people. Yes, I do believe this pres feels, with some justification, he can act unilaterally with impunity. He has stated his intent to so do. He has done so and Congress has yet to demand he stop and undo the damage such actions have done. The courts cannot jump in until there is an action brought, either by Congress or another affronted party.
It's the Land of Opportunity, not the Land of Entitlements - Vote America!!!
"When governments fear the people there is liberty. When the people fear the government there is tyranny." Thomas Jefferson
You are only paranoid until you are right - then you are a visionary.
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I have always considered "Assault Weapons" those that are capable of being operated in a fully automatic mode. This obviously applies more to
long guns than pistols.
I know this may not be popular on this forum, but given that our country is not Iraq, Syria or Egypt, I have no problem with significant
restrictions on fully automatic weapons.
The danger,of course, is creating that dreaded "slippery slope" that anti-gun lawyers and politicians will use to promote their agenda.
"Life is tough but it's really tough if you are stupid"
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That's a good thing considering they already exist...
"Death is lighter than a feather, but Duty is heavier than a mountain" Robert Jordan
USMC veteran
Glock 19 Gen 4
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Already heavily regulated. National Firearms Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way."
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Are you under the impression that they do not already have significant restrictions? I see msg/ret covered the NFA. Additional restrictions were added in 1986, possibly in violation of House and Senate rules. The leadership was... selectively lax, IMO.
As for the '94 "Crime Bill", a strong argument could be made that it's passage was illegal. It failed the first time through, then, Congress was called back into session after the conservatives had gone home for the night, and the bill was passed. Again, GOP leadership lacked the will to do anything about it.
Prior to 1968, machine gun regulations were so laxly enforced that they might as well not have existed. The country somehow survived.
Apparently so. It also seems we get our news from different sources. I can think of no improper action taken by
this Prez which could conceivably be construed as acting unilaterally (which in context of our discussion would be illegally)
and with impunity. I'm sure The House would have pounced with an impeachment had he done so.
You are correct that courts can't do anything till an action is filed, but as I mentioned elsewhere, there are literally armies
of K Street lawyers, Corporate Lawyers, NGO lawyers, all waiting to pounce at the slightest affront to their special interest.
"Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war."
John Adams. Second President of the United States.
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