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| Obama Reported To Say He's 'Working On Gun Control - Under The Radar' |
| 2011-04-30 |
| "I just want you to know that we are working on it," Barack Obama reportedly told Sarah Brady regarding gun control. "We have to go through a few processes, but under the radar." This interesting bit of news was reported in an April 11 Washington Post Lifestyle section story about Obama's gun-control and regulatory policy wonk Steve Croley. Toward the end of the article the writer, Jason Horowitz, mentions a March 30 meeting between Jim and Sarah Brady and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney during which the President "dropped in." Horowitz quotes Sarah Brady relating how President Obama gave his personal assurance that he and his administration were working hard on a gun-control agenda. Brady reported that Obama then told them about advancing the agenda "under the radar." Apparently Mrs. Brady either doesn't grasp the concept of "under the radar," or, more likely, she expected the reporter to be discreet and keep the "good news" about Obama's stealth operations to himself. Thankfully this reporter chose to report the news, so we have direct corroboration of Obama's sneak-attack against the Second Amendment. One element of this agenda is found in a deceptively benign sounding "study" being conducted by the ATF. The ATF "study" examines current laws, regulations and practices regarding the importability of shotguns based on whether they are considered to have a "sporting purpose" in accordance with the provisions of the Gun Control Act. The ATF "study" puts forward a bold list of features that they say generally distinguish non-sporting shotguns from sporting shotguns. The trick is that the 1968 Gun Control Act is not the only federal law to which a "sporting purposes" test is applied. The National Firearms Act uses almost identical language when it declares that any firearm with a bore diameter of greater than .5 inches (a 12 gauge shotgun bore is about .73 inches) is a "destructive device," except for those shotguns that the attorney general determines to be particularly suitable for sporting purposes. One seemingly minor change in enforcement lays the groundwork for bans not just on importation, but also eventually on sale and possession, of many popular shotguns. And it is all taking place virtually undetected and unopposed because, as Obama himself has stated, it is "under the radar." |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #8 Totally agree A2U, wait until they find the spot in the 1700 page bill passed which says firearms, lead, and powder all lead to unacceptable health care risks. EPA, FAT are already on it, wait until HHS with an unlimited budget gets going. Arming our enemies and organized crime, yet attempting to disarm legal law abiders on suspicion to commit crime. And the reason these..people..can sit and pontificate is they will have their licensed diamond curriors and they will not be knocking on doors for handover searches. Disarm every foriegn and domestic enemy before talking about the good guys. Even then, isn't it Haiti which is known for its sword fights? Think they can change the laws of man, of nature, of economics, of mathematics, by decree and PR, its bullshit. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-04-30 23:06 |
| #7 The NRA is seeking the resignation of Eric Holder over the "Guns to Cartels" program |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-04-30 18:54 |
| #6 Newc, I'm sure he sees his evil work and is quite pleased with himself. And America elected him. |
| Posted by: Sgt. D.T. 2011-04-30 18:30 |
| #5 "...support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic..." is an assault on the 2nd amendment through regulatory lawfare something that requires defense? If so, do federal officials who that that oath risk breaking the oath if they allow it? And are elected officials impeachable for so doing? Inquiring minds want to know..... |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2011-04-30 17:33 |
| #4 Does it seem they have people pouring over every nuance from past laws to twist? |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2011-04-30 16:21 |
| #3 Doesn't this go back to a comment he made before the election about not taking away guns for sport? |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2011-04-30 16:10 |
| #2 This guy is the polar opposite of everything I fight for. Can he not see his evil work? |
| Posted by: newc 2011-04-30 14:48 |
| #1 You mean, besides Fast and Furious? The same FAT which destroyed those toy guns. I'm shocked. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-04-30 14:24 |