What gunshow vendors don't want you to know....

[JD8]

Just some things to consider....


http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2012/11/foghorn/why-were-still-at-least-two-years-away-from-an-assault-weapons-ban/

The election results have riled up the firearms owning world, bringing flashbacks to those dark times when the assault weapons ban was the law of the land. The fear that a Chicago Democrat with no re-elections on the horizon would turn to gun control like a hungry wolf turns to a wounded deer was definitely a factor in Romney’s strong showing, but is that really something that we need to fear happening immediately? I don’t think so, and here’s why . . .



The president wields a lot of power, but legislation comes from the Congress. Specifically, if there were to be another AWB, it would germinate in the House of Representatives, which is the body that deals with finance (since the commerce clause of the Constitution is the hook that they use to legislate everything non-finance related). That’s where the original AWB came from, passed during the 103rd Congress.

Here’s the thing though: the legislation passed during a time when (A) gun owners still had the stink on them that plagued gun rights throughout the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, and (B) both the House and Senate were solidly Democratic. In short, it was the perfect storm.

These days, I don’t think that’s possible. At all. The House retained (and extended) its Republican majority last night, with the states re-electing enough Republicans to maintain solid control in that body. And while Democrats might still have the Senate and the presidency, I don’t see a new AWB getting out of committee in this environment, let alone passing a vote in the House.

In short, for now I don’t think there’s anything to fear from an assault weapons ban proposal. I don’t see how it could possibly be enacted in the current climate. And while the president might not be as pandering as before when he had his own re-election to worry about, he still has the Congressional midterm elections to look forward to. And any movement on his part to do something radically Democratic in nature would push those states where Democrats in Congress are barely holding on to their seats over the edge into Republican control. He doesn’t want that.

The system works. For now, I don’t think that an AWB or anything like that is on the horizon. But check back in two years.

 

[gun001guns]

I'm not that knowledgeable how the working of the government but what about this proposed treaty with the UN?

 

[HackerF15E]

I agree.

The idea that, "Obama can't run again, so he has nothing to lose" is idiotic. He may not be able to run again, but other Democrats can and will be running again in the future. They won't support him committing political suicide, and as the link points out, gun controls are not an "executive order" type of affair -- they are all Congressional laws. Democrats in Congress, especially those from non-Blue states, won't partake in the political suicide.

I think it is a sure bet that Carolyn McCarthy will introduce something, sometime in the next 4 years, just as she has done with every other firearms-related major crime event. Don't bet, though, that the rest of the Democrats in Congress will jump on the bandwagon.

 

[HackerF15E]

I'm not that knowledgeable how the working of the government but what about this proposed treaty with the UN?

Plenty to read about that on the internet.

More importantly, read up on how the government works -- it is your civic duty as an American citizen to know.

 

[JD8]

I'm not that knowledgeable how the working of the government but what about this proposed treaty with the UN?

Research it..... fear mongering. (or mongering fear as Dustin says) Read up, it has to pass 2/3 of Congress.... won't happen..... if it did....it would be struck down by the Supreme Court. I know there will be some crazys that believe all this can/will happen, but the rational gun owners out there need to relax.


http://www.factcheck.org/2012/06/still-no-international-gun-ban-treaty/

 

[tRidiot]

I'm not saying the sky is falling, but also, we still have to be vigilant. Remember the executive orders essentially carry the weight of law and while he may not be able to really enact any significant bans via one, he sure can throw a lot of wrenches into a lot of works.

 

[Vamoose]

OP is right. We're safe for now. But, if liberal Dems take control of congress in two years we'll be in trouble. Vote early and vote often in 2014.

 

[angsniper]

It has been proven recently that laws can be made in the middle of the night, behind closed doors with only a few who have knowledge of what's happening behind those doors. The nation doesn't find out until several days later when it's announced at a press conference.

 

[JD8]

I'm not saying the sky is falling, but also, we still have to be vigilant. Remember the executive orders essentially carry the weight of law and while he may not be able to really enact any significant bans via one, he sure can throw a lot of wrenches into a lot of works.

I agree that we should remain vigilant, I'm just seeing mild panic already and it's retarded. We seem to be our own worst enemy, as the same stuff is regurgitating from 2008.

I honestly don't think he'd go the EO route, as Congress and the Supreme Court could step in. I think they'll go after ammo again.... but that's just me.

 

[JD8]

It has been proven recently that laws can be made in the middle of the night, behind closed doors with only a few who have knowledge of what's happening behind those doors. The nation doesn't find out until several days later when it's announced at a press conference.

Example?