Uno Mas SASS #80082 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Obama's 'New Executive Actions' on Gun Control; Two New Measures: Weekly Standard1) Keeping Surplus Military Weapons Off Our Streets: Because Korean Garands and M1 Carbines sold with FBI background checks are sooooooo dangerous2) Closing a Loophole to Keep Some of the Most Dangerous Guns Out of the Wrong Hands: Limiting NFA TrustsThis man disgraces the Office of the President with new lows for pettiness, symbolism, shallowness, incompetency, and ineffectiveness.This is payback, pure and simple. I'm afraid it's probably not the last. Make a stink! Link to comment
tumbleweed tess Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 ?? I question that report Think about it for a while .can not happen. Link to comment
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 ACT SHEET: New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence Today, the Obama administration announced two new common-sense executive actions to keep the most dangerous firearms out of the wrong hands and ban almost all re-imports of military surplus firearms to private entities. These executive actions build on the 23 executive actions that the Vice President recommended as part of the comprehensive gun violence reduction plan and the President unveiled on January 16, 2013. Even as Congress fails to act on common-sense proposals, like expanding criminal background checks and making gun trafficking a federal crime, the President and Vice President remain committed to using all the tools in their power to make progress toward reducing gun violence. Building on the 23 Executive Actions the President and Vice President Unveiled Last January Last December, the President asked the Vice President to develop a series of recommendations to reduce gun violence. On January 16, 2013, they released these proposals, including 23 executive actions. With the first Senate confirmation of an ATF Director on July 31, 2013, the Administration has completed or made significant progress on 22 of the 23 executive actions. The new executive actions unveiled today build on this successful effort. Closing a Loophole to Keep Some of the Most Dangerous Guns Out of the Wrong Hands Current law places special restrictions on many of the most dangerous weapons, such as machine guns and short-barreled shotguns. These weapons must be registered, and in order to lawfully possess them, a prospective buyer must undergo a fingerprint-based background check. However, felons, domestic abusers, and others prohibited from having guns can easily evade the required background check and gain access to machine guns or other particularly dangerous weapons by registering the weapon to a trust or corporation. I would like to see the numbers on exactly how many times that has happened. At present, when the weapon isregistered to a trust or corporation, no background check is run. ATF reports that last year alone, it received more than 39,000 requests for transfers of these restricted firearms to trusts or corporations. Today, ATF is issuing a new proposed regulation to close this loophole. The proposed rule requires individuals associated with trusts or corporations that acquire these types of weapons to undergo background checks, just as these individuals would if the weapons were registered to them individually. By closing this loophole, the regulation will ensure that machine guns and other particularly dangerous weapons do not end up in the wrong hands. Keeping Surplus Military Weapons Off Our Streets When the United States provides military firearms to its allies, either as direct commercial sales or through the foreign military sales or military assistance programs, those firearms may not be imported back into the United States without U.S. government approval. Since 2005, the U.S. Government has authorized requests to reimport more than 250,000 of these firearms. Today, the Administration is announcing a new policy of denying requests to bring military-grade firearms back into the United States to private entities, with only a few exceptions such as for museums. This new policy will help keep military-grade firearms off our streets. And it would be interesting to see the statistics on how often those "military-grade firearms" are used in crimes. Link to comment
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 My email through the White House site. Dear President Obama, you have just issued a presidential order about firearms. In it you wrote, "However, felons, domestic abusers, and others prohibited from havingguns can easily evade the required background check and gain access tomachine guns or other particularly dangerous weapons by registering theweapon to a trust or corporation."Can you please provide me with statistics showing how often this has happened? I would be most appreciative.You also banned reimportation of obsolete military semi-automatic rifles. Many collectors crave these. Again, can you please provide me with statistics showing the vast number of crimes that have been committed with firearms such as these?Cordially,Joseph Lovell I'll let you know if or when I get an answer. Link to comment
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 BHO might shut down the CMP because of this...guy's a pure jerk. GG Link to comment
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Gunner, that's a slight to decent jerks everywhere. Link to comment
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Gunner, that's a slight to decent jerks everywhere. Oh...well..my pardon good sir GG Link to comment
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