Gun advocates shrug at Obama’s executive actions
Instead of a mass gun round-up or even finding ways to extend existing gun restrictions through clever legal maneuvering, Obama didn’t even sign a single paper with the dreaded “executive order” label. The closest he got were three “presidential memoranda.” …
The moves include improving background checks by adding more federal agency data to the system, increasing prosecution of gun crime and nominating a permanent director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Few of the actions looked like they would have immediate effect. Several called for studies or the development of legal or policy guidance to distribute to schools or state government. Some of the proposals, like adding more federal data to the background-check system and launching a “safe and responsible gun ownership campaign,” have actually been endorsed by gun advocates.
There’s not even much that could generate a legal challenge, said Richard Gardiner, an attorney for gun rights causes who said he looked for one on Obama’s lengthy roster of executive actions.
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A big nothing-burger.
p0s3r on January 17, 2013 at 8:54 AM
Note to residents who live in red states with Dem senators up for re-election in 2014 – don’t vote for them. They’re all leftists underneath their blue dog personas. One only has to look at Joe Manchin.
TxAnn56 on January 17, 2013 at 8:59 AM
They went soft expecting the Repubs and conservatives to react BIG TIME, which they did. Now the R’s and conservs look like hyper reactive “obstructionists”. This president is one Devious sob. I suspect that once the flames of passion subside, THEN Obozo will do the Chicago Thug and start pushing for the assault weapons ban rebirth.
As an aside, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot takes out an ad in NY inviting law abiding gun owners to “come to Texas”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/01/16/texas-calls-all-gun-toting-yanks.html
44Magnum on January 17, 2013 at 9:06 AM
I am more concerned with what new laws my lovely state will enact now…
May they all rot.
Gatsu on January 17, 2013 at 9:06 AM
Mostly just milk for the leftist aholes who are screaming the loudest; however, there is real hatred for gun owners underneath and this fight is far from over.
Bishop on January 17, 2013 at 9:07 AM
The question is, what is the little tyrant doing behind the scenes while everyone is distracted by this?
Night Owl on January 17, 2013 at 9:13 AM
Use the reprieve wisely, this means nothing. When another mass shooting happens we will get an Obama mea culpa and a “clearly we did not go far enough”.
roy_batty on January 17, 2013 at 9:16 AM
Maybe he didn’t want to have to deal with calls for impeachment so he came up with a bunch of worthless stuff that just passes the buck along. The anti-gun zealots are happy enough because they are too stupid to understand what happen.
Dr. Frank Enstine on January 17, 2013 at 9:18 AM
It’s still an ever increasing encroachment.
Slowly, slowly …
OldEnglish on January 17, 2013 at 9:28 AM
Wondering why this wasn’t a campaign issue if the Democrats cared about TEH CHILDRENZ!@!!!!1 so much before November.
Good Lt on January 17, 2013 at 9:42 AM
Huh?
How can anyone “obstruct” a president issuing executive orders? That’s the whole thing about them, no one can stop them except by going to court once they’re implemented.
ButterflyDragon on January 17, 2013 at 9:58 AM
Let me play liberal for a moment.
The Rs are not obstructing the EOs. What they are doing is obstructing serious dialog and common sense laws from going through Congress. Hence the need for the EOs to bypass the obstructionists.
Dr. Frank Enstine on January 17, 2013 at 10:09 AM
It’s still a “camel’s nose under the tent” moment and you cannot trust this pr*ck in any way.
Remember how the smoking bans started….. hardly noticeable at first, now where are we? Even as a non-smoker, I was astonished how quickly that snowballed, and now it is pretty much universally banned. Blatantly trampling on the rights of people who chose to smoke.
That was an alarming view of what can happen if there isn’t pushback.
tru2tx on January 17, 2013 at 10:13 AM
This is just a first step. It’s all about demonizing the NRA and trying to lessen their influence. Paint them as the bad guy with extremist views and try to shame those who support the 2nd amendment as not caring about the lives of children. Demagogue the republican party for not supporting “common sense” measures. Typical leftist/progressive tactics.
HumpBot Salvation on January 17, 2013 at 10:32 AM
Yep, I noticed the 23 orders were pretty mundane. The reason: This isn’t about doing something about gun violence — it’s simply Kabuki theatre, presented so the MSM can report that Dems love the children and, by implication, Republicans & the NRA want children to die!
KS Rex on January 17, 2013 at 10:48 AM
Present.
Neo on January 17, 2013 at 10:50 AM
..nawwwwww, really?
The War Planner on January 17, 2013 at 10:56 AM
Probably focus-grouped the hell out of it first.
CurtZHP on January 17, 2013 at 11:29 AM
Leftist mental masturbation?
Bulletchaser on January 17, 2013 at 11:39 AM