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Community => Advocacy, Agencies, Access => Topic started by: wolfbait on December 11, 2020, 05:28:39 AM
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Joe Biden Already Planning Executive Orders On Gun Control
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/12/report-joe-biden-already-planning-executive-orders-gun-control/
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I heard he can't pull the executive order on a constitutional right has to be some legislation
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Well it's coming one way or another .
Buy cheap stack deep.
Tax stamp and registrations on weapons and magizines.
No grandfather laws on weapons Ban.
DO NOT COMPLY with any of it.
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Biden has plenty of plans, but he isn't president, and it's highly doubtful he ever will be.
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I'm no political junkie...whats with all these "Executive orders"? I do not seem to remember hearing this term so much before Obama took office.
Has the president always had these powers or does this have to do when Harry Reed did the nuclear option...whatever exactly that was. Post 9/11 changes giving the President more authority perhaps? :dunno:
How did our governor get so much power that he can shut businesses down? Its like the state legislature disappeared and we have gone with the Putin style of government.
Very frustrating. >:(
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I'm no political junkie...whats with all these "Executive orders"? I do not seem to remember hearing this term so much before Obama took office.
Has the president always had these powers or does this have to do when Harry Reed did the nuclear option...whatever exactly that was. Post 9/11 changes giving the President more authority perhaps? :dunno:
How did our governor get so much power that he can shut businesses down? Its like the state legislature disappeared and we have gone with the Putin style of government.
Very frustrating. >:(
Always been there
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Yes Execitive orders have been around since George Washington and yes they increased in numbers when oblubber was in office. HOWEVER IF the SCOTUS was doing their job they would not affect the general population and could not be interpreted as law as it is. Clearly stated in Article 1 Section 1 "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives."
NO where in the Constitution does the President have authority to circumvent Congress and make laws. He has the authority to either sign a bill into law or veto it and send it back to Congress.
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Oh boy, more politics on a hunting website. I try to avoid these posts, but can't let the misinformation stand.....
1) Wolfbait changed the word "violence" to "control". Am assuming to get a rise out of you folks.
2) Biden has not stated he is doing an executive order on gun control. Wolfbait linked to a far right website claiming they know what Biden is going to do (yeah that's believable) referencing a statement from somebody about enacting an executive order on gun violence.
3) Executive orders is a topic because Biden has to undo so many of Trump's orders. Granted, Trump lost almost 90% of the lawsuits against his executive orders because they were unconstitutional so those orders were tossed. But there are still alot to fix. And McConnel is likely going to pull the same "one term president" blockade like he did to Obama so EO's are going to get used for lots of stuff. They shouldn't have to be used.....but McConnel is McConnel, always has been...
4) Obama never enacted a gun control executive order. He specifically stated he wouldn't because that would require a legislative action as it impacted a constitutional right. He did enact a gun violence EO, and am guessing Biden is thinking along the same lines (remember Biden is probably the most moderate Democrat in DC). Here is Obama's :https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/01/04/fact-sheet-new-executive-actions-reduce-gun-violence-and-make-our
5) Trump actually DID enact a gun control executive order impacting your second amendment rights. The bump stock EO.
Surprisingly the supreme court refused to hear that appeal....I was shocked they didn't overturn that one. Conservative president impeded your second amendment rights, and conservative majority SCOTUS refused to hear the case.....
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If don't believe wolfbait far right artical here is a vid that kinda goes with the artical.
DO NOT COMPLY
Gun owners need to stand together on this
This video been banned from lube tube many times and reloaded many times they don't want you to know your screwed.Anybody that voted biden voted for you gun rights taken away.Very sad.
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I'm no political junkie...whats with all these "Executive orders"? I do not seem to remember hearing this term so much before Obama took office.
Has the president always had these powers or does this have to do when Harry Reed did the nuclear option...whatever exactly that was. Post 9/11 changes giving the President more authority perhaps? :dunno:
How did our governor get so much power that he can shut businesses down? Its like the state legislature disappeared and we have gone with the Putin style of government.
Very frustrating. >:(
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/executive-orders
President - Executive Orders
Franklin Roosevelt - 3,721
Harry Truman - 907
Dwight Eisenhower - 484
John Kennedy - 214
Lyndon Johnson - 325
Richard Nixon - 346
Gerald R. Ford - 169
Jimmy Carter - 320
Ronald Regan - 381
George Bush - 166
Bill Clinton - 364
George W Bush - 291
Barack Obama - 276
Donald Trump - 195
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Oh boy, more politics on a hunting website. I try to avoid these posts, but can't let the misinformation stand.....
1) Wolfbait changed the word "violence" to "control". Am assuming to get a rise out of you folks.
2) Biden has not stated he is doing an executive order on gun control. Wolfbait linked to a far right website claiming they know what Biden is going to do (yeah that's believable) referencing a statement from somebody about enacting an executive order on gun violence.
3) Executive orders is a topic because Biden has to undo so many of Trump's orders. Granted, Trump lost almost 90% of the lawsuits against his executive orders because they were unconstitutional so those orders were tossed. But there are still alot to fix. And McConnel is likely going to pull the same "one term president" blockade like he did to Obama so EO's are going to get used for lots of stuff. They shouldn't have to be used.....but McConnel is McConnel, always has been...
4) Obama never enacted a gun control executive order. He specifically stated he wouldn't because that would require a legislative action as it impacted a constitutional right. He did enact a gun violence EO, and am guessing Biden is thinking along the same lines (remember Biden is probably the most moderate Democrat in DC). Here is Obama's :https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/01/04/fact-sheet-new-executive-actions-reduce-gun-violence-and-make-our
5) Trump actually DID enact a gun control executive order impacting your second amendment rights. The bump stock EO.
Surprisingly the supreme court refused to hear that appeal....I was shocked they didn't overturn that one. Conservative president impeded your second amendment rights, and conservative majority SCOTUS refused to hear the case.....
When was the last time a Democrat, one who's swung to the far left especially, who didn't use the phrase "gun violence" to push gun control initiatives? Joe Biden, who is now being cornered by the intersectional, Marxist left (look only as far as his VP pick), will be making the case for gun control based on the US's "gun violence crisis". Never let a crisis go to waste, even a manufactured one.
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ATF raided polymer 80
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Gun control :chuckle:
3 points of contact, sight alignment, smooth trigger press, surprise break, follow through. :tup:
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Everyone be sure to keep your bows.
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Oh boy, more politics on a hunting website. I try to avoid these posts, but can't let the misinformation stand.....
1) Wolfbait changed the word "violence" to "control". Am assuming to get a rise out of you folks.
Don't blame Wolfbait for changing the terminology. Gun Control is the correct terminology. The leftists have tried to change the narrative by changing terms. Just like they are doing with Global Warming.......it is now "climate change". Hell, even Inslee was calling the forest fires this year "climate fires".
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It amazes me after ALL these YEARS the brainwashing is still evident in the electorate!! IF it claims to be a "D" it will always be for some form of gun control or banning of some form of firearm or total confiscation of them.
If you haven't figured that out yet, your education has failed you!
One of the numerous shooting sites I am on just had a influx of "trolls" prior to the election. They all had in common "I am a gun owner", "Biden is a nice guy", "they aren't coming after our guns", "he can't use his office to violate the Constitution" etc etc.
They will never change and if you haven't kept informed, they ie The Brady's, are now looking seriously at the "ghost guns" and HOW to stop the sales of them. YOU know who the Brady's are, the "we will do it under the radar" Obama area promise's.
Wake up people, we are in a fight DON'T get sidetracked by words and phases by politicians and trolls!
Gun Control, being able to hit your target!
Guns have two enemy's, Rust and Politicians!
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Yes Execitive orders have been around since George Washington and yes they increased in numbers when oblubber was in office. HOWEVER IF the SCOTUS was doing their job they would not affect the general population and could not be interpreted as law as it is. Clearly stated in Article 1 Section 1 "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives."
NO where in the Constitution does the President have authority to circumvent Congress and make laws. He has the authority to either sign a bill into law or veto it and send it back to Congress.
Obama had the lowest EO's per year since Grover Cleveland, and lower that Trump.
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My dad was a hardcore democrat, I was raised in that house with my dad and mom along with my brother. My dad was an ironworker for over 40 years and was active in the ironworkers union(60,s 70,s) which in its day was one of the most powerful unions going. Back then the democrats where the party of the working man, small business and the American dream, work hard and make yourself better. The middle finger was flipped to big business and corporate America. During Bill Clintons stint my dad began to change, hell, politics began to change and the Democratic Party began to change. My dad over the years became a republican, he seen the democratic ever so slowly move to the left and 35 years or so ago he only voted republican, never voted for anyone with a D next to their name again. He passed a few years ago and I remember a conversation with him around the hunting fire about 10 or 11 years ago, he said that the Democratic Party will eventually "become the party of the "working man again", I said they have already claimed that title years ago :dunno:, he said they will become the party of the working man, because the "working man" will have to take care and pay for the rest of the population and you know what that is. I remember him also saying they are becoming more corrupt as time goes on and how they were going to eventually be on the side of Wall Street and corporate America. Man he was pretty dang close. Look at the Democratic Party today, multiple Dems caught in scandles, deleted e-mails, laptops, spys, coverups, etc. etc. etc., in bed with tech billionaires, the media and rubbing elbows with communists and marxists. Make no bones about it, this is not the Democratic Party that it once was, I have not voted any democrat in any election from city government to President for over 35 years, I listened to my dad and a lot of what this once staunch democrat told me years ago is todays headlines. I remember him saying they will only be able to accomplish their goals by disarming us, if anyone on this "hunting site" owns guns I cannot see them voting for "todays Democratic Party", if you can't see an agenda that is and has been forming for years then your not keeping your eyes and ears open to all views. Im old enough to see how far this party has went left over the decades, if you value the constitution, your god given rights, your freedoms and working hard to better yourself, well this party nowadays is working against you. I listened to someone years ago and did so with an open mind, he wasn't lying....just my opinion and :twocents:
Thanks for sharing your thoughts/story.
I've heard numerous times that the Democrat party changed under Clinton when they got in bed with the banks/Wallstreet. Now its identity politics and courting young privileged white kids who had their parents pay for college.
It just baffles me what they have done to small business this year. How could they? I thought the dem party was for the little guy?
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Just for the fun of it! :chuckle: :chuckle: Obo :chuckle: :chuckle:
https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/executive-orders
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Biden has plenty of plans, but he isn't president, and it's highly doubtful he ever will be.
What? Really....I didn't vote for him but 100$ says he will be .
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Biden has plenty of plans, but he isn't president, and it's highly doubtful he ever will be.
What? Really....I didn't vote for him but 100$ says he will be .
It's funny to hear someone being shocked that not everyone believes that Biden will be president. ;) And no, I won't bet.
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Biden has plenty of plans, but he isn't president, and it's highly doubtful he ever will be.
What? Really....I didn't vote for him but 100$ says he will be .
Safer bet would be to say Trump won't be president, who will be could change :twocents: :chuckle:
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Biden has plenty of plans, but he isn't president, and it's highly doubtful he ever will be.
What? Really....I didn't vote for him but 100$ says he will be .
It's funny to hear someone being shocked that not everyone believes that Biden will be president. ;) And no, I won't bet.
I'm not shocked at all really. At this point, based on where we are in the process I would tell anyone that they are delusional to think he will not take office due to a court action or any desperate and laughable tactics Trump is trying to take. Hey.. I voted for Trump....not Biden but it's done. I don't care which wacho website caters to your opiinion....it's a done deal.
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Biden has plenty of plans, but he isn't president, and it's highly doubtful he ever will be.
What? Really....I didn't vote for him but 100$ says he will be .
It's funny to hear someone being shocked that not everyone believes that Biden will be president. ;) And no, I won't bet.
I'm not shocked at all really. At this point, based on where we are in the process I would tell anyone that they are delusional to think he will not take office due to a court action or any desperate and laughable tactics Trump is trying to take. Hey.. I voted for Trump....not Biden but it's done. I don't care which wacho website caters to your opiinion....it's a done deal.
Well, I guess I'm just not that pessimistic to believe that Trump doesn't have a shot at pulling this off. And I sure wouldn't call anyone delusional to think that he might.
Also I wouldn't call the court action being taken "laughable or desperate"..................I'm just a half full kind of guy though. :tup:
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I can see that point of view curky, fair enough. :tup:
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Biden has plenty of plans, but he isn't president, and it's highly doubtful he ever will be.
What? Really....I didn't vote for him but 100$ says he will be .
It's funny to hear someone being shocked that not everyone believes that Biden will be president. ;) And no, I won't bet.
I'm not shocked at all really. At this point, based on where we are in the process I would tell anyone that they are delusional to think he will not take office due to a court action or any desperate and laughable tactics Trump is trying to take. Hey.. I voted for Trump....not Biden but it's done. I don't care which wacho website caters to your opiinion....it's a done deal.
So, you're of the opinion that the constitutionally-protected rights of a Presidential candidate to contest an election are desperate and laughable in light of a great deal of evidence that there was at least some fraud and problems with the voting machines? I'm not even saying these things made enough of a difference to overturn the election...but they might.
If the tables were turned and your favorite Uncle Joe had won, would you be calling his objections desperate and laughable? Likely not. In case you weren't aware, the Constitution is there for all of us, even Trump or Biden. This is a Constitutional process and from what we've seen, hardly laughable.
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I can see that point of view curky, fair enough. :tup:
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Hopefully you will get Wolfbait to take you up on that bet, though. That would be fun to watch, I think. :)
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My Joe is an inaccurate statement. Nope, I would not want any portions of the constitution ignored. I'm simply of the opinion that he lost. I don't believe in a grand conspiracy of fraud and yes, I believe his attempts currently are to farfetched to be proven or effective. He lost.
Curly...not a chance.
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You lost me, h20hunter. What is not a chance? :dunno:
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Ah...not a chance he will take me up.
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Trump won in a landslide. The truth will eventually come out.
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Trump won in a landslide. The truth will eventually come out.
Agree
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Yes he did win in a landslide (in West Virginia). :chuckle:
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Hot off the press - "US Supreme Court Dismisses State's Lawsuit to overturn the election".
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Yes Execitive orders have been around since George Washington and yes they increased in numbers when oblubber was in office. HOWEVER IF the SCOTUS was doing their job they would not affect the general population and could not be interpreted as law as it is. Clearly stated in Article 1 Section 1 "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives."
NO where in the Constitution does the President have authority to circumvent Congress and make laws. He has the authority to either sign a bill into law or veto it and send it back to Congress.
Obama had the lowest EO's per year since Grover Cleveland, and lower that Trump.
Number don't say that??
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/executive-orders
President - Executive Orders
Franklin Roosevelt - 3,721
Harry Truman - 907
Dwight Eisenhower - 484
John Kennedy - 214
Lyndon Johnson - 325
Richard Nixon - 346
Gerald R. Ford - 169
Jimmy Carter - 320
Ronald Regan - 381
George Bush - 166
Bill Clinton - 364
George W Bush - 291
Barack Obama - 276
Donald Trump - 195
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Trump won in a landslide. The truth will eventually come out.
Agree
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Agreed
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Everyone be sure to keep your bows.
As long as your quiver holds 5 or less arrows :chuckle: Because if it hold's 6 or more it will be considered a high capacity, mass deer killing weapon :dunno: :bash: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Hahaha try me PUTOS!!!!! Hahahahhah MOLON LABE
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Yes Execitive orders have been around since George Washington and yes they increased in numbers when oblubber was in office. HOWEVER IF the SCOTUS was doing their job they would not affect the general population and could not be interpreted as law as it is. Clearly stated in Article 1 Section 1 "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives."
NO where in the Constitution does the President have authority to circumvent Congress and make laws. He has the authority to either sign a bill into law or veto it and send it back to Congress.
Obama had the lowest EO's per year since Grover Cleveland, and lower that Trump.
Number don't say that??
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/executive-orders
President - Executive Orders
Franklin Roosevelt - 3,721
Harry Truman - 907
Dwight Eisenhower - 484
John Kennedy - 214
Lyndon Johnson - 325
Richard Nixon - 346
Gerald R. Ford - 169
Jimmy Carter - 320
Ronald Regan - 381
George Bush - 166
Bill Clinton - 364
George W Bush - 291
Barack Obama - 276
Donald Trump - 195
Numbers above are total executive orders (EO) signed during their term as president. What AP said was Obama had the lowest amount of EO PER year (276 EO over 8 years is 34.5 per year compared to Trump at 48.75 per year)...not total number of EO's
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How many of Trumps EO’s were undoing Obama’s? That’s a serious question by the way. Oh and if you don’t think Harris, I mean Biden, is going to make a play for your guns.......you’re crazy!!!
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I lost all my guns in a boating accident :dunno:
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But Joe said he wouldn't take away our AR14s.
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Just your middle launchers
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https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireStory/gun-restrictions-face-uphill-battle-biden-74653133
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This is copy and pasted from his campaign website. He has some real exciting things to look forward to, like eliminating any online purchases of ammo, guns and gun parts or allowing states to make you obtain a license to buy a gun.
Of course this all depends on what happens in the Georgia senate race...
Joe Biden knows that gun violence is a public health epidemic. Almost 40,000 people die as a result of firearm injuries every year in the United States, and many more are wounded. Some of these deaths and injuries are the result of mass shootings that make national headlines. Others are the result of daily acts of gun violence or suicides that may not make national headlines, but are just as devastating to the families and communities left behind.
Joe Biden has taken on the National Rifle Association (NRA) on the national stage and won – twice. In 1993, he shepherded through Congress the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, which established the background check system that has since kept more than 3 million firearms out of dangerous hands. In 1994, Biden – along with Senator Dianne Feinstein – secured the passage of 10-year bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. As president, Joe Biden will defeat the NRA again.
Joe Biden also knows how to make progress on reducing gun violence using executive action. After the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, President Obama tasked Vice President Biden with developing both legislative proposals and executive actions to make our communities safer. As a result of this effort, the Obama-Biden Administration took more than two dozen actions, including narrowing the so-called “gun show loophole,” increasing the number of records in the background check system, and expanding funding for mental health services.
It’s within our grasp to end our gun violence epidemic and respect the Second Amendment, which is limited. As president, Biden will pursue constitutional, common-sense gun safety policies. Biden will:
Hold gun manufacturers accountable. In 2005, then-Senator Biden voted against the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, but gun manufacturers successfully lobbied Congress to secure its passage. This law protects these manufacturers from being held civilly liable for their products – a protection granted to no other industry. Biden will prioritize repealing this protection.
Get weapons of war off our streets. The bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that Biden, along with Senator Feinstein, secured in 1994 reduced the lethality of mass shootings. But, in order to secure the passage of the bans, they had to agree to a 10-year sunset provision and when the time came, the Bush Administration failed to extend them. As president, Biden will:
Ban the manufacture and sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Federal law prevents hunters from hunting migratory game birds with more than three shells in their shotgun. That means our federal law does more to protect ducks than children. It’s wrong. Joe Biden will enact legislation to once again ban assault weapons. This time, the bans will be designed based on lessons learned from the 1994 bans. For example, the ban on assault weapons will be designed to prevent manufacturers from circumventing the law by making minor changes that don’t limit the weapon’s lethality. While working to pass this legislation, Biden will also use his executive authority to ban the importation of assault weapons.
Regulate possession of existing assault weapons under the National Firearms Act. Currently, the National Firearms Act requires individuals possessing machine-guns, silencers, and short-barreled rifles to undergo a background check and register those weapons with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Due to these requirements, such weapons are rarely used in crimes. As president, Biden will pursue legislation to regulate possession of existing assault weapons under the National Firearms Act.
Buy back the assault weapons and high-capacity magazines already in our communities. Biden will also institute a program to buy back weapons of war currently on our streets. This will give individuals who now possess assault weapons or high-capacity magazines two options: sell the weapons to the government, or register them under the National Firearms Act.
Reduce stockpiling of weapons. In order to reduce the stockpiling of firearms, Biden supports legislation restricting the number of firearms an individual may purchase per month to one.
Keep guns out of dangerous hands. The federal background check system (the National Instant Criminal Background Check System) is one of the best tools we have to prevent gun violence, but it’s only effective when it’s used. Biden will enact universal background check legislation and close other loopholes that allow people who should be prohibited from purchasing firearms from making those purchases. Specifically, he will:
Require background checks for all gun sales. Today, an estimated 1 in 5 firearms are sold or transferred without a background check. Biden will enact universal background check legislation, requiring a background check for all gun sales with very limited exceptions, such as gifts between close family members. This will close the so-called “gun show and online sales loophole” that the Obama-Biden Administration narrowed, but which cannot be fully closed by executive action alone.
Close other loopholes in the federal background check system. In addition to closing the “boyfriend loophole” highlighted below, Biden will:
Reinstate the Obama-Biden policy to keep guns out of the hands of certain people unable to manage their affairs for mental reasons, which President Trump reversed. In 2016, the Obama-Biden Administration finalized a rule to make sure the Social Security Administration (SSA) sends to the background check system records that it holds of individuals who are prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms because they have been adjudicated by the SSA as unable to manage their affairs for mental reasons. But one of the first actions Donald Trump took as president was to reverse this rule. President Biden will enact legislation to codify this policy.
Close the “hate crime loophole.” Biden will enact legislation prohibiting an individual “who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission” from purchasing or possessing a firearm.
Close the “Charleston loophole.” The Charleston loophole allows people to complete a firearms purchase if their background check is not completed within three business days. Biden supports the proposal in the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019, which extends the timeline from three to 10 business days. Biden will also direct the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to put on his desk within his first 100 days as president a report detailing the cases in which background checks are not completed within 10 business days and steps the federal government can take to reduce or eliminate this occurrence.
Close the “fugitive from justice” loophole created by the Trump Administration. Because of actions by the Trump Administration, records of almost 500,000 fugitives from justice who are prohibited from purchasing firearms were deleted from the background check system. The Biden Administration will restore these records, and enact legislation to make clear that people facing arrest warrants are prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms.
End the online sale of firearms and ammunitions. Biden will enact legislation to prohibit all online sales of firearms, ammunition, kits, and gun parts.
Create an effective program to ensure individuals who become prohibited from possessing firearms relinquish their weapons. Federal law defines categories of individuals who are prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms, and the federal background check system is an effective tool for ensuring prohibited persons cannot purchase firearms. But we lack any serious tool to ensure that when someone becomes newly prohibited – for example, because they commit a violent crime – they relinquish possession of their firearms. There are some promising models for how this could be enforced. For example, California has a mandatory process for ensuring relinquishment by any individual newly subject to a domestic violence restraining order. As president, Biden will direct the FBI and ATF to outline a model relinquishment process, enact any necessary legislation to ensure relinquishment when individuals newly fall under one of the federal prohibitions, and then provide technical and financial assistance to state and local governments to establish effective relinquishment processes on their own.
Incentivize state “extreme risk” laws. Extreme risk laws, also called “red flag” laws, enable family members or law enforcement officials to temporarily remove an individual’s access to firearms when that individual is in crisis and poses a danger to themselves or others. Biden will incentivize the adoption of these laws by giving states funds to implement them. And, he’ll direct the U.S. Department of Justice to issue best practices and offer technical assistance to states interested in enacting an extreme risk law.
Give states incentives to set up gun licensing programs. Biden will enact legislation to give states and local governments grants to require individuals to obtain a license prior to purchasing a gun.
Adequately fund the background check system. President Obama and Vice President Biden expanded incentives for states to submit records of prohibited persons into the background checks system. As president, Biden will continue to prioritize that funding and ensure that the FBI is adequately funded to accurately and efficiently handle the NICS system.
ADDRESSING THE DEADLY COMBINATION OF GUNS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
The statistics tell a devastating and overwhelming story. The likelihood that a woman in a domestic violence situation will be killed increases by a factor of five if a gun is nearby. Half of mass shootings involve an individual shooting a family member or former intimate partner. This deadly connection tragically impacts children as well: 86% of children killed in shootings with four or more victims were involved in domestic or family violence.
Biden recognizes that the gun violence and domestic violence epidemics are linked and cannot be solved in isolation. Addressing the interconnectedness of these challenges will be a core focus of Biden’s anti-violence work as president.
The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019, which Leader McConnell refuses to bring to the floor for a vote, includes a number of reforms to keep firearms out of the hands of abusers. Senator McConnell should ensure this legislation gets passed long before President Biden would take the oath of office. But if McConnell refuses to act, Biden will enact legislation to close the so-called “boyfriend loophole” and “stalking loophole” by prohibiting all individuals convicted of assault, battery, or stalking from purchasing or possessing firearms, regardless of their connection to the victim. This proposal is modeled after existing laws in California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New York, and Pennsylvania. Biden also supports enacting the proposal to prohibit anyone under a temporary restraining order from purchasing or possessing a firearm before their hearing.
In addition, President Biden will:
Establish a new Task Force on Online Harassment and Abuse to focus on the connection between mass shootings, online harassment, extremism, and violence against women. As President, Joe Biden will convene a national Task Force with federal agencies, state leaders, advocates, law enforcement, and technology experts to study rampant online sexual harassment, stalking, and threats, including revenge porn and deepfakes — and the connection between this harassment, mass shootings, extremism and violence against women. The Task Force will be charged with developing cutting-edge strategies and recommendations for how federal and state governments, social media companies, schools, and other public and private entities can tackle this unique challenge. The Task Force will consider platform accountability, transparent reporting requirements for incidents of harassment and response, and best practices.
Expand the use of evidence-based lethality assessments by law enforcement in cases of domestic violence. Lethality assessments, sometimes called “risk” or “danger” assessments, are a proven strategy to help law enforcement officers identify domestic violence survivors who are at high risk of being killed by their abusers. These survivors are then connected with social service programs that can offer services and safety planning. An evaluation of the Lethality Assessment Program (LEP) created by the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence showed promising results. Increased federal funding will incentivize jurisdictions to take advantage of implementing these programs more widely.
Make sure firearm owners take on the responsibility of ensuring their weapons are used safely.
Put America on the path to ensuring that 100% of firearms sold in America are smart guns. Today, we have the technology to allow only authorized users to fire a gun. For example, existing smart gun technology requires a fingerprint match before use. Biden believes we should work to eventually require that 100% of firearms sold in the U.S. are smart guns. But, right now the NRA and gun manufacturers are bullying firearms dealers who try to sell these guns. Biden will stand up against these bullying tactics and issue a call to action for gun manufacturers, dealers, and other public and private entities to take steps to accelerate our transition to smart guns.
Hold adults accountable for giving minors access to firearms. Biden supports legislation holding adults criminally and civilly liable for directly or negligently giving a minor access to a firearm, regardless of whether the minor actually gains possession of the firearm.
Require gun owners to safely store their weapons. Biden will pass legislation requiring firearm owners to store weapons safely in their homes.
Empower law enforcement to effectively enforce our gun laws.
Prioritize prosecution of straw purchasers. “Straw purchasers” buy a firearm on behalf of an individual who cannot pass a background check. Biden will end those loopholes by enacting a law to make all straw purchases a serious federal crime and ensure the U.S. Justice Department has sufficient resources to prioritize their prosecution.
Notify law enforcement when a potential firearms purchaser fails a background check. Too often, when prohibited persons attempting to buy a firearm fail a background check, state and local law enforcement is never informed of the attempt. As president, Biden will direct the FBI to set up a process to ensure timely notification of denials to state and local law enforcement, and he’ll support legislation to codify this process. This empowers law enforcement to follow up and ensure prohibited persons do not attempt to acquire firearms through other means.
Require firearms owners to report if their weapon is lost or stolen. Responsible gun owners have a responsibility to inform law enforcement if their weapon is lost or stolen. Biden will enact legislation to make this the law of the land.
Stop “ghost guns.” One way people who cannot legally obtain a gun may gain access to a weapon is by assembling a one on their own, either by buying a kit of disassembled gun parts or 3D printing a working firearm. Biden will stop the proliferation of these so-called “ghost guns” by passing legislation requiring that purchasers of gun kits or 3D printing code pass a federal background check. Additionally, Biden will ensure that the authority for firearms exports stays with the State Department, and if needed, reverse a proposed rule by President Trump. This will ensure the State Department continues to block the code used to 3D print firearms from being made available on the Internet.
Reform, fund, and empower the U.S. Justice Department to enforce our gun laws. Biden will direct his Attorney General to deliver to him within his first 100 days a set of recommendations for restructuring the ATF and related Justice Department agencies to most effectively enforce our gun laws. Biden will then work to secure sufficient funds for the Justice Department to effectively enforce our existing gun laws, increase the frequency of inspections of firearms dealers, and repeal riders that get in the way of that work.
Direct the ATF to issue an annual report on firearms trafficking. This report will provide officials with critical information to better identify strategies for curbing firearms trafficking.
TACKLE URBAN GUN VIOLENCE WITH TARGETED, EVIDENCE-BASED COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS
Daily acts of gun violence in our communities may not make national headlines, but are just as devastating to survivors and victims’ families as gun violence that does make the front page. And, these daily acts of gun violence disproportionately impact communities of color. But there is reason to be optimistic. There are proven strategies for reducing gun violence in urban communities without turning to incarceration. For example, Group Violence Intervention organizes community leaders to work with individuals most likely to commit acts of gun violence, express the community’s demand that the gun violence stop, and connect individuals who may be likely perpetrators with social and economic support services that may deter violent behavior. These types of interventions have reduced homicides by as much as 60%. Hospital-Based Violence Intervention engages young people who have been injured by gun violence while they are still in the hospital, connecting them to social and economic services that may decrease the likelihood they engage in or are victims of gun violence in the future. Biden will create a $900 million, eight-year initiative to fund these and other types of evidence-based interventions in 40 cities across the country – the 20 cities with the highest number of homicides, and 20 cities with the highest number of homicides per capita. This proposal is estimated to save more than 12,000 lives over the eight-year program.
Dedicate the brightest scientific minds to solving the gun violence public health epidemic. In 2013, President Obama issued a memorandum clarifying that a longstanding appropriations rider that prohibited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal scientific agencies from using federal dollars to “advocate or promote gun control” does not prohibit those agencies from researching the causes and prevention of gun violence. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) subsequently embarked on funding some of this research, though Republican leadership in Congress refused to appropriate any funds to the CDC for this work. Biden will call for Congress to appropriate $50 million to accelerate this research at the CDC and NIH.
Prohibit the use of federal funds to arm or train educators to discharge firearms. We should be passing rational gun laws, not requiring educators who already have too much on their plates to also protect the safety of their students. Biden supports barring states from using federal dollars to arm or train educators to discharge firearms.
Address the epidemic of suicides by firearms. Biden believes any plan to address the gun violence epidemic must address suicides by firearms, which account for 6 in 10 gun-related deaths but are often left out of the conversation. Many of the policies noted above – including safe storage requirements and extreme risk protection orders – will have a serious impact on efforts to reduce gun violence. But there’s so much more we need to do to support people experiencing suicidal ideation. In the months ahead, Biden will put forward a comprehensive plan to improve access to mental health services.
SUPPORTING SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES
Violence causes ripples of trauma throughout our communities, impacting not just the victims of violence but also their communities and first responders. Fear of school shootings is having a noticeable impact on the mental health of Gen Z. Intimate partner violence is linked to depression, post-traumatic stress, and other mental health challenges among survivors. And, this trauma can be intergenerational. Science now shows that young children who witness violence – including in their home – literally alters the parts of their brains that affect “reasoning, planning, and behavioral control.”
We need to reduce violence to prevent trauma from happening in the first place. But we also must treat the resulting trauma as a serious crisis in its own right.
As president, Biden will:
Make federal programs more trauma-informed. During his first 100 days, Biden will direct his Cabinet to conduct a review of all federal programs that directly serve communities likely to experience violence and identify reforms to make sure those programs effectively address resulting trauma. Biden will then invest significant federal funds in expanding and improving the federal government’s support for trauma-informed and culturally responsive care.
Create a network of trauma care centers. Biden will bring together offices within the federal government to establish specialized trauma care centers for survivors of violence, with a special focus on survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Domestic violence services are focused on meeting the emergency needs of survivors, including safety planning and crisis intervention. As a result, frontline providers lack the resources they need to offer therapeutic services to help survivors heal from trauma. These trauma care centers will be flexible in meeting the needs of communities, and could be housed at rape crisis centers, domestic violence programs, universities, and existing mental health centers.
Train health care and other service providers in trauma-centered care. To prevent revictimization and secondary trauma, Biden will align training efforts throughout relevant federal programs to include a focus on understanding the traumatic effects of violence, providing appropriate care to avoid furthering the trauma, linking survivors with evidence-based trauma therapies, and reducing myths about domestic and sexual violence. This will be accomplished through agency directives, policy guidance, and special conditions for grantees and contractors.
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I used to rodeo and I rodeod with some Australians at the time they both always said the government will do little changes then one day you won't have gun rights.☹ They were right.
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Biden calls gun violence ‘national health crisis’; Harris says ‘past time’ for new gun control
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/12/15/biden-calls-gun-violence-national-health-crisis-harris-says-past-time-for-new-gun-control-1005970/?utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_source=Get+Response&utm_term=EMAIL&utm_content=Newsletter&utm_campaign=bizpac
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I used to rodeo and I rodeod with some Australians at the time they both always said the government will do little changes then one day you won't have gun rights.☹ They were right.
Australia passed a sweeping gun ban in less than 2 weeks after a massacre. They didn't have to worry about little steps
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:bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:
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It's pretty clear by the ammo shortage,primer shortage, all gun related shortages, this was coming.
Biden has single handedly sold more guns,and gun related products than anybody. And will continue to do so as this moves forward.
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Ive stocked up pretty good but realized i am now down to my last 100 round of trap shells for the old 12 gauge. I inherited some shot, wads but would need powder and primers.... I havent gotten into reloading because of the time/benefit doesnt seem to cost out, but i guess "next time" im gonna need to suck up primers and powder since those 2 seem to be what is in short supply.
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Ahh, no need to worry. Just put all your evil black rifles upstairs. Uncle Joe will never be able to get to them.
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"National Health crisis" i laughed when I heard Biden say that. What a joke. Trying to type and not swear is hard in these times. What a national crisis is our damn kids haven't been in school for over a year. The drug problem is an absolute crisis. Mental health is a monster crisis. You can get a covid vaccine and get a joint for free when you show your vac card, or 10 cent beers. What an absolute joke. Im not a doom and gloom type of person but the new gun control is going to be a serious problem and I feel we can't do a damn thing about it. Things may never be the same when it comes to buying ammo of any type at any time, or a gun of your choice. Complete BS
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Couldn’t agree more from your first line to the last
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"National Health crisis" i laughed when I heard Biden say that. What a joke. Trying to type and not swear is hard in these times. What a national crisis is our damn kids haven't been in school for over a year. The drug problem is an absolute crisis. Mental health is a monster crisis. You can get a covid vaccine and get a joint for free when you show your vac card, or 10 cent beers. What an absolute joke. Im not a doom and gloom type of person but the new gun control is going to be a serious problem and I feel we can't do a damn thing about it. Things may never be the same when it comes to buying ammo of any type at any time, or a gun of your choice. Complete BS
Sad but true.