Posted on 12/19/2012 4:39:31 AM PST by Solson
Alert; possible executive order information
I wanted to share with everyone here what I heard today from a very well placed source inside the firearms industry- word is the Obama administration had the ATF a couple months ago do a study to see the feasibility of making all semi auto assault rifles NFA items- meaning they would be handled in the same way as an SBR in terms of procuring one; it is assumed there would be an amnesty period for current owners to register the assault rifles they already have then any transfer down the line would be the same procedure as a suppressor or SBR
The gut feeling is that if Obama doesn't get from congress an assault rifle ban he likes he will do what Bill Clinton did with the Street Sweeper and use his executive powers to make semi auto AR's, AK's, FAL's, G3's, Galils, etc. NFA weapons
I personally think this is a very likely scenario in case a ban gets deadlocked in the house or senate
Just an FYI - if I hear anything more on this topic or anything else related to a potential future ban I will drop in and give everyone a data dump
Be safe and try and keep your sanity
LAV _
_________________ VickersTactical.com
I think the possibilities of Obama using this tactic are very real.
Well when Obama does indeed decide to use an EO to restrict buying any semi-auto into law more restrictive than even in Australia or excessively expensive for a tax stamp who you gonna call?
he will probably in less than 48 hours expose a plan to tax the living daylights out of any and all defined assault weapons, and by their definitions that includes tube fed .22lr lever actions.
Wait and see, prove me wrong for both our sake.
He doesn’t have the authority to circumvent the constitution with an EO. I wouldn’t be surprised if he tries and I wouldn’t be surprised if Boehner lets it slide.
He doesn't care about the law. At all. And no one is stopping him.
That will be a hard road for Obama to hoe since Congress explicitly defined NFA weapons as either 1) guns capable of fully automatic fire, or 2) long guns with barrel length less than 16 inches. Pistols and revolvers are explicitly exempted from the NFA.
Executive Orders can be challenged in court just like anything else. For instance, the birth control mandate currently before the courts was an Executive Order.
Your right, no one is stopping him and no one with any power to stop him is raising their voice against his lawlessness.
And in his second term he will have more flexibility.
And his his third term.....
But he owns the judges.
Class 3 weapons are clearly defined in the NFA, and there’s simply no way you could make a semi-auto rifle or pistol fit into those classifications.
It’s not one of those cases where it has that “the secretary shall determine” nonsense. So there’s no way Obama could change those definitions without additional legislation.
I call shenanigans on this story. They can’t be THAT stupid.
My Remington Nylon 66 must be an assault rifle.
1. It IS a semi-automatic RIFLE
2. It HAS a HIGH CAPACITY, 14 round magazine.
3. The caliber is ALMOST the same as the EVIL M-16. (.22 vs .223 - Hey what difference could 3 thousands of an inch make?)
4. Finally it is a evil BLACK weapon! (Is that a racist statement?)
Register my @$$!
Is the birth control mandate still in place? Yes.
Larry Vickers is a smart guy and connected to the industry. I can see Obama asking for just a reclassification of the NFA to include semi-automatic. “That’s All” he will say. And the sheeple will go along with it.
They are far from stupid, its the lack of opposition that emboldens them so. Think about that, they have successfully marginalized every person or group that could be a threat to them.
We either need a nuke or a billion voodoo dolls to defeat Obama now.
So why we’re semi-auto “street sweepers” put under this? Clinton did it. Then Obama can clearly do it.
The implementation of which would not have prevented any of the recent attacks using these weapons.
To do that, they will have to take the next, logical (from their point of view) step (which would be easy if registration is in place) - confiscation.
Look for it to land up in the courts.
I've enjoyed your books. I respect your writing. But you are wrong.
CWII will be over in the short period of time it takes the government to round up you, me, and maybe a half-dozen other people in each state. I look at the vast majority of my fellow citizens. The "give-a-damn" isn't there.
I am very depressed over this. I weep for our country.
People will just simply hide their guns.
Well the sales in guns have proven you wrong. CW II will happen, mark my words.
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