Q: What if guns get designated as destructive force under the healthcare law? (vanity)

[indianyogi]

If we can be compelled to buy health insurance, can we be compelled to give up or not be able to buy guns?

[DuncanWaring]

We can be compelled to flitter like butterflies to the moon.

Enforcement’s a different issue.

[Psalm 73]

One of the primary reasons we have them is so they can’t take them away.........

[MrB]

There is nothing they cannot compel or prohibit you from doing

because there is nothing that you do that won’t have

“a substantial effect on the cost of healthcare”.

[goodnesswins]

I don’t think it would apply....that IS what the 2nd Amendment is FOR!

[mmichaels1970]

On the flip side, we could also be compelled to buy them. I think this is a much more realistic hypothetical since you wouldn’t have a 2nd amendment violation to contend with before the court.

If the current health-care mandate argument is because it concerns “public health”, then I’d think we can be compelled to purchase guns using the argument for “public safety”.

[DTogo]

A: Lexington & Concord

[Old Teufel Hunden]

This will be able to apply to anything. We have to drive McDonalds out of business in the interest of public health. We can’t have all these people eating that fattening food, coming up with health ailments and driving up the cost of healthcare.

[jakerobins]

This Healthcare law is about Power...this will give GOV’T almost ABSOLUTE POWER! What doesn’t apply to people’s health? Air,Food,everything will be able to be under the thumb of the Gov’t. Imagine the Obama’s decide that Obesity is a health epidemic....would it be too hard to believe that thru Grocery “Extra points” cards they could tell you what to buy in the store? Or How many Big Mac’s you could eat.....KILL OBAMACARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Antiyuppie]

I would say that Twinkies and pork rinds are involved more in the the cost of healthcare. They should go first. :)

[wolfman23601]

Good point. I guess theoretically, it could come to that you can only drink, smoke, own a weapon, walk down the street without a helmet, etc. if you can afford to go without insurance (since it will be illegal to cover you if you engage in those activities) and pay the fine. Like driving, medical services will become a “privledge of the state”.

[khelus]

This Healthcare law is about Power...this will give GOV’T almost ABSOLUTE POWER! What doesn’t apply to people’s health? Air,Food,everything will be able to be under the thumb of the Gov’t. Imagine the Obama’s decide that Obesity is a health epidemic....would it be too hard to believe that thru Grocery “Extra points” cards they could tell you what to buy in the store? Or How many Big Mac’s you could eat.....KILL OBAMACARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You got it!

The tentacles of Obamacare have the ability to bypass congress and control every aspect of our lives through the regulatory powers of the alphabet soup of agencies that serve as extensions to the executive branch.

Kill Obamacare!

[drypowder]

Even if the individual mandate gets struck down and if the AHCA law in part survives the Supreme Court the government will retain the latitude to regulate what it deems as potentially harmful anything that may lead to a medical expense. Under that scenario it is likely the gov will out law on a national scale any citizen possession of gun powder, thus viable bullets and shot shells would be prohibited. Obviously the obozo, the dems and the RINO’s won't divulge their sinister plan until after the obozo care becomes a fixed in place law. This congress, the obozo and the previous administration have already passed laws severely diminishing our constitutional rights and liberties as a nation and making it a crime to possess gun powder will be just the beginning of more restriction to come.

[Darren McCarty]

I'm more worried about the EPA going after lead bullets due to it 'harming the environment.'

Guns themselves won't be an issue unless we lose one or two justices on SCOTUS. Then we're in deep sh!t.

[Navy Patriot]

We’re screwed, and Yes.

[GOPJ]

In the name of ‘health care’ they can force us to give up anything. Or force us to buy anything. Want some useless ‘alternative’ energy? If you do or not, you WILL buy it... The thugs who support them in the MSM will provide cover for fellow elites :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBFOmUXR080

[Dead Corpse]

I have complied with about as many of their random edicts that I plan to.

Anything additional will be ignored.

[TribalPrincess2U]

You betcha!

More control over defenseless peons.

[Trod Upon]

I think it likely.

[Daffynition]