Posted on 10/09/2015 3:16:07 PM PDT by Cheerio
In response to the latest mass shooting during his presidency, President Obama is seriously considering circumventing Congress with his executive authority and imposing new background-check requirements for buyers who purchase weapons from high-volume gun dealers.
Under the proposed rule change, dealers who exceed a certain number of sales each year would be required to obtain a license from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and perform background checks on potential buyers.
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I can’t find anything on his uninvited trip to Oregon. Has anyone else?
Under what authority would he have to make such a “law”?
divine right
Being the First A=hole of the US.
I’ve seen the ‘his executive authority’ phrase tossed around so constantly the journos apparently think it’s a real, live thing as opposed to a constitutional non-entity.
It’s obviously too much to ask them if they think it’s a good thing that the enforcement branch of the government picks and chooses laws to enforce and makes up that which doesn’t exist to suit its liking.
Let’s start with his.
Is he “weighing” four million people outside his mansion with tar & feathers, hempen rope, pitchforks, torches and other equipment?
And he is the one wanting to make it illegal for companies to ask interviewees if they’ve ever been convicted of a felony before.
What more can be expanded upon ?
“Under what authority would he have to make such a “law”?”
Well, as much as he wants to make up lies about “internet loopholes”, “gunshow loopholes” 40% of sales don’t get background checks, etc. he’s not making up a law, there is a law. Anyone involved in the business of selling guns has to get an FFL and do background checks. The BATFE are his boys, so I guess he set some limit of 50 gun sales a year before they come looking for you. Does anyone know what the limit is now? Probably the BATFE doesn’t have a firm number. That way they can go after whoever they want.
Isn’t that illegal?
Is the same president who hid ALL of his records?
Hmmmmmmmm.
it really is time for a second amendment rally in dc..everybody needs to show up..I mean everybody who believe in it strongly
He thinks us his subjects, and himself, our king; King Fanouk..
Zer0 to be gun salesman of the year for 9 years running...
This guy hasn’t created enough misery in 7 years - he wants to create another civil war too.
Is that not already the law? Don’t they need a CFL? How is this different from what’s already on the books?
Congress needs to pass a law stripping him of executive privilege.
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