Posted on 01/04/2016 12:45:54 PM PST by bryan999
President Obama said Monday that he is “confident†that new gun control measures he will roll out this week through executive order will not violate the Second Amendment.
Obama, speaking to the press before meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch, added that he had “good newsâ€: the recommendations from his administration on how to enact new gun control measures would be within his legal authority.
“The good news is that these are not only recommendations that are well within my legal authority, and the executive branch, but they’re also ones that the overwhelming majority of the American people, including gun owners, support and believe in,†Obama said. “So over the next several days we’ll be rolling out these initiatives. We’ll be making sure that people have a very clear understanding of what can make a difference and what we can do, although we have to be very clear that this is not going to solve every violent crime in this country.
“It’s not going to prevent every mass shooting. It’s not going to keep every gun out of the hands of a criminal. It will potentially save lives in this country and spare families the pain and the extraordinary loss that they’ve suffered as a consequence of a firearm being in the hands of the wrong people. I’m also confident that the recommendations that are being made by my team here are ones that are entirely consistent with the Second Amendment and people’s lawful right to bear arms, and we have been very careful recognizing that, although we have a strong tradition of gun ownership in this country, that even those who possess firearms for hunting, for self-protection and for other legitimate reasons want to make sure that the wrong people don’t have them for the wrong reasons.â€
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ALL ‘gun control measures’ violate the Second Amendment.
“infringe”
Hey listen. I’m as antiOTrauma as you get.
And, of course, it does violate the Second Amendment.
But I give the Satanic Bastard credit.
The EO is so tiny, it will definitely survive a court challenge. It’s miniscule. It will not effect private sales almost at all.
Thomas Sowell has written about these types of statements. There is no definable measure of success or failure. You can't prove that someone's life was spared or someone suffered less as a result.
The only thing that will become evident is its encroachment on the Second Amendment.
I’m confident that my family will ignore Obama’s new rules.
I think Obama is going to go with the “As long as it doesn’t touch a firearm, it doesn’t violate the Constitution” gambit.
In other words, licenses, bullets, registrations are all fair game.
I think not.
Well, the 2nd Amendment clearly says that “Congress shall make no law...”. It doesn’t say anything about the President, so technically he is correct. It won’t violate the 2nd Amendment, it will violate Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution, which vests lawmaking powers ONLY in the hands of Congress.
Black Powder Storage.
They always want to “debate” the second amendment,
never the others...
Oops, that is the 1st Amendment that mentions Congress, isn’t it? The 2nd is more general. So I guess he’s violating the 2nd, and Article I, and probably the 10th Amendment as well.
Would anyone here at FR try to convince me that this person EVER taught “Constitutional Law” ?????
That must be in the US Constitution 2.0. I've never read any such language in the 2nd Amendment in the present US Constitution. It's in the 1st. But the 2nd says "SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED." Government infringes that right every day, so they might as well change the Constitution.
Yeah, it’s more general.
Only Congress can make laws. Presidents do not.
SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED. ..
I will not comply. GFY, you traitorous piece of filth. Remember the Ceaucescus
And one can trust a lying, murder traitor like Obozo?!?
Yeah I noticed my mistake already if you read a couple comments down.
I am confident that infringing upon a right that shall not be infringed is not really infringing on it if I say so.
All permits and licenses to practice any aspect under the Bill Of Rights must be in order before they can be so undertaken. By Command of The President.
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