“Stroke of a pen, law of the land,” was never meant to happen in the USA.
Agree.
The only way he can save his position with us Second Amendment types is to announce his EO went too far, and he knows it will be struck down — and demand the House and Senate send him a Bump Stock Ban bill.
Today's precedent by a Republican is tomorrow's tyranny by the Democrats.
You’re a traitor to Trump. You probably always were. He does everything for this country, and then you turn on him. Dang.
I agree. This is rewriting the constitution and legislating by EO. The constitution says shall not be infringed. Want to infringe, rewrite the 2nd amendment.
He had to do something. The Dems are out for his head.
This is the smallest “something”.
It does not impact the purchase of firearms.
The bump-stock is not the gun, so a future president would have to ban pant belt-loops by executive order.
I voted for President Trump because I trust his judgement. I trust him in this case. And yes something has to be done, we live in a different society now. We can’t have kids getting guns. Your argument falls on deaf ears when people’s children are being killed at school. Armed guards, banning bump stocks, and raising age limit are reasonable changes. And remember, I have more money in my pay check now, ISIS is DEAD, border being defended, God is back in our country, and many many more good things have happened in the last 14 months. I will forever support this great man.
Do not think his EO would withstand judicial review.
Technically this isn’t being done by EO.
Let’s not forget when the STRIKER-12 shotgun was declared to illegal because it could fire 12 rounds fast.
“The Striker and Streetsweeper were declared destructive devices under the National Firearms Act with no sporting purpose by Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen in 1994 and their transfer and ownership is regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).[8]”-Wikpedia
I suppose I’ll have to turn in my belt. If it is considered a bump stock.
Bump stocks are for poseurs anyway. A shit product for morons. Let him sacrifice them. The buyers can spend the money on baggy pants and 22 inch rims.
I see what you are saying and I agree. But it is a throwaway for him, a little chicken bone to the gc people. You can do the bumpstock trick with your jeans. He doesn’t mean it. But yes, as a constitutional purist is was wrong. He’s got bigger fish to fry right now.
And I would have been the first Trumper on FR if it weren’t for the time difference. Only reason you beat me. ;)
Well... then we need to BAN DEMOCRATS from running for President.
Since everyone knows that most Democrat politicians are corrupt, we should Ban them from running for any office.
I hear your frustration - but since when did bump stocks ever increase accuracy?
Spray & pray?
Hopefully the pan is to get the EO overturned in court. Win for Trump by “doing something”, win for the NRA by getting it struck down.
Take a chill pill.
Won’t matter.
Nothing Trumps proposes has any impact on what Dems would do.