Posted on 11/14/2016 4:23:48 AM PST by 11th_VA
President-Elect Donald Trump stunned the world last night with a commanding upset victory over the heavy favorite, Democrat Hillary Clinton. In addition to Trump’s victory in the contest to be the 45th President of the United States, the National Rifle Association’s five million members helped retain control of the Senate by backing victorious GOP contenders in Florida, Missouri, Indiana, North Carolina, and Wisconsin (at this time, New Hampshire’s Senate contest between Kelly Ayotte (R) and Maggie Hassan (D) remains too close to call). The House also remains comfortably under the control of the GOP.
The NRA pumped more money into Trump’s election than any super-PAC, and Trump has a reputation for standing by his allies.
Here are five fast gun law reforms President Trump and his Republican House and Senate can make.
Ending Gun-Free Zones On Military Bases
President Trump will have the authority to executive authority to pass an executive order allowing the United States military to carry firearms on duty. Our domestic military bases and facilities have been the site of numerous terror attacks and mass shootings. Trump can reverse that with the stroke of a pen. He would also apparently have the authority to end firearm bans on other federal property, but there are so many laws and regulations that I don’t want to make that claim prematurely.
National Concealed Carry Reciprocity
There is significant momentum towards establishing national concealed carry reciprocity in all 50 states. President Trump, working with a Republican-controlled House and Senate, should be able to get this passed into law within the first 90 days. There are four different bills to choose from in the House and Senate.
Legalizing Silencers
Making a hearing safety device criminal was one of the dumbest things ever done under the Administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt… and that’s saying a lot. The Hearing Protection Act is already written and has co-sponsors. It should be passed within the first 60 days of President Trump’s administration, which is a blessing to high-volume shooters such as myself who would like to better protect our hearing.
NICS Background Check Reform
Gun control supporters want a “universal” background checks on all gun purchases in order to create a de facto gun registry… and that’s just not going to happen. What is going to happen is that President Trump, the House, and Senate are going to work on legislation to close the gaping holes in the existing background check system so that it is more effective, ensuring better and more accurate updating of prohibited persons. This will likely run in conjunction with mental health reform to both help people in crisis obtain the help they need, and ensure that fears of losing their Second Amendment rights won’t keep people from seeking help for a temporary but important mental health crisis.
Allow Importation of Collectable Historical Firearms
President Obama has stymied the importation of historically significant firearms provided to allies after the Second World War and the Korean War through executive orders. The Collectible Firearms Protection Act will allow the reimportation of hundreds of thousand of M1 Garands, M1 Carbines, and M1911 pistols.
These are five laws that a Republican Congress and President Trump can pass within the first 90-180 days, but they are not the only laws being considered.
I think removing the NFA regulations on silencers is a good thing, but I would also like to see the Short barreled shotgun/rifle thing adjusted.
if they changed the requirement to the arm with the stock extended in its shortest length of pull was at least 26 inches long, but with no barrel length requirement, it would allow a entirely new class of PDW that are currently pretty much prohibited.
If this is what they really wanted and not to violate gun-owners civil rights by creating a registry, it could easily be done. A system could be created in which the approval data flows outward from the government to FFL's rather than the FFL sending the buyer's name to the government. Since they're not pushing this option, which would remove all the objections and obstacles, it proves that their stated goal isn't what they're really after.
“Already legal. Just pay the stupid tax.”
This is, pure and simple, an infringement on our right to keep and bear arms. Getting rid of this particularly odious law will still only partially return the free exercise of our rights to us, but I’ll take every little bit that I can get.
Rights are supposed to transcend all boundaries of space and time. Since my grandfathers COULD have bout suppressed full autos, I should be able to do so also (and too damned bad that neither one did, those would have been nice family heirlooms).
I could use a break from gun and Ammo purchases. Every penny of disposable income has gone there for the past several years.
Not the point. The OP said “legalize” as if ownership was illegal. Restrictive and punitive are a different subject.
That also points up the need for felony reform per se, as well as working to eliminate federal intrusion into areas of law states are able to regulate. Why should government (defined as all jurisdictions lumped together into one entity) get two bites at the apple?? If something (murder, mugging, commission of a crime with a firearm, etc.), is a proper area for state criminalization, then there should be NO federal laws allowed on the same issue. If something is properly a federal matter (immigration, import duty, etc.), then NO state laws should be allowed to exist.
“The States control who carries within their borders not the Federal Government.”
I am not sure that is so.
The “Shall not be abridged” clause looks like the Feds are making a fairly universal case. If the population has a Constitutional right to bear arms I can’t see where the states have a right to regulate that.
I don’t know that I want to live in a society where everyone feels that they need to be armed but that is actually a different issue.
Please note I am not a shooter.
Exactly. “Full faith and credit” is what needs to apply here.
If California refuses to recognize carry permits from other states then those states can easily refuse to recognize California driver’s licenses. And they should. California drivers stink.
They are not even legal in all states. That said, waiting six months and paying a $200 tax is something I consider ‘infringing’.
I would venture a guess that there hasn’t been a person murdered with a suppressed weapon in my lifetime.
Why have ridiculous length requirements at all?
Look’s good to me.
A non-resident Utah CC license is a good one to have.
Need to rescind all federal gun control laws. Every single one
The Second Amendment makes it clear that gun laws are one of the things which were NOT left to the states.
Avoid NY and NJ at all costs.
How about:
1.) Ending any type of infringement of gun ownership. Including any and all registries, all background checks, all laws prohibiting open carry, and all laws that would prevent any American citizen from owning a firearm regardless of mental health or criminal background.
It’s ironic that the felons that shouldn’t be allowed firearms don’t care about the law and will own firearms anyways, and the felons that didn’t commit a violent crime or are a one time felon that made a mistake are the ones that want to have firearms but don’t because they are afraid of going back to the pokey.
I want to see the firearm serial numbers removed from the background check. The person is receiving the background check, not the firearm. This would stop any chance of a gun registry from background check logs.
I’ve owned suppressors and automatic weapons since 1992.I expected the ATF to come around from time to time to inspect,but so far nothing.
Thanks for that, but I have no desire ever to go north of northern VA anymore.
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