Posted on 10/11/2017 4:58:55 PM PDT by markomalley
Former Obama White House advisor Dan Pfeiffer called for the United States to implement an Australian-style gun confiscation program in an article published on Wednesday.
Former President Barack Obama previously said in 2016 that the United States should consider following the example of Australia, which enacted a "mandatory buy-back" of guns and created a gun registry. Pfeiffer echoed that view in Wednesday's article, published on Crooked, a media site founded by three former Obama staffers. Pfeiffer argued Democrats should propose such a program and outlined an extensive regimen of gun restrictions that Democrats could support, advising they stop "insincere pandering" to gun owners.
"We are nibbling around the edges instead of proposing bold, meaningful solutions," Pfeiffer wrote. His suggestions included implementing a national gun registry, mandating "smart-gun technology," and rolling-out a buy-back program similar to Australia’s.
Pfeiffer accused Democrats of being "brainwashed" into expressing support for the Second Amendment and the culture of gun owners.
"Democratic politicians have been brainwashed by political hacks like me to begin all of their statements about guns by declaring support for the Second Amendment and a deep affinity for the cultures of hunters and sportsmen," Pfeiffer wrote.
He suggested Democrats’ failures only indicate they should ramp up their ambitions on gun control.
"The Democratic gun control strategy fails because it is defined by this poverty of ambition—the determination never to look beyond fear of political repercussions," he wrote, going on to propose a series of unprecedented actions to curtail gun rights in America.
Pfeiffer justified his position, not by calling for a repeal of the Second Amendment as some recently have done, but rather, by saying the Second Amendment does not actually protect an individual's right to own a gun.
"The interpretation of the Second Amendment that prevails on the far right today was reverse-engineered to pander to fantasists," he wrote.
He rested his case on his broad criticism of the District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court decision, but he said, regardless, the Second Amendment is outmoded.
"The Second Amendment is in many ways an anachronism, framed before the age of drones and cruise missiles, when a well-armed civilian militia have actually been capable of turning back a foreign invasion," Pfeiffer wrote. "Times change. This is not Red Dawn. You are not Patrick Swayze. Chill out."
While some have argued the Second Amendment was only intended for defense against foreign invaders, the interpretation has not held up in the Supreme Court. Instead, the Court has interpreted "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms" literally. Nonetheless, the former Obama advisor is confident that retaking the courts will let Democrats move beyond the "ridiculous" precedent regarding the Second Amendment.
"It is certainly true that our short-term policy positions must pass the Heller test, but it is also a major strategic error to confine our vision to a Supreme Court decision that many legal scholars find ridiculous and many generations of judges would find astonishing," Pfeiffer wrote.
Pfeiffer comes to the conclusion that Democrats would be politically wise to stop trying to win over so-called gun voters by pandering, like they do now.
"None of this is to say that Democrats should write off ‘gun voters,’ but we should stop trying to win them over with insincere pandering on the gun issue," he wrote.
"We have failed to date because we have failed to make robust, courageous, and honest arguments to the country," Pfeiffer added.
Lispy whimpy Danny will never come knocking at your door ... he will look to have government goons do it.
I would be interested to know what Australia’s crime rate is like since they instituted it.
I think they can and would. The nightmare scenario would've been for Mrs. Bill Clinton to become president and the guy Obama nominated for the Supreme Court would now be sitting. Then Ruth Bader Ginsburg would retire and be replaced with a much younger far-left judge. Mrs. Bill Clinton might get 2-3 more Supreme Court judges and make it completely far-left. Then a case is filed and the Supreme Court rules that the 2nd Amendment is from a different era and is no longer valid...
Result: Revolution II.
I am going to be bold enough to speak for many-—also many who never have been on FR-—
Hey—POOOFER-—COME & GET THEM !!! I don’t think you personally have the testicles to even try to do this. You will hide behind some sort of ‘enforcement official’ you will hire or appoint. YOU will NOT have the guts to come door to door to take our guns.
You might get some of our bullets-—but ONLY at the velocity they are intended to produce.
Dear mr. pfeiffer,
Since you are so anti-gun, it is to reason that you own none.
Therefore, since you wish all Americans unarmed, I wish you this:
1. Your home burglarized, and vandalized.
2. Your significant other, (whomever he is), bound and dallied.
3. You, all the while, bound and gagged with those expensive ties you own.
4. All of this to be recorded, and put on YouTube, for the world to see.
5. Your “seed”, to arrive home, and witness you in that condition.
And the knowledge that the local police will arrive, after all this is done, and you still bound and gagged.
I have a long time friend who was born in Australia—moved to the USA for a number of years & returned to Australia-—just when the guns were banned.
She lives rural on her horse breeding farm & is constantly invaded by roving troublemakers. Her nearest neighbor is at least 20 minutes away. Since she cannot have a gun she told me that she now owns 4 of the nastiest dogs she could find. That is not her normal behavior. She always had dogs that were good watchdogs, but never nasty. Now—Nasty comes along with being good watch dogs. She says she wishes she had never moved.
If they deport to Africa the 5% of all Black men that commit 50% of all crimes, then I’ll consider disposing of 50% of my weapon stash.
Civil War with untold millions dead if you try it Dan.
I promise!
I can only imagine what would happen to Democrats should they finally succeed in stacking the courts with corrupt judges who take away 2d Amendment rights.
The only question is whether they would defend themselves with the very weapons they so want to dispose of.
When the Chinese invade Australia someday like the Japanese tried to do in World War II, I would offer no help at all from America. Not the life of one American military man.
Confiscated guns ..
But nonsense to deport illegals?
repealing the 2nd amendment would be impossible...after the house and the senate...then 2/3 of both state houses in 36 states have to approve it....i still say that, if anything,they are gonna try restricting ammunition...some kind of crazy scheme....
Come on Dan, I’m right here. Come personally.
Hey Swinestein, you would need an Amendment in order to get rid of the SECOND AMENDMENT.
You need 3/4 of the states to agree, ain’t gonna happen sweety
Make sure you send them to me, they are like salted peanuts, can’t ever get enough.
Home invasions shot up (no pun intended) over 30% and gun assaults up to 50% - stats are from the Courier-Mail news when gun confiscation took place. Plus, you also have no rights to defend yourself in your home. If a home invader is injured and God forbid killed, you’re the one going to jail.
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