Ted Cruz Rejects White House/DOJ Universal Background Check Plan

Breitbart ^ | September 18, 2019 | AWR HAWKINS

[familyop]

Breitbart News reported that the memo largely mirrored Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) gun control bill and would require the issuance of a “bill of sale” and the preservation of a “chain of title” for gun sales that do not currently require government oversight. The Hill reports that Attorney General William Barr tried to talk Sen. Cruz into supporting the gun control, but Cruz would not.

[DoodleDawg]

IOW this is A trial balloon to gauge the reaction from Pres. Trump's base.

Trump should already know what his base thinks on this.

[wny]

If trump signs a gun control bill, he is toast

[NFHale]

Hell YES, we won’t comply with ANY more gun control.

[niteowl77]

An update from the White House: Hogan Gidley tells me that just because WH legislative director Eric Ueland is among those pushing this on the Hill, it does NOT mean Trump himself has signed off on it. "Not even close."

WH legislative director Eric Ueland should be car pooling with John Bolton as of 8:00 AM this morning.

[grey_whiskers]

Sod off, swampy.

[grey_whiskers]

Oh, missed the /s tag, you didn’t close the brackets.
In that case, just off.

[JayGalt]

If so it was a gift to Ted Cruz. An opportunity to strengthen his support from Texans

[NELSON111]

Really? If the president doesn’t know what his base thinks about this and needs a trial balloon than he’s pretty tone deaf. Here’s a more likely explanation: he’s seeing just what he can get away with.

[NELSON111]

Head fake? Really? What are we? In middle school? As I told another poster: it’s more likely he’s seeing what he can get away with. If he was really so pro-2nd-hed just stand up and make the case on a bully pulpit. No need for head fakes or trial balloons. It’s just silly and it’s not logical (especially given who he has whispering in his ear).

[NorthMountain]

IOW this is A trial balloon to gauge the reaction from Pres. Trump's base.

Doesn't matter whether it's a trial balloon or a serious proposal: Give 'em hell.

President Trump: NO MORE GUN CONTROL.

President Trump: What gun control laws do you propose to REPEAL?

[TexasGunLover]

Ted Cruz is way above Reagan’s 80% threshold. We should cheer for him more often.

Folks around here used to, until they abandoned conservatism.

[momincombatboots]

Gun control from a Republican prez. Our nation is done. Congrats mr orez.. you just de facto instakked a system where only criminals and government has guns. After the bumpstock ban, i knew he would do it. The NRA has run cover for hom.
Are we eliminating the other amendments also.. besides de facto.
?

[momincombatboots]

He has been hiding the gun control package ala obama healthcare. We did have pence make a statement about how tough they are going to be on criminals after they disarm us.

[Mariner]

A memo circulated to key Senators, trying to gauge what they will/will not support is NOT White House Policy.

And it’s most certainly NOT a Proposal to Congress.

Though it is difficult to discern from Breitbart’s sensational headline, the White House has proposed nothing to anybody.

[Hugh the Scot]

There is no difference to infringement for “public safety” and infringement just because we don’t want you to be armed.

If a person is too dangerous to have a gun, they are too dangerous to be walking around in public.

Incarcerate them using due process then, do not violate the Constitution.

[ExTxMarine]

I will not support any policy or any politician who facilitates the creation of a national registry, because I firmly believe that will mean the end of the United States as a free country.

Hell, I will not support any policy that facilitates the creation of a STATE-level registry! Because then the Federal Government will simply get their hands on those lists! No, NO, HELL NO!

[Mom MD]

I am in no way government compelled or controlled. If the government requires me to do something that violates my conscience I will surrender my license rather than play along. I’m not the only one

[ExTxMarine]

If a person is too dangerous to have a gun, they are too dangerous to be walking around in public.

Incarcerate them using due process then, do not violate the Constitution.

I had this argument with an idiot on the local news website, when they asked about Red Flag laws. I explained, that if they were out and walking about, then they should have the right to protect themselves however they see fit.

He asked me if felons should be allowed to have weapons. I said, "If they are out and walking about, then they should have the right to protect themselves however they see fit." Simply stated, if they are too dangerous for the public, then surely we have the means to incarcerate them using due process. We make the streets safer and actually USE the Constitution, instead of violate and decimate it!

At that point I was called crazy because I thought "crazy people" and felons should have guns. I said, so in your mind, you would suggest the police come and get MY guns (if I had any), simply because YOU think I am crazy - how does that work in a free society? Needless to say, they just turned into a bunch of name-calling children, who could never could give me a logical explanation why using due process wasn't a better means to keeping the public safe, without destroying the Constitution!

[Hugh the Scot]

I believe that is where the leftist error is most significant...

Every one of us has a point at which we can’t be pushed any further. It’s different for different people, but we’ve all got that point.

It won’t be outright rebellion, as some believe, or CWII at least to begin.. People will just stop complying.

The downside to this is that once you force a man to become a criminal by placing the law in a place where it violates his very being, what’s the difference between violating one law and several? You’re already a criminal...

Not only will people NOT comply with the registration and confiscation schemes, but there will be a MASSIVE level of unintended consequences.

[SharpRightTurn]

Thank you, Sen. Cruz.