It’s been long predicted — and now if President Obama has his way, it’s finally coming.
Obama’s cronies are launching the first part of a concentrated Democratic plan to ban guns, just days after Obama used the tragic mass shooting at an Oregon community college as a rallying cry to drum up national support.
The Democratic effort is partly to keep the emotional issue alive during next year’s elections, driving up support from sympathetic voters and contributors while complicating GOP senators’ re-election campaigns in some closely divided states.
In a letter to fellow Democrats, Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., wrote that the party’s effort “will be a rallying point for a public that is eager for congressional action and will be the basis for future legislation that we will demand” receives a Senate vote.
Democrats said this first attack would include broadening federal background checks, now required only for sales by federally licensed firearms dealers, to cover all purchases – even at gun shows and online.
They said they would propose making it harder for people to buy guns by extending background checks for an undisclosed length of time.
They also said they would seek to greatly enhance the list of those prohibited from purchasing firearms, and make it a federal offense to be a so-called ‘straw purchaser’ – that is, someone who buys a firearm and then resells it to somebody else.
Democrats would use procedural delays to thwart legislation if Republicans refuse to allow votes on the gun proposals, a Democratic aide said Wednesday who wasn’t authorized to discuss the plans publicly and requested anonymity. Schumer and Stabenow are leaders of Senate Democrats’ messaging efforts.
President Barack Obama plans to travel to Roseburg, Oregon on Friday to meet victims’ families. As he has after several mass shootings, he has called on Congress to strengthen gun restrictions, and it looks like his Democratic underlings are starting to make their move.
The Associated Press contributed to this story
If Obama succeeds in this attempt, I predict that it will be THE factor in causing states to suceed and form another country – look at the map and see what that means!
All those Americans who are outraged at the possibility of losing their “right” to bear arms who quote the 2nd amendment don’t seem to realise that that is exactly what it is – an AMENDMENT. It can therefore be amended again.
Yes it can; but not by some executive order.
We don’t need Gun control but Drug control, any weapon is not dangerous by itself who ever use it for the wrong reason that need to be control. wake up America its just an excuse to disarm people and leave more people at risk
It also says this shall not be infringed upon I believe.
This is where the tire meets the road! They can not have our guns – REVOLUTION will be the SOLUTION or you can be one of the sheeple and get down on your knees and live a life of misery, squalor and servitude to these Godless communist bastards!
Texans are especially proud of their guns and their RIGHT to carry them. I would imagine this is the case with gun owners in other states. This is just another ploy in Obama’s plan to divide and conquer a nation. I agree this action could very well be the cause of a huge secession movement. Talk about dividing a nation, this will certainly do it. There is no better way to bring a nation to it’s knees than to disarm the citizens. Question is, what are they planning to do about criminals who seem to be able to obtain fire arms no matter how many road blocks they put in place to prevent ANYONE from getting guns?
They come for my gun, I may end up dead, BUT, there WILL be a few of those bastards dead also.
I agree try to get my guns I’m not afford to die show up we will see who gets what
Obama has UN forces waiting in the wings for the day the Leftists finally destroy the Second Amendment. When that day arrives, the entire Bill of Rights, along with the Constitution, stand to be nullified. I have already moved half of my weapons from my home, so that in the event the Blue Helmets come door-to-door in search of weapons, they’ll not get them all.
If the blue helmets show up I’m sure there will be a lot less people on both sides, impeach Obama before this happens, things were going good until Obama showed up
Texans are especially proud of their guns and their RIGHT to carry them. I would imagine this is the case with gun owners in other states. This is just another ploy in Obama’s plan to divide and conquer a nation. I agree this action could very well be the cause of a huge secession movement. Talk about dividing a nation, this will certainly do it. There is no better way to bring a nation to it’s knees than to disarm the citizens. Question is, what are they planning to do about criminals who seem to be able to obtain fire arms no matter how many road blocks they put in place to prevent ANYONE from getting guns? Anyone wh cannot see that gun free zones are the main problem with these mass shootings is just, to put it bluntly, a damned fool! If I, or anyother thinking person , were to plan on carring out such a mass killing, I would certainly choose the place I myself would likely be safe from getting shot! I wouldn’t choose a place where others would be armed!
If Obama really cared about America, he would notify the congress of his intentions to just leave the White House, he would turn out the lights of his office after loading his U-Haul truck and would lock the door after himself. But we all know that the self-center, inept person isn’t going to do that. That would be the best legacy that he could leave considering his lack of any ability to lead thus far.
It looks like this “gun rights” sales pitch has really worked to keep big bucks rolling into the NRA. Those guys are laughing all the way to the bank. They must really like to see news of mass shootings because it gives them one more opportunity to agitate the gullible about secret plots to take away their guns. This is a great way to keep those contributions pouring in. Gun makers and gun sellers are also enjoying record profits as people have rushed out to buy even more guns.
We should ban automobiles or just Labor day, over 300 people lost their lives on labor day. If gun laws work walk through Chicago after dark, 50 people were killed by guns just last weekend in Chicago.
I am quite sure you hear this often but im going to say it again. You sir are a moron
You have the right not to own a firearm if you so choose. But you do not have the right to tell me that I can’t have one.
And please, please to not ask me nor any other gun owner to protect you when the SHTF.
What I read in the story would not ban guns.
We need to remember most of the legislation that is proposed following one of these tragedies would have done nothing to prevent the crime if the law had been in place. We also need to remember that guns aren’t the only way to kill people. I’m sure the deranged can find deadlier ways to carry out their murderous desires if guns are ever outlawed.
Why don’t Republicans and the NRA ask for mandatory 10 year sentence for mere possession of an illegal gun . The dems would freak and make excuses that it is to harsh and draconian showing the Dems they are all BS . Dems like to make a show by going after lawful gun owners ( not illegal guns like in Chicago ) and Republicans just get outmaneuvered as always. . Those instances of tough fact circumstances ( like making a wrong turn and winding up in NJ) with a Pa license could be corrected by a governor’s pardon
Democrats said this first attack would include broadening federal background checks, now required only for sales by federally licensed firearms dealers, to cover all purchases – even at gun shows and online.
In PA all Gun Show sales have to have a background check. Every firearm I bought over the internet had to go through a licensed firearm dealer.
These Demorats are blowing smoke, their real intention is to disarm all law abiding citizens just like Australia, and the UK.
I’m from Pa. too and I agree with you 100% I’ve been to gun shows and waited for them to verify my background every time I purchased a firearm.
If the blue helmets show up I’m sure there will be a lot less people on both sides, impeach Obama before this happens, things were going good until Obama showed up
It is all about the destruction of these United States. The New World Order is behind all of it.
and the Fema Camps?? They tell us they are for national disasters, really? If so why do they have fencing, barbed wire and armed guards? Why did the government buy millions of so called burial vaults (they call them caskets)? Why are they all built with railroad access? Why has the government bought millions of dollars (our tax money) worth of ammunition? Why are they bringing in diseases we are not immune to? And now, the shooters..how many of them were guns that were registered to themselves? I would venture to say possibly one of them, taking guns away from the American people is their first big step to our slavery. May God bless America…
I met quite a few Hells Angels in Australia when I worked for motorcycle racing organization back in 2000 and 2001. They told me that the prices really jumped a lot after guns were banned there. The law enforcement carried billy clubs and the criminal element paid 5000 and up for a Saturday Night Special. My friends there were really upset about 9/11 and realized they couldn’t have defended themselves if something like that happened there. So people started buying guns to protect their homes and other belongs, but paid top dollar for them. Only real affect was the cops having less influence and less opportunity to protect themselves and others. But they learned to treat others with respect and avoided any altercations.
WHY DOES ANYONE NEED GUNS ANYWAY?
To protect ourselves from a run away, tyrannical government. Over 200 million people were killed by their own governments in the 20 the century. Before that, in the 19th century the US government almost killed off the Native American. That’s why we own guns, and it isn’t about Deer hunting!!
I remember history and it seems that Germany had this wonderful idea to protect all of it’s citizens by taking away all guns. That was just before Hitler revealed what he and the Nazi party really were.
History can repeat itself!
This country has made a turn for the worst when it comes to common sense. Making laws to control guns by the liberals always seems to miss the major point that people are pulling the triggers on these guns that kill others. What happened to concept of personal responsibility. It takes a person to make the gun function. Someone is responsible for killing others. I have never heard of a gun leaving its storage place, going out side and finding a target and shooting it. When will this country start paying attention to the facts of the matter. A human being is in control of all the guns that kill others and there does not seem to be any one talking about the responsibility of that individual.
Everybody liberal in government and of course the MSM is about ready to pee in their pants over Oblowhard banning guns by “execute order, decision or whatever else he wants to call it”. I heard Newt Gingrich say last night the execute orders by this rogue usurper can be defeated very easily. The Congress controls the money. He said all that has to happen is the Congress refuses to appropriate funding for any executive whatever they chose. He said that has always been the reason that the control of spending is in the hands of Congress. If Congress it truly a co-equal branch of the government it should be a no brainer. But the question is “is it a co-equal branch still operating as an independent entity?”
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