Congress doesn't act because the American people don't agree on what should be done. In fact right now most polling shows the people against most gun laws. None of this is an excuse to skirt democracy and decree gun laws. Here is what Obama should do if he feels strongly about the issue: announced his suggested legislation (he could even write the bill). Then convince the American people that it is needed. The American people, if they agree, then apply pressure on Congress ('Either pass Obama's bill or we wont vote for you'). There is an election this year so its perfect timing. Congressman can either pass the bill or risk losing their job. This is how democracy works. Its virtuous.
you can't work with maniacs that believe they govern in the name of God...and are out of touch with the differences of faith and reality.
And if that is your position, and it might be Obama's, those people won't work with you and you'll have caused the problem with your foollish and arrogant BS attitude.
As i doubt they will do a policy reversal on the BATFE I'm not sure how this requirement to become a dealer proposal will work. The BATFE has been bullying low volume FFLs (claiming they are simply collectors) for decades. See if you are a serious gun collector, you probably buy and sell many guns. It would be better for you if you could have them shipped directly to you, and without paying someone else for background checks. Now if they go after someone who sold 30 guns in a year that they are a dealer, how will it work out next year upon inspection of their books when they sell 2?
The man is right. Clinton did great on working across the isle. Even Bush Jr did a pretty good job. Obama has been an antagonizer and divider since day 1. The results have been the Tea Party and the states electing officials who are promising to gridlock congress. For example, Obama is looking to use an executive order on some very basic gun control measures that should have been implemented a long time ago. This sends a very clear message that he doesnt care what the people want and he is not willing to work with congress. The good news is Hillary should be a much much better president.
Gee... introduce legislation to close the gun show loophole and strengthen background checks. I wonder why no one ever introduced a bill to do that? SMH... you gun nuts crack me up...
If all he's doing is changing processes on how the laws already passed are executed, I don't see why Congress needs to be involved. We hear from gun rights people that we don't need more laws, we just need better enforcement of current law. We also hear we need to address mental health, not access to guns. So far, it sounds to me like Obama is heeding those pieces of advice. If there's actual executive overreach, it'll be a problem, and it will eventually be addressed by the judiciary as was done with the executive orders on immigration. So, I don't really see the need for Congress to revisit unless we're trying to do something genuinely new, which doesn't seem to be the case to me so far.
Congress doesn't act because it doesn't work for the People and is heavily influenced by power and money. We've been through this. People want expanded background check, keep gun away from mentally ill and even federal database to track gun sales. Congress sit on its butt. POTUS try to do something about it. http://www.people-press.org/2015/08...-for-expanded-background-checks-on-gun-sales/
Like I posted above, in the 90's they cracked down on kitchen table dealers calling them hobbyist. Now they are going after gun owners for problems the ATF created. It is their opinion that a person who sells one gun a year or selling a gun in the original packaging could make you an illegal dealer. No one wants to buy a gun without a box because that is a key red flag it might be stolen, now selling it in the box makes you a dealer? The ATF has been making law by a letter for years now. Gun designs that were approved, produced, sold and in private hands have been made illegal with a simple letter after a change of heart. Giving these goons more power is bad news for everyone.
http://swampland.time.com/2012/08/23/the-party-of-no-new-details-on-the-gop-plot-to-obstruct-obama/ This was during his first term. http://www.politico.com/story/2010/10/the-gops-no-compromise-pledge-044311 They had it out for him before he could even propose anything. He tried to reach across the aisle but it's not his fault it failed. It takes two to tango.
That's it! That's what made everyone all riled up and made BO cry? Not sure what is the big deal about this. http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/05/politics/obama-executive-action-gun-control/index.html The White House is introducing a new requirement that would expand background checks for buyers. The measure mandates that individuals "in the business of selling firearms" register as licensed gun dealers, effectively narrowing the so-called "gun show loophole," which exempts most small sellers from keeping formal sales records.
Yeah, to that point he had been trying to force things through congress, initially because he had the votes, eventually because he just thought he could dictate legislation as president. OF COURSE they didn't like it and would vow to stop him......and the people clearly wanted them to do so becuase they dominated the next few elections based on that. Had he been a politician about it, he could have worked to repair the rift he caused in his first few years in office....instead he was a divisive ideologue so you have what you have now. We can hope that whoever is the next president will do a much better job working with congress so that things can get moving again. We can't really afford another ideologue that will have a multi year pissing contest with congress preventing any meaningful legislation.
They held secret meetings before he was nominated as President. He hadn't even proposed anything yet. They already had an agenda to say no to everything. EDIT: I'll even requote and put in bold the part you didn't even read.
Just making it harder to be a gun owner. These days, people are extremely fickle about what they buy and have always been about what they collect. If a guy who collects comics sells 3 when he guys an omnibus he isn't in the business of selling comics. If FranchiseBlade decides to dump a few of his crappy lever guns for a grail custom carbine, he isn't either. If a friend at his dress up cowboy games offers to sell him a gun and FB buys it just because he knows he could flip it he needs and FFL. But the ATF will never give him one. Basically the law hasn't changed but Obama is just releasing the hounds to go after anyone selling guns. They could easily turn it into a mar1juana tax stamp paradox.
C'mon. The quotes you are responding to are from before his presidency. And when he started his presidency he went on a charm offensive, meeting with Republican congressmen, appointing conservatives to his cabinet, and leading a drum circle on the White House lawn. He had the votes to push through Obamacare and held out for far too long looking for a bipartisan deal. Your recollection of history is willfully revisionist.
SMH, they didn't control congress at the time, of course they had meetings talking about what they were going to do to prevent some legislation from going through.....are you new to politics? Do you seriously think that Democrats right now aren't doing the same, holding meetings talking about what they are going to do if they lose the white house too? Democrats wouldn't want Republicans shoving their agenda down their throats any more than Republicans wanted Democrats doing the same. When Obama took office, the Democrats were in control of Congress and the White House meaning that they could, and they did, shove their agenda down the Republicans throat. The Republicans tried to prevent as much of it as possible....which is exactly what Democrats did when they were in the same position in the very recent past. Guess what happened after that though? The Republicans lost the Congress and the president worked to compromise with the Democrat controlled congress.....you know, because that president was a politician instead of just an ideologue. A deeply flawed politician IMO, but actually a politician.
That's flatly a lie. What you mean by looking for a "bipartisan deal" is that he couldn't get enough support from his own party so he sought a "bipartisan deal" with both wings of his own party. He was finally able to coerce enough support by adding on billions in pork, so they shoved it through. You are the one trying to revise history here.
Just asking: If an owner wants to sell a few (or many) of his guns, can't he sell to a dealer with no administrative problems? Much like used cars, I suppose he can get a better price selling peer-to-peer, but then again cars have a sophisticated titling apparatus regulated by the government. Is it unreasonable to expect a gun owner to only buy and sell his guns through licensed dealers as an alternative to a structured gun title process?
Then why isn't it reflected in the American peoples' voting? Is that because of money and power too? Could it possibly be that you are wrong?
