Tuesday, January 15, 2013

What will the Government do with our guns?

I have hesitated to post anything about the ongoing gun debate, but decided to weigh in before the President has his say tomorrow.
The fear that seems to be rampant among the gun rights crowd is amazing.  There is a total disconnect with reality when it comes to what the President can do, what he will want to do, and what the fearful think he will do.

What can he do?  Not a lot.  By his use of executive orders, he may be able to put a hold on the sale of large magazines.  He may be able to put stricter controls on the approval process in the purchase of a firearm.  We won't know till tomorrow, but rest assured, anything he proposes for an executive order will be legal.  Contrary to the extremists views, he's not a tyrannical dictator.

What will he want to do?  Who knows.  In his first term as President, Mr. Obama did nothing to restrict gun ownership.  In fact, he signed legislation that allowed the carrying of firearms in National Parks and Amtrak trains.  Does he want to "ban" guns?  I don't know.  But he seems like a fairly intelligent fellow, so I seriously doubt that he would do that.

What do the fearful masses think he will do?  Well that's a fairly easy one.  If you take a look at conservative websites or even facebook, those who favor unfettered 2nd amendment rights, think that the President will ban all firearms, and use the military to go house to house to round up your weapons. There is no middle ground; you either can have any weapon you please, or the government will take them all away.  And that's because we now live under a tyrannical dictatorship.  I'm not sure if we live in a Marxist, or Communist, or Atheist, or Muslim, or Socialist, or Kenyan tyrannical dictatorship, but I'm sure that those in the know will clarify it for us soon.


2 comments:

  1. Last paragraph (s) have me confused. You say its easy, but then say you dont know. I'm not disrespecting your writing, just didn't read well from my eyes

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  2. Sorry about that. I was being sarcastic, but I'm new at this :)

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