Posted on 02/21/2018 7:55:31 PM PST by TBP
In the wake of last week’s tragic shooting at a Florida high school, the national narrative has centered on guns. Democrats mostly argue for increased gun control measures, while Second Amendment advocates mostly oppose any new restrictions.
The debate usually dies quickly after a shooting, but it has remained strong over the last week. Now, even President Donald Trump is reportedly considering new restrictions on firearms.
No. 1: Raising the purchase age for certain firearms Axios reported Wednesday that Trump has privately discussed supporting a measure that would raise the purchase age for semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21.
Currently, any 18-year-old who is lawfully able to purchase and possess a firearm can purchase a rifle or shotgun, including the controversial AR-15. Federal law requires a citizen to be 21 before purchasing a handgun.
According to the Washington Post, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed Tuesday the option is “on the table for us to discuss.”
What’s not clear is if Trump would advocate for new age restrictions at the federal level or if he would encourage state legislators to make the change.
No. 2: Increased background checks On Tuesday, Trump tweeted his support for “strengthening” the background check system.
Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump Replying to @realDonaldTrump and 2 others Whether we are Republican or Democrat, we must now focus on strengthening Background Checks!
8:18 PM - Feb 20, 2018 73.3K 37.3K people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy Currently, federal law stipulates that any person purchasing a weapon from a federally licensed firearms dealer must have their background checked through the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System, which takes just minutes. The system merely checks a person’s legal eligibility to purchase a firearm and no mental health evaluation occurs.
However, for private transactions in most states, which are a small share of all gun sales, no background check is required for long guns or handguns. Still, many states like North Carolina require a pistol permit or concealed carry license for private handgun transactions.
It’s not clear what improvements would be made to the NICS system.
No. 3: Ban bump stocks A bump stock is an inexpensive device that helps a shooter fire a standard semi-automatic rifle more rapidly, which makes the firearm behave more like a fully-automatic weapon. A bump stock was reportedly used in the Las Vegas massacre last year. The devices don’t actually make semi-automatic rifles fully-automatic, but they use recoil to increase the rate at which the trigger is pulled.
Trump said at the White House on Tuesday that he has instructed Attorney General Jeff Sessions to pursue legislation that outlaws the devices.
“We cannot merely take actions that make us feel like we are making a difference. We must actually make a difference,” Trump said, according to the New York Times.
Why is this time different? America has seen more than a dozen tragic mass shootings over the last few years and little has been done to prevent the next one. But this time appears to be different.
Most people are split over what to actually do and whether or not increased gun restrictions would prevent the next mass shooting remains to be seen. But the difference this time appears to lie with the students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, who have been very outspoken about the need for gun control since the shooting.
Their dialogue has even sparked a CNN town hall, which will include the Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch.
Even Trump, seems to agree with the kids’ sentiment. “We have to do something. We’ve got kids dying,” he reportedly said during a private meeting on guns, according to Axios.
I’m standing on principle. No new gun regulations. In fact, we have too many.
That doesn’t look like winning to me.
How so? Please, elaborate. The progressives have won precisley jack sh-t since President Trump took office.
So take your #NeverTrump foolishness elsewhere. It's been over a year of non-stop winning, and President Trump has earned the trust and loyalty—not to mention the benefit of the doubt—a dozen times over, to anyone who's paying attention.
Any time an issue comes up, your ilk starts up with the pearl clutching and hand-wringing, and in every single instance, your hysterics are proven wrong. Supreme Court. Paris Climate Agreement. Obamacare. Trade. Immigration. Taxes.
Enough with the chicken little routine...
With the current asinine laws on the books, this could have been easily stopped but law enforcement chose not to and/or was to lazy.
>>>None of what he’s proposed will pass Congress<<<
No, all three will pass Congress with ease. The Media has their new 2018 Election Year issue since Russian Collusion and the Economy are losers for them.
Handgun purchases being limited to Age 21 passed years ago without an uprising, why would the newest Monster under the Bed “Semi Automatic” Rifles be a no go with all this spoon fed Democrat Media crappola going on.
Looks like 18-20 Year Olds will have to settle for Bolt Action Rifles and Pump Shotguns, like I did when I was an eight year old.
Notice how we never hear the Murderers name (Cruz, in case anyone forgot), unless it was changed to Mr. AR-15 or Mr. Assault Weapon and nobody told us.
Apparently he gets no blame for these Murders. Interesting.
They failed to repeal Obamacare. We have done nothing on the Paris agreement. We’re about to get new gun regulations. They’re sinning on immigration, under any of the plans — because they get amnesty in all of them. And we’re about to get stuck with an infrastructure plan that dwarfs Obama’s.
Gorsuch was good. The tax cut was good. But there is plenty of other stuff that isn’t.
I was thinking the same thing. Propose making 26 the age of majority. Under that you're still a minor. No signing contracts either and parents are civilly and criminally liable for their actions.
Let people's heads go splodey over that idea for a while and they won't want to discuss any of this anymore.
Exactly, they won’t use the laws we have.
And do tell. Please tell me where are they winning?
Trump is pre-empting them at every turn.
An AR-15 won’t do much good against a tyrannical government that has nukes.
He needs to discus that we could never have gun control without border control.
Putting armed guards at schools will quickly teach the kids you need a weapon to defend yourself. Arming the teachers? Excellent idea. That will have an added benefit that some lib teachers will retire.
Already answered that. Scroll up in the thread.
Oh, please, not that ridiculous trope again. If the government uses nukes on the civilian population we won’t need any guns. People will rip apart every politician in the country with their bare hands.
Agreed.
Just like ISIS, these Nutcases always go for the soft targets.
BTW - My brother carried his .22 Rifle to Middle School back in the late 50’s when we lived in New York. He was in the Gun Club and the School had a Gun Range in the Basement.
Nobody batted an eye.
Banning the sale or transfer of semi-automatic firearms to those under the age of 21. Ban the unsupervised use and possession of the same to those under 21.
Ban the sale or transfer of any firearm to those under the age of 18. Ban the unsupervised use and possession of the same to those under 18.
Anybody expelled from a secondary school for non-academic reasons becomes a prohibited person under the NFA. That person may apply to be restored at age 26.
Background checks for private sales.
Bump stocks are done deal.
Nothing additional on penalties for violating the NFA.
Should private citizens be allowed to buy surface to air missiles just in case the tyrannical government decides to attack us with F-22s?
I can hear this kind of crap at any Left wing loon site all day long.
Please don’t bring it here to FR
This thread isn't about a CW-II but you can sure educate yourself about the possibility.
What Good Can a Handgun Do Against an Army.....?
120 million gun owners with over 400 million guns and 2-3 trillion rounds of ammo can certainly dissuade a government composed of less than a thousand politicians from doing something as utterly ridiculous as you suggest.
You didn’t answer jack!
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