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Obama Administration retreats on “Choke Point”
Gun Owners of America ^ | Tuesday, 05 August 2014 18:28 | Gun Owners

Posted on 09/03/2014 10:34:12 PM PDT by Plummz

Pat yourselves on the back!

As you will recall, GOA rallied gun owners several times over the past couple of months in opposition to Operation Choke Point.

Well, faced with a devastating barrage from the Second Amendment community, the Obama administration has staged a hasty retreat on its plan to shut off credit for gun stores through “Operation Choke Point.”

According to an article in The Washington Times, “[g]un retailers are no longer on a hit list deemed ‘high risk’ by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. after the banking regulator formally withdrew [this list]” last week.

The FDIC said its efforts to destroy the gun industry “led to misunderstandings.”

But frankly, the only “misunderstanding” in the actions by the FDIC and Eric Holder’s “Operation Choke Point” involved Obama’s misunderstanding of the withering response to his slimy efforts to destroy the Second amendment “by the back door.”alt

With the support of GOA, appropriations legislation in the House had language which would have eliminated Operation Choke Point entirely. And Harry Reid was forced to pull the bill and derail the appropriations process after Senator Rand Paul, with our urging, threatened to force endangered Democrats to vote on the issue in that chamber.

As is always the case with Barack Obama, one can never assume that he has backed away from his efforts to destroy the Second Amendment.

But last week’s actions are pretty good news for the gun community. So thanks again for all your hard work!


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bang; banglist; ericholder; fdic; goa; guncontrol; harryreid; randpaul; secondamendment
See also: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/28/gun-retailers-payday-lenders-out-of-choke-points-c/
1 posted on 09/03/2014 10:34:12 PM PDT by Plummz
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To: Plummz

2 posted on 09/03/2014 10:44:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
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To: Plummz

Chock point?

Isn’t that how you hold a golf club to under-shoot it’s regular potential?


3 posted on 09/03/2014 10:45:07 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (We'll know when he's really hit bottom. They'll start referring to him as White.)
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To: Plummz

A shame payday lenders are included in this reprieve. Talk about scum of the earth sleaze bags.


4 posted on 09/03/2014 10:45:43 PM PDT by upchuck (It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care.)
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To: upchuck

Yes, they are, but really? Compared to government regulators, they might as well be angels. Given my choice between them and tyrants, I’ll take the lenders every time.


5 posted on 09/03/2014 11:09:07 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Plummz; SgtBob; Chode; B4Ranch; nascarnation; prisoner6

Good! But be assured that they will find another way/Code Name to pull the same Crap.

If these anti-gunners/commies would spend as much time doing something worthwhile just think what they might be able to do “GOOD” for the Country.

But We all know that won’t happen, it would make too much sense!


6 posted on 09/03/2014 11:32:15 PM PDT by mabarker1 (congress, The Opposite of Progress.)
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To: mabarker1; MinuteGal

Obama will wait to see the results of the mid-term elections. If the Dems hold the Senate, he will go for the back door gun ban again; if not, oh well, he’ll just head back out to the golf course.


7 posted on 09/04/2014 12:14:18 AM PDT by flaglady47 (The useful idiots always go first)
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To: flaglady47

Either way, he will head back to the golf course.


8 posted on 09/04/2014 12:16:53 AM PDT by jospehm20
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Thanks for posting. I did not know this was an official operation.. didn’t even know it had a name. I thought it was like the IRS targeting.


9 posted on 09/04/2014 2:44:44 AM PDT by momincombatboots (Back to West by G-d Virginia.)
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To: Plummz

Bookmark.


10 posted on 09/04/2014 3:40:27 AM PDT by SunTzuWu
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To: mabarker1
< the banking regulator formally withdrew [this list]” last week.

formally being the operative word, says nothing about informally...

11 posted on 09/04/2014 4:55:43 AM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: momincombatboots

I like you didn’t know if it was official but sure enough

Operation Choke Point
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Choke_Point


12 posted on 09/04/2014 5:01:50 AM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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To: Plummz

Bummer, This was a good way to invest savings locally and get a decent ROI. Private loans/silent partner with the Businesses that could make money but for the Fed game cutting of their credit.


13 posted on 09/04/2014 5:19:03 AM PDT by Mechanicos (When did we amend the Constitution for a 2nd Federal Prohibition?)
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To: upchuck

No legal business should be harassed out of business by Federal regulators. If they don’t approve, pass a law outlawing them. They should end it all together.


14 posted on 09/04/2014 12:29:08 PM PDT by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Amen to that brother!


15 posted on 09/04/2014 12:33:32 PM PDT by TheCause ("that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States")
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To: Still Thinking; upchuck

Bingo!


16 posted on 09/04/2014 12:35:32 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
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