This would be a tremendously unpopular move, both among Republicans and Democrats. It would be extremely ill-advised, and lead to massive civil disobedience and widespread non-compliance, with expensive and time consuming headaches in enforcement.
Somehow I can’t see it happening.
I don’t really see many, ...or hardly any, owners of everything from Ruger 10/22, to handguns, shotguns, to AR-15s turning their guns in or paying a confiscatory tax on them. We are talking about tens of millions of people, with literally hundreds of millions of guns.
That would also change and betray the ‘gun friendly’ image that Obama has shown us up to this point, causing countless pro-gun liberals to admit they were wrong about Obama’s intentions.. Obama will be hated like never before, by tens of millions more.
I see large numbers of people just ignoring/playing ignorant of any new interpretation of the 1968 law. And because of the sheer numbers involved I believe it would be unenforceable, making a hundred million people criminals.
This will only serve to make Obama look like the partisan Marxist extremist that he is, and I am not sure he wants to drop his mask. It would be political suicide.
This would be a tremendously unpopular move, both among Republicans and Democrats. It would be extremely ill-advised, and lead to massive civil disobedience and widespread non-compliance, with expensive and time consuming headaches in enforcement.
Somehow I can’t see it happening.
Since you bring it up, actually I can see it happening expressly for the reason it would cause massive civil disobedience nationally. The scenarios are near endless mind you, but the end result is clear: You want peace in the streets? Then the President needs to be a dictator to have the power to stop all of the rioting, looting, etc...
What I think though that our politicians and President Obama have forgotten is one crucial thing.... They receive their massive power and funding from the “consent of the governed”. Take away that consent and they are nothing but the the thugs and barbarians inside the the gates.
Neither do I.
Oh there`ll be lots of bitching, for sure. A few conservatives will put on their best game face and complain about it on Hannity`s show. It`ll get some air play on talk radio..
All until the next manufactured “crisis” unfolds to conveniently take everyone`s minds away from the subject. Then, the only remaining consistent voices will be the NRA, who will then be marginalized as racist, violent clingers.
Ain't going to happen soon.....
Maybe down the road someday....but not within The Bummer's term....IMO.
I kind of disagree.
There seems to be a growing sentiment among the public, especially with the high-profile mass shootings, of supporting this.
Remember the ones that voted for Obama? They are the majority now, and they would support a law like this.